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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1986-10-8
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pubmed:abstractText |
Although highly charged polyanions, such as inositol hexaphosphate, have been clearly shown to decrease the solubility of deoxyhemoglobin S, the effect of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (DPG), the endogenous allosteric effector within the red cell, has been more controversial. In this work we have compared the effect of DPG on the solubility of native deoxyhemoglobin S and a derivative in which the DPG binding site is blocked by cross-linking the two beta 82 lysine residues. At pH 6.6 and 30 degrees C the solubility of deoxyhemoglobin S was found to be decreased by 15% (i.e., from 18.8 to 16.0 g/dl) in the presence of saturating concentrations of DPG. Under the same conditions DPG had no effect on the solubility of the cross-linked derivative. This result establishes unequivocally that the binding of DPG within the beta cleft directly facilitates the polymerization of deoxyhemoglobin S. Under physiological conditions, the solubility of deoxyhemoglobin S was found to be decreased by 6% in the presence of an equimolar concentration of DPG. A solubility decrease of this magnitude is sufficient to enhance the tendency of SS cells to sickle and may exacerbate the clinical symptoms of sickle cell disease.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0003-9861
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
249
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
301-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-2,3-Diphosphoglycerate,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Anemia, Sickle Cell,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Binding Sites,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Diphosphoglyceric Acids,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Hemoglobin, Sickle,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Protein Binding,
pubmed-meshheading:3753004-Solubility
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pubmed:year |
1986
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The effect of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate on the solubility of deoxyhemoglobin S.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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