title: Interaction between haemoglobin and synthetic peptides of the N-terminal cytoplasmic fragment of trout band 3 (AE1) protein.
abstract: Two acidic peptides corresponding to the first 10 and 20 amino acid residues of the N-terminal, cytoplasmic fragment of rainbow trout band 3 (AE1) protein were synthesised in order to study their interaction with trout and human haemoglobin (Hb). The peptides did not influence the oxygen affinity of the main anodic trout Hb component (Hb IV) when tested at surplus peptide concentration ([peptide]/[Hb4]=16), at high and low ionic strength and at pH values ranging from 6.5 to 7.6. With human Hb, however, the 20-mer peptide markedly decreased the oxygen affinity and increased the Bohr effect. These data suggest that the trout band 3 peptide binds preferentially to the deoxy (T) conformation of human Hb, probably at the organic phosphate binding site in the central cavity between the beta-chains, which is known to be the binding site for the acidic N terminus of human band 3. In trout Hb IV, the presence of negatively charged Asp at position NA2 of the beta-chains (in contrast to positive or neutral residues in mammalian Hb) may weaken any interaction with the highly negatively charged peptides.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology, Odense University, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. fbj@biology.ou.dk
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017920:Antiporters / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D027963:Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte; D017920:Antiporters; D027963:Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters; D006454:Hemoglobins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010100:Oxygen