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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 276, Issue 23, 19954-19958, June 8, 2001

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The Allosteric Effector L-Lactate Induces a Conformational Change of 2×6-meric Lobster Hemocyanin in the Oxy State as Revealed by Small Angle X-ray Scattering^*

Hermann Hartmann, Bernhard Lohkamp, Nadja Hellmann, and Heinz Decker

From the Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Welder-Weg 26, D-55128 Mainz, Germany

Hemocyanins are multisubunit respiratory proteins found in many invertebrates. They bind oxygen highly cooperatively. However, not much is known about the structural basis of this behavior. We studied the influence of the physiological allosteric effector L-lactate on the oxygenated quaternary structure of the 2×6-meric hemocyanin from the lobster Homarus americanus employing small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS). The presence of 20 mM L-lactate resulted in different scattering curves compared with those obtained in the absence of L-lactate. The distance distribution functions p(r) indicated a more compact molecule in presence of L-lactate, which is also reflected in a reduction of the radius of gyration by about 0.2 nm (3%). Thus, we show for the first time on a structural basis that a hemocyanin in the oxy state can adopt two different conformations. This is as predicted from the analysis of oxygen binding curves according to the "nesting" model. A comparison of the distance distribution functions p(r) obtained from SAXS with those deduced from electron microscopy revealed large differences. The distance between the two hexamers as deduced from electron microscopy has to be shortened by up to 1.1 nm to agree well with the small angle x-ray curves.

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