Lecture 5 - Protein Function Flashcards
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
oxygen (O2) binds to myoglobin and hemoglobin via ___, a specialized oxygen-binding ____
heme, a specialized oxygen-binding cofactor
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
oxygen requires a ___-___ ____ for effective binding
protein-bound metal for effective binding
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
myoglobin:
function: ___ oxygen in muscle cells for later use
structure: ____ (___ ___ ___)
stores oxygen in muscle cells for later use
monomeric (single protein chain)
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
hemoglobin:
function: ___ oxygen in the bloodstream from the lungs to tissues
structure: ____ (___ ___, each with a ___ ___)
cooperativity in binding: oxygen binding to one subunit ____ ____ in the others
transports oxygen in the bloodstream from the lungs to tissues
tetrameric (4 subunits, each with a heme group)
increases affinity in the others
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
heme structure:
___-containing ____ ring that binds ____
___ (__) in heme binds ____ (___), forming an ____ complex
iron-containing porphyrin ring that binds oxygen
iron (Fe2+) in heme binds oxygen (O2), forming an oxygenated complex
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
oxygen binds to ___ in heme and is stabilized by ___ ___ and ___ ___ residues
this prevents oxidation of ___ to ___, which would make oxygen binding ____
Fe2+ in heme and is stabilized by His E7 and His F8 residues
Fe2+ to Fe3+, which would make oxygen binding irreversible
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
protein side chains alone lack ____ for / cannot ___ oxygen effectively
affinity for / cannot bind oxygen effectively
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
____ bind O2 well, but generate __ ___ in solution and could be ____ (__ to ___)
metals bind O2 well, but generate free radicals in solution and could be oxidized (Fe2+ to Fe3+)
oxygen binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin:
the solution is to capture O2 molecule with ___ in ____ (____ ____ or ____ ____)
heme ___ ___ within the protein environment
myoglobin uses a ___ ___; hemoglobin has __ ___ ___ for ___ ___
heme in protein (myoglobin monomer or hemoglobin tetramer)
shields Fe2+ within the protein environment
single heme; hemoglobin has 4 heme groups for cooperative binding
single site binding to myoglobin:
binding of O2 monitored by ___ ____:
deoxyhemoglobin and deoxymyoglobin (no O2 bound) appear ___ ; found in ____
oxyhemoglobin and oxymyoglobin (O2 bound) appear ___; found in ____
UV-Vis spectroscopy
purple; found in veins
red; found in arteries
single site binding to myoglobin:
myoglobin binds O2 ____ (would be) bad for ___ in blood vessels bc no ___ occurs, but great for ____
tightly (would be) bad for transport in blood vessels bc no release occurs, but great for storage
single site binding to myoglobin:
____ binding to hemoglobin ____ makes it a better ____ protein
cooperative binding to hemoglobin tetramer makes it a better transport protein
single site binding to myoglobin:
myglobin (___ ___):
binds O2 ___
___ binding curve (n=__), meaning O2 binding is ____
always holds onto ___, even at ____ pressures
(single subunit):
tightly
hyperbolic binding curve (n=1), meaning O2 binding is independent
oxygen, even at lower pressures
single site binding to myoglobin:
hemoglobin (____)
___ O2 binding (___ curve, n = ___)
releases O2 at ___ ____, making it better for ___
releases O2 where needed (___ at ___ pressure)
binds O2 in ____ (___ pressure)
(tetramer)
cooperative O2 binding (sigmoidal curve, n=4)
lower pressures, making it better for transport
(tissues at venous pressure)
lungs (arterial pressure)
single site binding to myoglobin:
Kd = [___]^__
[S 0.5]^n
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
____ state (low affinity)
____ state (high affinity)
change in affinity helps to pick up ___ in ___ and drop it off in ____
tense state (low affinity)
relaxed state (high affinity)
O2 in lungs and drop it off in tissues
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
the first O2 binds _____ to hemoglobin, initiating a ___ to ___ ____
non-cooperatively to hemoglobin, initiating a T to R transition
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
the next 3 O2 molecules bind ____
this means that each successive binding ____ hemoglobin’s ___ for oxygen
increases hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
the transition from T to R (and back) occurs when ___ to ___ O2 molecules are bound
1 to 3 O2 molecules are bound
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
in revers, the ____ ___ triggers the start of R to T change
first unbinding triggers the start of R to T change
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
the T state (___ affinity) is dominant at ___ oxygen pressures (e.g. in ____)
the R state (___ affinity) dominates at ___ oxygen pressures (e.g. in ___)
___ shape of the curve indicates ___ binding
(low affinity) is dominant at lower oxygen pressures (e.g. in tissues)
(high affinity) dominates at higher oxygen pressures (e.g. in lungs)
sigmoidal shape of the curve indicates cooperative binding
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
on the hill plot, the low-affinity state (T, nH = __) and high-affinity state (R, nH = ___)
(T, nH = 1) and high-affinity state (R, nH = 3)
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
the slope change reflects ____, showing how O2 binding at one site ___ other sites
cooperativity, showing how O2 binding at one site influences other sites
hemoglobin: allosteric cooperativity changes:
hemoglobin exemplifies _____
binding of O2 at one site affects ___ ____ at distant (___) sites
this cooperative mechanism ensures efficient O2 uptake in the ____ and release in ____
allostery
O2 binding at distant (protein) sites
lungs and release in tissues