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Structure–function analyses reveal key features in Staphylococcus aureus IsdB-associated unfolding of the heme-binding pocket of human hemoglobin.
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Journal of Biological Chemistry . 1/5/2018, Vol. 293 Issue 1, p177-190. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- IsdB is a receptor on the surface of the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus that extracts heme from hemoglobin (Hb) to enable growth on Hb as a sole iron source. IsdB is critically important both for in vitro growth on Hb and in infection models and is also highly up-regulated in blood, serum, and tissue infection models, indicating a key role of this receptor in bacterial virulence. However, structural information for IsdB is limited.We present here a crystal structure of a complex between human Hb and IsdB. In this complex, the α subunits of Hb are refolded with the heme displaced to the interface with IsdB. We also observe that atypical residues of Hb, His58 and His89 of αHb, coordinate to the heme iron, which is poised for transfer into the heme-binding pocket of IsdB. Moreover, the porphyrin ring interacts with IsdB residues Tyr440 and Tyr444. Previously, Tyr440 was observed to coordinate heme iron in an IsdB·heme complex structure. A Y440F/Y444F IsdB variant we produced was defective in hemetransfer yetformeda stablecomplexwithHb(Kd=6±2μM) in solution with spectroscopic features of the bis-His species observed in the crystal structure. Haptoglobin binds to a distinct site onHbto inhibit heme transfer to IsdB and growth of S. aureus, and a ternary complex of IsdB·Hb·Hp was observed. We propose a model for IsdB heme transfer from Hb that involves unfolding of Hb and heme iron ligand exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219258
- Volume :
- 293
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127182940
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.806562