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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
Extended X-ray absorbance fine structure measurements have been carried out on the initial Fe(III)-apoferritin complex at a Fe/subunit ratio of 2 in native and modified horse spleen apoferritin. Analysis of the data indicates that in the native protein the iron forms a protein-bound polynuclear cluster (Fe-Fe distance 3.4 A) with a first coordination sphere constituted by 5-6 low-Z atoms, e.g., nitrogen atoms, carboxylate-like ligands or oxo bridges between the iron atoms. Modification of Cys-126, a residue localized on the outer surface of the hydrophilic three-fold channels, with p-chloromercuribenzoate (PMB) or phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) brings about distinctive differences. In particular, in the PMB-reacted protein the feature assigned to the iron-iron interaction disappears from the spectrum, whilst in the PMA-reacted protein the main differences with respect to the native protein are observed at the level of the first coordination sphere. These results confirm the formation of protein-Fe(III)-clusters and localize these sites at the hydrophilic three-fold channels of horse spleen apoferritin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
1164
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
331-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Nucleation of the iron core occurs at the three-fold channels of horse spleen apoferritin: an EXAFS study on the native and chemically-modified protein.
pubmed:affiliation
Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't