The changes in the thermodynamics of Cu(II) reduction for spinach plastocyanin induced by point mutations altering the electrostatic potential in proximity of the copper center were determined through variable temperature direct electrochemistry experiments. In particular, the functionally important surface residues Leu12 and Gln88 were replaced with charged and polar residues, and Asn38 was substituted with Asp. The mutational variations of the reduction enthalpy and entropy were analyzed with a QSPR (quantitative structure-property relationships) approach, employing global and local theoretical descriptors defined and computed on the three-dimensional protein structure. The correlations found are informative on how electrostatic and solvation effects control the E degrees' values in this species through the combined effects on the reduction enthalpy and entropy. The changes in reduction enthalpy can be justified with electrostatic considerations. Most notably, enthalpy-entropy compensation phenomena play a significant role: the entropic effects due to the insertion of charged residues determine E degrees' changes that are invariably opposite to those induced by the concomitant enthalpic effects. Therefore, the resulting E degrees' changes are small or even opposite to those expected on simple electrostatic grounds. The mutational variation in the reduction entropy appears to be linked to the hydrogen bonding donor/acceptor character of the northern part of the protein, above the metal site, and to the electrostatic potential distribution around the copper site. Both properties influence the reduction-induced reorganization of the water molecules on the protein surface in the same region.

Control of metalloprotein reduction potential: The role of electrostatic and solvation effects probed on plastocyanin mutants / Battistuzzi, Gianantonio; Borsari, Marco; Loschi, Lodovica; Menziani, Maria Cristina; DE RIENZO, Francesca; Sola, Marco. - In: BIOCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0006-2960. - STAMPA. - 40:21(2001), pp. 6422-6430. [10.1021/bi002565d]

Control of metalloprotein reduction potential: The role of electrostatic and solvation effects probed on plastocyanin mutants

BATTISTUZZI, Gianantonio;BORSARI, Marco;LOSCHI, Lodovica;MENZIANI, Maria Cristina;DE RIENZO, Francesca;SOLA, Marco
2001

Abstract

The changes in the thermodynamics of Cu(II) reduction for spinach plastocyanin induced by point mutations altering the electrostatic potential in proximity of the copper center were determined through variable temperature direct electrochemistry experiments. In particular, the functionally important surface residues Leu12 and Gln88 were replaced with charged and polar residues, and Asn38 was substituted with Asp. The mutational variations of the reduction enthalpy and entropy were analyzed with a QSPR (quantitative structure-property relationships) approach, employing global and local theoretical descriptors defined and computed on the three-dimensional protein structure. The correlations found are informative on how electrostatic and solvation effects control the E degrees' values in this species through the combined effects on the reduction enthalpy and entropy. The changes in reduction enthalpy can be justified with electrostatic considerations. Most notably, enthalpy-entropy compensation phenomena play a significant role: the entropic effects due to the insertion of charged residues determine E degrees' changes that are invariably opposite to those induced by the concomitant enthalpic effects. Therefore, the resulting E degrees' changes are small or even opposite to those expected on simple electrostatic grounds. The mutational variation in the reduction entropy appears to be linked to the hydrogen bonding donor/acceptor character of the northern part of the protein, above the metal site, and to the electrostatic potential distribution around the copper site. Both properties influence the reduction-induced reorganization of the water molecules on the protein surface in the same region.
2001
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21
6422
6430
Control of metalloprotein reduction potential: The role of electrostatic and solvation effects probed on plastocyanin mutants / Battistuzzi, Gianantonio; Borsari, Marco; Loschi, Lodovica; Menziani, Maria Cristina; DE RIENZO, Francesca; Sola, Marco. - In: BIOCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0006-2960. - STAMPA. - 40:21(2001), pp. 6422-6430. [10.1021/bi002565d]
Battistuzzi, Gianantonio; Borsari, Marco; Loschi, Lodovica; Menziani, Maria Cristina; DE RIENZO, Francesca; Sola, Marco
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