PMID- 10608872 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000208 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 274 IP - 53 DP - 1999 Dec 31 TI - Definition of the interaction domain for cytochrome c on cytochrome c oxidase. I. Biochemical, spectral, and kinetic characterization of surface mutants in subunit ii of Rhodobacter sphaeroides cytochrome aa(3). PG - 38032-41 AB - To determine the interaction site for cytochrome c (Cc) on cytochrome c oxidase (CcO), a number of conserved carboxyl residues in subunit II of Rhodobacter sphaeroides CcO were mutated to neutral forms. A highly conserved tryptophan, Trp(143), was also mutated to phenylalanine and alanine. Spectroscopic and metal analyses of the surface carboxyl mutants revealed no overall structural changes. The double mutants D188Q/E189N and D151Q/E152N exhibit similar steady-state kinetic behavior as wild-type oxidase with horse Cc and R. sphaeroides Cc(2), showing that these residues are not involved in Cc binding. The single mutants E148Q, E157Q, D195N, and D214N have decreased activities and increased K(m) values, indicating they contribute to the Cc:CcO interface. However, their reactions with horse and R. sphaeroides Cc are different, as expected from the different distribution of surface lysines on these cytochromes c. Mutations at Trp(143) severely inhibit activity without changing the K(m) for Cc or disturbing the adjacent Cu(A) center. From these data, we identify a Cc binding area on CcO with Trp(143) and Asp(214) close to the site of electron transfer and Glu(148), Glu(157), and Asp(195) providing electrostatic guidance. The results are completely consistent with time-resolved kinetic measurements (Wang, K., Zhen, Y., Sadoski, R., Grinnell, S., Geren, L., Ferguson-Miller, S., Durham, B., and Millett, F. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274, 38042-38050) and computational docking analysis (Roberts, V. A., and Pique, M. E. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274, 38051-38060). FAU - Zhen, Y AU - Zhen Y AD - Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. FAU - Hoganson, C W AU - Hoganson CW FAU - Babcock, G T AU - Babcock GT FAU - Ferguson-Miller, S AU - Ferguson-Miller S LA - eng GR - GM25480/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM26916/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM57323/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Cytochrome c Group) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cytochrome c Group/*metabolism MH - Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy MH - Electron Transport MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/genetics/isolation & purification/*metabolism MH - Horses MH - Kinetics MH - Models, Molecular MH - Osmolar Concentration MH - Rhodobacter sphaeroides/*enzymology MH - Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared EDAT- 1999/12/23 00:00 MHDA- 1999/12/23 00:01 CRDT- 1999/12/23 00:00 PHST- 1999/12/23 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/12/23 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/12/23 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(19)52992-1 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.274.53.38032 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 31;274(53):38032-41. doi: 10.1074/jbc.274.53.38032.