Vitreoscilla hemoglobin. Intracellular localization and binding to membranes.

Ramandeep, K and Hwang, K W and Raje, Manoj and Kim, K J and Stark, B C and Dikshit, Kanak L and Webster, Dale A (2001) Vitreoscilla hemoglobin. Intracellular localization and binding to membranes. The Journal of biological chemistry, 276 (27). pp. 24781-9. ISSN 0021-9258

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Abstract

The obligate aerobic bacterium, Vitreoscilla, synthesizes elevated quantities of a homodimeric hemoglobin (VHb) under hypoxic growth conditions. Expression of VHb in heterologous hosts often enhances growth and product formation. A role in facilitating oxygen transfer to the respiratory membranes is one explanation of its cellular function. Immunogold labeling of VHb in both Vitreoscilla and recombinant Escherichia coli bearing the VHb gene clearly indicated that VHb has a cytoplasmic (not periplasmic) localization and is concentrated near the periphery of the cytosolic face of the cell membrane. OmpA signal-peptide VHb fusions were transported into the periplasm in E. coli, but this did not confer any additional growth advantage. The interaction of VHb with respiratory membranes was also studied. The K(d) values for the binding of VHb to Vitreoscilla and E. coli cell membranes were approximately 5-6 microm, a 4-8-fold higher affinity than those of horse myoglobin and hemoglobin for these same membranes. VHb stimulated the ubiquinol-1 oxidase activity of inverted Vitreoscilla membranes by 68%. The inclusion of Vitreoscilla cytochrome bo in proteoliposomes led to 2.4- and 6-fold increases in VHb binding affinity and binding site number, respectively, relative to control liposomes, suggesting a direct interaction between VHb and cytochrome bo.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to ASBMB
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositing User: Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2012 14:56
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2015 10:39
URI: http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/298

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