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lecture 7 - oxygen transport: haemoglobin vs myoglobin Flashcards

1
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What is myoglobin?

A

A haem protein that stores and supplies oxygen to cardiac and smooth muscle.

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2
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The amount of myoglobin in human muscle allows for how much intense activity?

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7 seconds

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3
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After myoglobin has released all of its available oxygen into the muscles, where must oxygen be sourced from?

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The lungs

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4
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Where does haem bind to myoglobin?

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In the globulin fold, which provides a pocket for haem binding

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5
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What is haem?

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A prosthetic group/cofactor

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6
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What is the structure of a haem unit?

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4 pyrrole rings connected in a plane with a central Fe2+ ion that can bond to protein (haemoglobin of myoglobin) and O2

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7
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What is the primary structure of myoglobin?

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Made up of ~150 amino acids

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What is the secondary structure of myoglobin?

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Made up of 8 alpha-helices (named A to H), and connecting loops (AB, BC …)

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9
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What is the tertiary structure of the myoglobin protein?

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Globin fold with a hydrophobic pocket

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10
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Where does haem bind on myoglobin?

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His F8 (Histidine, the eighth amino acid in Helix F)

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11
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What is the location of His F8 on myoglobin?

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A Histidine residue, the eighth amino acid on the F helix

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12
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What is the quaternary structure of myoglobin?

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Is a monomeric (single polypeptide) chain so doesn’t technically have a quaternary structure

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13
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What is the structure of haem, when bound to oxygenated myoglobin?

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4 pyrrole rings linked together in a plane with 4 coordinate bonds to Fe (II) via N atoms. The Fe then has two other coordinate bonds to O2 and the nitrogen atom of His F8 on myoglobin

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14
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What gives haem its characteristic red colour?

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Molecular electronic orbitals of Fe2+ absorb complementary/opposite wave lengths of light

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15
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Is the binding of oxygen to haem reversible or irreversible?

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Reversible

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16
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What part of the myoglobin protein does O2 break and reform interactions with?

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His E7

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17
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What is the relationship expressed by the Beer-Lambert Law?

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There is a linear relationship (direct proportionality) between the concentration and absorption of a solution

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18
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What is the colour of HbO2?

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bright red

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19
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What is the colour of Hb (deoxyhaemoglobin)?

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Dull red

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20
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What is the symbol for oxyhemoglobin?

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HbO2

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21
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What is the symbol for deoxyhemoglobin?

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Hb

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22
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How does His E7 affect O2 binding on myoglobin?

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Distorts binding of gas molecules to Haem, reducing the binding affinity of oxygen to myoglobin, making it easier to release oxygen into a muscle cell.

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23
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How does lactate affect oxygen binding to myoglobin?

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Reduces mygolbin’s affinity to myoglobin allosterically, shifting the binding curve to the right

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24
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How does lactate in muscles affect oxygen availability?

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Lactate builds up in muscles promoting oxygen release from myoglobin, increasing O2 availability for respiration

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25
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What is the mechanism through which lactate affects oxygen binding in myoglobin and haemoglobin?

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Allosteric control - lactate binds to an alternative site to the binding pocket

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26
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What is the shape of a myoglobin binding curve?

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Hyperbolic

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27
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What is the relative O2 partial pressure when Mb becomes saturated with oxygen?

28
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What is the symbol for oxygen partial pressure?

29
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What is the unit of oxygen partial pressure?

30
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What is the PO2 in the lungs?

31
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What is the PO2 in resting muscle?

32
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Why is myoglobin considered a ‘backup’ store of O2 muscle cells?

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It only releases O2 when PO2 is very low

33
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What is the equation for the oxygenation of myoglobin?

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Mb + O2 ⇌ MbO2

34
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What does the availability of O2 to cellular proteins depend on?

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PO2 in the local environment and binding affinity of O2 to haemoglobin

35
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What is the quaternary structure of haemoglobin?

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A tetramer - 4 globin proteins associated non-covalently

36
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What type of tetramer is haemoglobin?

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α2β2 - 2 α-subunits and 2 β-subunits (though no beta strands, only alpha helices in secondary structure)

37
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How many haem units does each globin protein contain in Hb?

38
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What is the binding requirement of Hb?

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Bind O2 in the vicinity of the lungs where the pO2 is ~100 Torr

39
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What is the release requirement of Hb?

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Release O2 in the vicinity of peripheral tissues where the pO2 is ~20 Torr

40
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What is the shape of a Hb binding curve?

41
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What is the conformation of crystals in oxy-Hb in the aerobic zone?

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Needle shaped

42
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What is the conformation of crystals in deoxy-Hb in the anaerobic zone?

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Hexagonal plate-shaped

43
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What are the states of Hb, as described in both the concerted and sequential models?

44
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What is the T state of Hb?

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Tense, low-activity, deoxygenated

45
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What is the R state of Hb?

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Relaxed, high-activity, oxygenated

46
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Can subunits be in different states within 1 Hb molecule, according to the MWC/concerted model?

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No - all subunits must be in the same state - T or R

47
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Can subunits be in different states within 1 Hb molecule, according to the KNF/sequential model?

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Yes - one substrate (O2) binding induces a T -> R conformational change in only one subunit

48
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According to the MWC/concerted model, what happens to the equilibrium when each successive substrate (O2) binds?

A

Equilibrium shifts in favour of the R state

49
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According to the MWC, concerted model, what stabilises the T form?

A

Inhibitors

50
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According to the MWC, concerted model, what stabilises the R form?

A

Activators

51
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What is the principle of the KNF/Sequential model?

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One substrate (O2) binding induces a T -> R conformational change in only 1 subunit. This conformational change influences the neighbouring subunits (cooperativity) making them more likely to bind substrate.

52
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What are the 2 Hb binding models?

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MWC, concerted model & KNF, sequential model

53
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What Hb binding model explains negative cooperativity?

A

the KNF, sequential model

54
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Why does Hb have a sigmoidal binding curve?

A

Hb displays cooperativity - the binding of one O2 molecule with one Haem/globin facilities the binding of additional O2 to other binding sites/haem/globin

55
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Why do myoglobin and haemoglobin have differently shaped binding curves?

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Hb displays cooperativity, but Mb does not because it is monomeric

56
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What state is deoxygenated Hb likely to be in?

A

Low oxygen affinity state - T state

57
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What state is oxygenated Hb likely to be in?

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The high oxygen affinity state - R state

58
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What is the low oxygen affinity state?

59
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What is the high oxygen affinity state?

60
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What are the similarities between Mb and Hb?

A

Oxygen binds to haem, shfit from dull to brought red during O2 binding, allosteric control by other molecules such as lactate

61
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What are the differences between Hb and Mb?

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tetramer vs monomer, sigmoidal vs hyperbolic binding curve, transport molecule vs tissue storage

62
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does myoglobin display the Bohr Effect?

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No - as Mb is monomeric, allosteric binding of CO2 and H+ mean little change in Haem that affect O2 binding .

63
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Is Hb a homotetramer of heterotetramer?

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Heterotetramer - it has 2 different a- and b- globins

64
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How does BPG affect myoglobin?

A

it doesn’t. cannot bind and cause effects like it does to Hb

65
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where does carbon monoxide bind to haemoglobin?

A

to the haem group as a competitive substrate to oxygen

66
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Is myoglobin allosteric?

A

No - is not under allosteric control because it is monomeric

67
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Why is Haem located in a hydrophobic binding pocket?

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To prevent water oxidising Fe2+ to Fe3+

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