1993). The role of the distal histidine in regulating ligand binding to adult human hemoglobin (HbA) was re-examined systematically by preparing His (E7) to Gly, Ala, Leu, Gln, Phe, and Trp mutants of both Hb subunits. et al. Propionates are a class of synthetic effectors that also induce low-O2 affinity by binding to Hb and stabilizing the T state. The two-state model was based on a plethora of liganded and unliganded Hb crystal structures from different species, such as horse, human, and bovine (Muirhead and Perutz 1963; Perutz et al. 14.2a). Accessibility The Asp99 residue is located at the switch region of 12 dimer interface and forms unique hydrogen-bond interactions with 1Tyr42 and 1Asn97, stabilizing the T structure. Each molecule of RSR-13 makes hydrogen-bond and hydrophobic interactions with two -subunits and one -subunit of the protein. Nevertheless, the structures of O2- or CO-liganded Hb are very similar. et al. Kalafatic Z, Lipovac K, Jezerinac Z, Juretic D, Dumic M, Zurga B, Res L. Espins C, Pineda M, Martinez-Rubio D, Lupo V, Ormazabal A, Vilaseca MA, Spaapen LJM, Palau F, Artuch. (1996), Crystal structure of T state haemoglobin with oxygen bound at all four haems, Design, synthesis, and testing of potential antisickling agents. 1966; Botha et al. II. (2018), Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of allosteric effectors that enhance CO release from carboxyhemoglobin, Gong Q, Simplaceanu V, Lukin JA Four select representatives of these compounds, VZHE-039, PP-6, PP-10, and PP-14, are currently undergoing preclinical in vivo studies by Safo and co-workers (Safo, unreported studies). 2011). (1978), HB Beth Israel (beta 102 [G4] Asn replaced by Ser) observed in a Yugoslavian teenager, Ligand diffusion in globins: simulations versus experiment, Solution structure and dynamics of human hemoglobin in the carbonmonoxy form, Three-dimensional fourier synthesis of human deoxyhaemoglobin at 25 a resolution: refinement of the atomic model, Fernandez EJ, Abad-Zapatero C, Olsen KW (2000), Crystal structure of Lys182-Lys282 crosslinked hemoglobin: A possible allosteric intermediate 11 Edited by K. Nagai, Fronticelli C, Pechik I, Brinigar WS 1991; Thom et al. An official website of the United States government. 2017). 1994; Huisman et al. (2017), Hemoglobin Kirklareli ( H58L), a new variant associated with iron deficiency and increased CO binding, Ueber einen in biologischer Beziehung wichtigen Einfluss, den die Kohlensurespannung des Blutes auf dessen Sauerstoffbindung bt1, Hemoglobin Kansas, a human hemoglobin with a neutral amino acid substitution and an abnormal oxygen equilibrium, Bonaventura C, Arumugam M, Cashon R Urinary excretion of 3-methylhistidine has been used as a measure of proteolysis for 50 y (32) but a possible role of the methylated protein has just recently been identified (31) and more work is needed on a possible mechanism. 2005). 14.3b and 14.9), which increases the mobility of both Arg141 and His146, facilitating the T R transition, and consequently increasing Hb oxygen affinity. (1998), A database of experimental results on globin gene expression, The enigma of the liganded hemoglobin end state: a novel quaternary structure of human carbonmonoxy hemoglobin, Allosteric effectors of hemoglobin: past, present and future. Moreover, the released NO, was observed exclusively bound to the two hemes, which was suggested to be due to RSR-13 decreasing the proteins affinity for the ligand at the hemes (Xu et al. 2001). The interdimer interface (1122) of T state structure is also characterized by more salt-bridge/hydrogen-bond interactions than R state structure. The distal E7 histidine in vertebrate myoglobins and haemoglobins has been strongly conserved during evolution and is thought to be important in fine-tuning the ligand affinities of these proteins. Nonetheless, it has been beneficial in investigating the allosteric properties of Hb. National Library of Medicine et al. 1969; King et al. 2017). 1997; Fernandez et al. Accessibility (1984), Design, synthesis, and testing of potential antisickling agents. et al. (1995), Hemoglobin Roanne [alpha 94(G1) Asp Glu]: a variant of the alpha 1 beta 2 interface with an unexpected high oxygen affinity, Kleinberg L, Grossman SA, Piantadosi S 2016; Metcalf et al. This proposition was further supported by Paoli et al. 2007; Ito et al. 2005; Stern et al. 2003; Safo and Abraham 2005; Jenkins et al. The crystallographic result with the mono-aldehyde-acid compounds prompted Abraham et al. Unlike the R, RR2 and R2 structures where 2His97 is located between 1Thr41 and 1Thr38, a rotation of 2FG corner in the R3 structure has further moved 2His97 away from the T state position, placing it between 1Thr38 and 1Pro37 (Fig. 1997; Marengo-Rowe 2006; Thom et al. The site is secure. et al. 2000; Lukin et al. 2. 1995). 2009; Safo et al. Gong et al. 1997; Ghatge et al. Assigning these states structurally depends on different key parameters, such as rigid-body screw rotation (defined in terms of screw rotation angle, screw rotation translation, the direction of the screw rotation axis, and a point on the rotation axis) of the 11 dimer relative to the 22 dimer, interdimer salt-bridge/hydrogen-bond interactions, hemeheme distance, size of the distal heme pocket, size of the central water cavity, and size of the -cleft and -cleft (Baldwin and Chothia 1979; Safo and Abraham 2005; Jenkins et al. Crystal structure of hemoglobin. 14.13) is another synthetic aldehyde analog of vanillin developed by Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. that also increases the oxygen affinity of Hb by stabilizing the relaxed state (Oksenberg et al. et al. 1975). 14.12b), which provide additional interactions across the two -subunit interface of deoxygenated Hb leading to further stabilization of the T state (Goldstein et al. It is quite obvious that the R3 structure, with its completely closed -cleft due to elaborate 12 inter-subunit hydrogen-bond interactions should preclude 2,3-BPG binding (Safo and Abraham 2005). Not obvious is whether His(E7) rotation out of the distal pocket in the T state is also pH-dependent since the pH in the lungs is not expected to be as low as in the tissues. 14.12a), a synthetic peptide, that decreased the affinity of Hb for O2 (Goldstein et al. 1987; Mehanna and Abraham 1990). et al. 2013, 2015). Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. The crystal structures of some of these compounds, such as SAJ-310, INN-312, INN-298, and TD-7 (Fig. The distal E7 histidine in vertebrate myoglobins and haemoglobins has been strongly conserved during evolution and is thought to be important in fine-tuning the ligand affinities of these. Design, synthesis, testing, and structure-allosteric activity relationship of novel hemoglobin oxygen affinity decreasing agents, A human hemoglobin with lowered oxygen affinity and impaired heme-heme interactions, Rhoda MD, Martin J, Blouquit Y Here, we describe some of these structural differences with Figures using more recent high-resolution structures of the classical R (PDB ID: 2DN1), T (PDB ID: 2DN2), R2 (PDB ID: 1QXD or 1QXE) and R3 (PDB ID: 1YZI). (2009), Structure of relaxed-state human hemoglobin: insight into ligand uptake, transport and release, Jensen M, Oski FA, Nathan DG, Bunn HF (1975), Hemoglobin Syracuse (alpha2beta2143(H21)His leads to Pro), a new high-affinity variant detected by special electrophoretic methods. 2018). In: Chemistry and biochemistry of oxygen therapeutics, Safo MK, Moure CM, Burnett JC 1972; Como et al. (1991), Hemoglobin Montreal: a new variant with an extended beta chain due to a deletion of Asp, Gly, Leu at positions 73, 74, and 75, and an insertion of Ala, Arg, Cys, Gln at the same location, Poillon WN, Kim BC, Welty EV, Walder JA (1986), The effect of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate on the solubility of deoxyhemoglobin S, Randad RS, Mahran MA, Mehanna AS, Abraham DJ (1991), Allosteric modifiers of hemoglobin. 14.16) (Abdulmalik et al. It is concluded that folate deficiency causes histidine depletion through increased urinary excretion of this amino acid. When the mutant rHb (H92G), in which the proximal histidine (His F8) of the -subunit is . 2003). 2008; Makowski et al. 2011). et al. 2009; Safo et al. The dynamics of the His(E7) rotation is likely pH-dependent as relatively low pH appears to stabilize the open ligand channel conformation as observed in the RR3 structure, while high pH may favor closure of the channel (Safo and Abraham 2005; Jenkins et al. For a more detailed discussion of the Bohr effect, the reader is referred to a review article by Mairburl & Weber (2012). Moreover, the structure explains Hb 22s antipolymer activities by favoring an alternate T state structure that is excluded from pathological deoxygenated Hb S polymers (Safo et al. 1968; Fermi 1975; Ladner et al. The rate constants for the dissociation and combination of the fourth carbon monoxide molecule, l4 and l'4, have been determined as a function of pH for hemoglobin A and des-(His 146 beta . The pO2 at 50% SO2 (expressed as P50) measures the O2-affinity for Hb, which is about 26 mmHg for normal adult human Hb (HbA) (Fig. Aromatic aldehydes (Fig. Superposed heme structures of R (magenta), R3 (yellow), RR2 (green), R2 (black), and RR3 (salmon) showing the positions of His63. Several other liganded Hb structures have also been reported, such as Gower II COHb (PDB ID: 1AJ9), bovine COHb (PDB ID: 1FSX, 1G08, and 1G09), and cross-linked forms of human COHb (PDB ID: 1HAB and 1HAC), that have distinct relaxed state quaternary structures with intermediate features between the R RR2 and RR2 R2 transitions (Schumacher et al. et al. (2019), A phase 3 randomized trial of Voxelotor in sickle cell disease, The crystal structure of horse deoxyhaemoglobin trapped in the high-affinity (R) state, Hemoglobin Richmond. (2004), Spectroscopic and functional characterization of T state hemoglobin conformations encapsulated in silica gels, Quaternary conformational changes in human hemoglobin studied by laser photolysis of carboxyhemoglobin, The relation between carbon monoxide binding and the conformational change of hemoglobin, Schneider RG, Atkins RJ, Hosty TS Oxygen binds reversibly to these iron atoms and is transported through blood. (1983), Reactivity of ferrous heme proteins at low pH, Vasseur C, Blouquit Y, Kister J et al. Histidine is classified as a nutritionally essential amino acid, an amino acid that is not synthesized endogenously at sufficient concentrations to meet physiologic demands and, therefore, must be obtained from the diet. Some of these novel compounds include pyridyl derivatives of benzaldehydes that have been studied by Safo and colleagues, and shown to exhibit several-fold left-shifting potency over vanillin (Nnamani et al. 2011). 6. 2019). 1993). Although relatively non-toxic, its limited bioavailability and the large dose needed to increase Hb affinity for oxygen and elicit in vivo therapeutic antisickling effects were not clinically acceptable. et al. (1996) who published for the first time the crystal structure of fully liganded Hb in T state (by introducing ligands to deoxygenated Hb crystals in the presence of T state stabilizing allosteric effector) demonstrating the rupture of the FeHis(F8) bond in the -subunits, which was cited as the reason behind uncoupling of the structural changes at the -subunits from those at the subunits. An Hb variant with a mutation in the heme cavity exhibited an unexpected feature. 2005). Removal of the carboxylate from the compounds abrogates the Arg141 interaction in deoxygenated T structure, resulting in these molecules preferentially binding to liganded Hb in the form of R2 structure as observed with vanillin and several of its analogs (Abdulmalik et al. tially oxygenated hemoglobin by the distal histidine.12 Hemoglobin redox reactions and oxidative stress 235 Fig. 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate (Fig. a new kind of allosteric mechanism, Perutz MF, Wilkinson AJ, Paoli M, Dodson GG (1998), The stereochemical mechanism of the cooperative effects in hemoglobin revisited, Phelps Grella M, Danso-Danquah R, Safo MK et al. Modulation of O(2) affinity, cooperativity, and Bohr effect by heterotropic allosteric effectors, Youssef AM, Safo MK, Danso-Danquah R a Overall quaternary structure of Hb with the two chains and chains colored grey and tan, respectively. The -subunits are colored in gray and the -subunits are colored in tan. et al. Thus histidine is a well-known, well-studied amino acid but there is still much to do. 2018). et al. Note that S1P only binds to the surface of the protein when 2,3-BPG binds to the -cleft. Of note is that the covalent bond between the aldehyde and the Val1 N forced the molecules with meta-positioned methoxy-pyridine group, such as in INN-298 to direct down the central water cavity (Fig. 2009; Safo et al. $99.00, Nnamani IN, Joshi GS, Danso-Danquah R et al. The allosteric effects of RSR-13 are additive to that of 2,3-BPG, since the compounds have distinct Hb binding sites (Laberge et al. 2006). 14.14) (Safo et al. 1998; Safo and Bruno 2011; Safo et al. et al. These residues can reversibly bind protons, thereby regulating the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin. Induction of urea cycle enzymes of rat liver by glucagon. (1995), Bisaldehyde allosteric effectors as molecular ratchets and probes, A cooperative model for ligand binding to biological macromolecules as applied to oxygen carriers, Pathogenesis and treatment of sickle cell disease, Bunn HF, Bradley TB, Davis WE 2011). Hb and subunits are shown as grey and tan, respectively. 1970; Grasso et al. Interaction between S1P and hemoglobin was first uncovered by the Xia group after a metabolomic screen identified the pathological role of elevated S1P in SCD (Zhang et al. et al. 2a.The protein inside red blood cells (a) that carries oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide to the lungs is hemoglobin (b). Untargeted metabolomics identifies unique though benign biochemical changes in patients with pathogenic variants in. Urinary excretion of formiminoglutamic acid: application in diagnosis of clinical folic acid deficiency, The regulation of ornithine aminotransferase synthesis by glucagon in the rat. 4. structure-activity relationships of benzyloxy and phenoxy acids, Abraham DJ, Mehanna AS, Wireko FC The R and R3 crystals predominate at high pH (>6.5) and low pH (<6.5), respectively, while the RR2 crystals typically appear at pH around 7 and not as abundant as the R and R3 crystals (Safo and Abraham 2005; Jenkins et al. et al. Hb Rothschild is characterized by a mutation (Trp37Arg) at the hinge region of 12 dimer interface, leading to significant structural perturbation at the 12 interface. (2016), GBT440 increases haemoglobin oxygen affinity, reduces sickling and prolongs RBC half-life in a murine model of sickle cell disease, Omar AM, Mahran MA, Ghatge MS Buffering role of histidine and histidine-related compounds (HRC): Histidine and HRC have a . et al. The clinical and biochemical pictures were emphasized in the latter half of the century but there are still many questions to be answered. Based on these crystal structures, Perutz partly attributed the low oxygen affinity in the T state to tension in the FeHis (F8) bond, which restrains the Fe from moving into the porphyrin plane on ligand binding (Perutz 1972a, b; Perutz et al. Some roles it has in the body include: Ad Reducing inflammation and oxidative stress Producing red blood cells and maintaining normal hemoglobin levels. 2014, 2018; Omar et al. 1970; Grasso et al. (2007), Insights into the solution structure of human deoxyhemoglobin in the absence and presence of an allosteric effector, Sakuragawa M, Ohba Y, Miyaji T 1992b; Khandelwal et al. An ensemble of related T-like quaternary structures induced by mutations in a cluster of residues at the interface and centered at Trp37 has been described by Arnones group (Kavanaugh et al. A comparative analysis of internuclear distances showed that the strength of chemical bonding between the ligand molecules (oxygen and nitrogen oxide) is greater for Heme-Cys than for Heme-His and Heme-Gly complexes. 2018; Deshpande et al. The existence of a multi-relaxed Hb states is appreciated even more when one considers crystal structures of liganded Hb in the presence of allosteric effectors. 2011). NMR and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS), studies showed that the time-averaged solution structure of liganded Hb is unlikely to be identical to crystallized structures (Lukin et al. 1985). The molecular basis of glutamate formiminotransferase deficiency. Superposed structures of T (blue), R (magenta), R3 (yellow), RR2 (green), R2 (black), and RR3 (salmon) on their 11 dimers. 1984; Plaseska et al. 1992; Lukin et al. 1992; Silva et al. The T R3 and R R3 transitions involve rotation/translation of ~22/1.7 and ~10/1.1 , respectively, and occur approximately in the same direction, with the R state mediating the T R3 transition (Safo and Abraham 2005; Jenkins et al. The global allostery model of hemoglobin: an allosteric mechanism involving homotropic and heterotropic interactions, Yonetani T, Park S-I, Tsuneshige A Moreover, binding to deoxygenated Hb does not appear to contribute to the stability of the T state but rather further destabilizes it by replacing a T state stabilizing chloride ion in the central water cavity (Safo et al. Crystallographic and NMR studies with phosphate and IHP (Fig. Histidine can be enzymatically decarboxylated to give histamine (Figure 4A). 2014, 2018). CO is the ligand of choice for hemoglobin subunits, because the quantum yield for formation of the initial CO geminate state is . 1969; Kilmartin et al. 2009; Safo et al. The RR3 crystal has only been observed once and appeared with R and R3 crystals at pH 6.4 (Safo and Abraham 2005; Jenkins et al. The distal site simply refers to a second nearby histidine, other than the one that is bound to the iron (the "proximal histidine"), and a little further away. These compounds, unlike IHP or 2,3-BPG effect their allosteric activity in part by binding to the middle of the central water cavity of deoxygenated Hb. Unlike other aldehyde effectors only one molecule of GBT-440 binds per one Hb molecule. Finally, we provided an overview of the molecular mechanisms of how different Hb variants, as well as effectors modulate Hb oxygen binding property, and the effort being made to harness the latter for therapeutics. 2013). The distal histidine prevents oxidizing molecules from oxiding the heme iron. Unexpectedly, these compounds showed the opposite effect by reducing Hb affinity for oxygen, despite forming Schiff-base interaction with the Hb Val1 nitrogen. 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