title: Investigation of the solution structures and mobility of oxidised and reduced cytochrome b5 by 2D NMR spectroscopy.
abstract: Two-dimensional 1H NMR spectroscopy is used to examine the structure and mobility of cytochrome b5 in solution. The assignment of many residues and the interpretation of nuclear Overhauser effects (NOEs) in both redox states allow definition of secondary structural elements. Comparison with X-ray diffraction data shows that differences between crystal and solution structures are small. The dynamics of the protein are examined and the protein is shown to be more mobile than cytochrome c. The relationship of the structure and dynamics to the electron transfer function of cytochrome b5 is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, England.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Veitch
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Concar
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000378:metabolism*; D015786:Cytochromes b5; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012996:Solutions; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D012996:Solutions; D015786:Cytochromes b5