MEASUREMENT OF NON-SYNERGISTIC ANION BINDING TO TRANSFERRIN BY ELECTRON-PARAMAGNETIC-RES DIFFERENCE SPECTROSCOPY
MEASUREMENT OF NON-SYNERGISTIC ANION BINDING TO TRANSFERRIN BY ELECTRON-PARAMAGNETIC-RES DIFFERENCE SPECTROSCOPY
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00385a036
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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15
通讯作者:
CHASTEEN, ND
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作者:
FOLAJTAR, DA;CHASTEEN, ND
The effects of salts on the 2 Fe centers of human serum transferrin were investigated by EPR difference spectroscopy. The change in the EPR spectrum with increasing salt concentration arises from the binding of anions to a novel class of sites that are distinct from those occupied by the synergistic anion carbonate. The interaction of these nonsynergistic anions with the protein is very unusual in that the anions bind pairwise with strong positive cooperativity. A mathematical model describing anion binding to this multisited protein is presented. From this model and from measurements on diferric and the 2 monoferric transferrins, it is inferred that 4 anions bind to the protein, 2 in each domain. The values of the apparent overall association constant for anion binding in each domain are presented and follow the sequence thiocyanate > perchlorate > PPi > ATP > CO- .mchgt. tetrafluoroborate, Pi, AMP, Fl-, sulfate, and bicarbonate. The above sequence parallels the lyotropic series for the strength of anion interactions with proteins. The binding of physiologically relevant nonsynergistic anions such as Cl-, ATP, and PPi to transferrin may be important in influencing the Fe binding properties of this important protein. The relationships between anion binding, Fe binding, and the kinetics of Fe release are discussed.