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. 2006 Mar;284(1-2):117-26.
doi: 10.1007/s11010-005-9027-0. Epub 2006 Jan 13.

Dissociation and unfolding of inducible nitric oxide synthase oxygenase domain identifies structural role of tetrahydrobiopterin in modulating the heme environment

Rajib Sengupta  1 , Rupam Sahoo, Sougata Sinha Ray, Tanmay Dutta, Anjan Dasgupta, Sanjay Ghosh
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Dissociation and unfolding of inducible nitric oxide synthase oxygenase domain identifies structural role of tetrahydrobiopterin in modulating the heme environment

Rajib Sengupta et al. Mol Cell Biochem. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

The oxygenase domain of the inducible nitric oxide synthase, Delta65 iNOSox is a dimer that binds heme, L-Arginine (L-Arg), and tetrahydrobiopterin (H(4)B) and is the site for NO synthesis. The role of H(4)B in iNOS structure-function is complex and its exact structural role is presently unknown. The present paper provides a simple mechanistic account of interaction of the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (H(4)B) with the bacterially expressed Delta65 iNOSox protein. Transverse urea gradient gel electrophoresis studies indicated the presence of different conformers in the cofactor-incubated and cofactor-free Delta65 iNOSox protein. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) studies of cofactor-incubated and cofactor-free Delta65 iNOSox protein also showed two distinct populations of two different diameter ranges. Cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (H(4)B) shifted one population, with higher diameter, to the lower diameter ranges indicating conformational changes. The additional role played by the cofactor is to elevate the heme retaining capacity even in presence of denaturing stress. Together, these findings confirm that the H(4)B is essential in modulating the iNOS heme environment and the protein environment in the dimeric iNOS oxygenase domain.

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