title: Hb Montfermeil [beta 130(H8) Tyr-->Cys]: suggests a key role for the interaction between helix A and H in oxygen affinity of the hemoglobin molecule.
abstract: Hb Montfermeil [beta130(H8) Tyr-->Cys] is a high oxygen affinity variant causing erythrocytosis. The cysteine replacement is buried in the inside of the beta chain where it alters the interactions between helix A and H, with a further effect on helix E. This position has already been proposed to contribute to the difference in oxygen affinity between human and bovine hemoglobins. Three dimensional structural considerations and comparison of the functional behavior of other variants suggest that this region is an important determinant of the intrinsic oxygen affinity of the hemoglobin molecule.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U473, Hôpital de Bicêtre, 94 275 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kister
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baudin-Creuza
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kiger
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Préhu
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papassotiriou
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riou
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galactéros
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wajcman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008958:Models, Molecular; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000235:genetics*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins; C504061:hemoglobin Montfermeil