Journal article
Quantitative dissection of hydrogen bond-mediated proton transfer in the ketosteroid isomerase active site
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, v 110(28), pp E2552-E2561
09 Jul 2013
PMID: 23798390
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Abstract
Hydrogen bond networks play critical structural and functional roles in proteins but have been challenging to study within this complex environment. We incorporated spectroscopic probes into the active site of the bacterial enzyme ketosteroid isomerase to systematically dissect the proton transfer equilibrium within a key hydrogen bond network formed to bound transition state analogs. Our study provides direct insight into the physical and energetic properties of a hydrogen bond network within an enzyme and presents a simple computational model of electrostatic effects within this protein that succeeds due to detailed knowledge of ionization states and a tightly controlled experimental system.
Hydrogen bond networks are key elements of protein structure and function but have been challenging to study within the complex protein environment. We have carried out in-depth interrogations of the proton transfer equilibrium within a hydrogen bond network formed to bound phenols in the active site of ketosteroid isomerase. We systematically varied the proton affinity of the phenol using differing electron-withdrawing substituents and incorporated site-specific NMR and IR probes to quantitatively map the proton and charge rearrangements within the network that accompany incremental increases in phenol proton affinity. The observed ionization changes were accurately described by a simple equilibrium proton transfer model that strongly suggests the intrinsic proton affinity of one of the Tyr residues in the network, Tyr16, does not remain constant but rather systematically increases due to weakening of the phenol–Tyr16 anion hydrogen bond with increasing phenol proton affinity. Using vibrational Stark spectroscopy, we quantified the electrostatic field changes within the surrounding active site that accompany these rearrangements within the network. We were able to model these changes accurately using continuum electrostatic calculations, suggesting a high degree of conformational restriction within the protein matrix. Our study affords direct insight into the physical and energetic properties of a hydrogen bond network within a protein interior and provides an example of a highly controlled system with minimal conformational rearrangements in which the observed physical changes can be accurately modeled by theoretical calculations.
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- Title
- Quantitative dissection of hydrogen bond-mediated proton transfer in the ketosteroid isomerase active site
- Creators
- Paul A. Sigala - Departments of BiochemistryAaron T. Fafarman - Chemistry, andJason P. Schwans - Departments of BiochemistryStephen D. Fried - Chemistry, andTimothy D. Fenn - Stanford UniversityJose M. M. Caaveiro - Brandeis UniversityBrandon Pybus - Brandeis UniversityDagmar Ringe - Brandeis UniversityGregory A. Petsko - Brandeis UniversitySteven G. Boxer - Chemistry, andDaniel Herschlag - Departments of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, v 110(28), pp E2552-E2561
- Series
- PNAS Plus
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000321827000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84879908394
- Other Identifier
- 991020834417004721
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology