3ELL

Structure of the hemophore from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (HasAp)

Summary for 3ELL

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb3ell/pdb
• Descriptor: HasAp (Heme acquisition protein HasAp), PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: alpha beta protein; heme-binding protein, heme binding protein
• Biological source: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 39036.04

Authors

Schonbrunn, E.,Rivera, M. (deposition date: 2008-09-22, release date: 2009-01-20, Last modification date: 2023-09-06)

Primary citation

Alontaga, A.Y.,Rodriguez, J.C.,Schonbrunn, E.,Becker, A.,Funke, T.,Yukl, E.T.,Hayashi, T.,Stobaugh, J.,Moenne-Loccoz, P.,Rivera, M.
Structural characterization of the hemophore HasAp from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: NMR spectroscopy reveals protein-protein interactions between Holo-HasAp and hemoglobin.
Biochemistry, 48:96-109, 2009

PubMed Abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes a 205 residue long hemophore (full-length HasAp) that is subsequently cleaved at the C'-terminal domain to produce mainly a 184 residue long truncated HasAp that scavenges heme [Letoffé, S., Redeker, V., and Wandersman, C. (1998) Mol. Microbiol. 28, 1223-1234]. HasAp has been characterized by X-ray crystallography and in solution by NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray crystal structure of truncated HasAp revealed a polypeptide alphabeta fold and a ferriheme coordinated axially by His32 and Tyr75, with the side chain of His83 poised to accept a hydrogen bond from the Tyr75 phenolic acid group. NMR investigations conducted with full-length HasAp showed that the carboxyl-terminal tail (21 residues) is disordered and conformationally flexible. NMR spectroscopic investigations aimed at studying a complex between apo-HasAp and human methemoglobin were stymied by the rapid heme capture by the hemophore. In an effort to circumvent this problem NMR spectroscopy was used to monitor the titration of 15N-labeled holo-HasAp with hemoglobin. These studies allowed identification of a specific area on the surface of truncated HasAp, encompassing the axial ligand His32 loop that serves as a transient site of interaction with hemoglobin. These findings are discussed in the context of a putative encounter complex between apo-HasAp and hemoglobin that leads to efficient hemoglobin-heme capture by the hemophore. Similar experiments conducted with full-length 15N-labeled HasAp and hemoglobin revealed a transient interaction site in full-length HasAp similar to that observed in the truncated hemophore. The spectral perturbations observed while investigating these interactions, however, are weaker than those observed for the interactions between hemoglobin and truncated HasAp, suggesting that the disordered tail in the full-length HasAp must be proteolyzed in the extracellular milieu to make HasAp a more efficient hemophore.

PubMed: 19072037
DOI: 10.1021/bi801860g

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.7 Å)