bovine erythrocyte
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2011 ◽  
Vol 408 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Campos ◽  
Teresa F. Moura ◽  
Abel Oliva ◽  
Paula Leandro ◽  
Graça Soveral

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Sun ◽  
Emmanuelle Moreau ◽  
Alain Chauvin ◽  
Laurence Malandrin

2010 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 654-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Ascone ◽  
Carmelinda Savino ◽  
Richard Kahn ◽  
Roger Fourme

The 2 Å resolution crystal structure of bovine erythrocyte Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) has been determined by X-ray diffraction at high pressure (0.57 GPa) and room temperature. At 0.57 GPa the secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures are similar to other previously determined bovine erythrocyte CuZnSOD structures. Nevertheless, pressure has a localized impact on the atomic coordinates of Cαatoms and on side chains. The compression of the crystal and of the protein backbone is anisotropic. This anisotropy is discussed, taking into account intermolecular contacts and protein conformation. Pressure perturbation highlights the more flexible zones in the protein such as the electrostatic loop. At 0.57 GPa, a global shift of the dimetallic sites in both subunits and changes in the oxidation state of Cu were observed. The flexibility of the electrostatic loop may be useful for the interaction of different metal carriers in the copper-uptake process, whereas the flexibility of the metal sites involved in the activity of the protein could contribute to explaining the ubiquitous character of CuZnSODs, which are found in organisms living in very different conditions, including the deep-sea environment. This work illustrates the potential of combining X-ray crystallography with high pressure to promote and stabilize higher energy conformational substates.


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