PMID- 23351100 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130415 LR - 20211021 IS - 1520-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0006-2960 (Print) IS - 0006-2960 (Linking) VI - 52 IP - 8 DP - 2013 Feb 26 TI - A conserved amphipathic ligand binding region influences k-path-dependent activity of cytochrome C oxidase. PG - 1385-96 LID - 10.1021/bi3014505 [doi] AB - A conserved, crystallographically defined bile acid binding site was originally identified in the membrane domain of mammalian and bacterial cytochrome c oxidase (CcO). Current studies show other amphipathic molecules including detergents, fatty acids, steroids, and porphyrins bind to this site and affect the already 50% inhibited activity of the E101A mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides CcO as well as altering the activity of wild-type and bovine enzymes. Dodecyl maltoside, Triton X100, C12E8, lysophophatidylcholine, and CHOBIMALT detergents further inhibit RsCcO E101A, with lesser inhibition observed in wild-type. The detergent inhibition is overcome in the presence of micromolar concentrations of steroids and porphyrin analogues including deoxycholate, cholesteryl hemisuccinate, bilirubin, and protoporphyrin IX. In addition to alleviating detergent inhibition, amphipathic carboxylates including arachidonic, docosahexanoic, and phytanic acids stimulate the activity of E101A to wild-type levels by providing the missing carboxyl group. Computational modeling of dodecyl maltoside, bilirubin, and protoporphyrin IX into the conserved steroid site shows energetically favorable binding modes for these ligands and suggests that a groove at the interface of subunit I and II, including the entrance to the K-path and helix VIII of subunit I, mediates the observed competitive ligand interactions involving two overlapping sites. Spectral analysis indicates that ligand binding to this region affects CcO activity by altering the K-path-dependent electron transfer equilibrium between heme a and heme a(3). The high affinity and specificity of a number of compounds for this region, and its conservation and impact on CcO activity, support its physiological significance. FAU - Hiser, Carrie AU - Hiser C AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States. FAU - Buhrow, Leann AU - Buhrow L FAU - Liu, Jian AU - Liu J FAU - Kuhn, Leslie AU - Kuhn L FAU - Ferguson-Miller, Shelagh AU - Ferguson-Miller S LA - eng GR - R01 GM026916/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 GM026916/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM26916/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20130212 PL - United States TA - Biochemistry JT - Biochemistry JID - 0370623 RN - 0 (Bile Acids and Salts) RN - 0 (Detergents) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) RN - 0 (Protoporphyrins) RN - 0 (dodecyl maltopyranoside) RN - 005990WHZZ (Deoxycholic Acid) RN - 69-79-4 (Maltose) RN - C2K325S808 (protoporphyrin IX) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) RN - RFM9X3LJ49 (Bilirubin) SB - IM MH - Bile Acids and Salts/metabolism MH - Bilirubin/metabolism MH - Binding Sites MH - Deoxycholic Acid/metabolism MH - Detergents/metabolism MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Maltose/analogs & derivatives/metabolism MH - Molecular Docking Simulation MH - Point Mutation MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Structure, Secondary MH - Protein Subunits/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Protoporphyrins/metabolism MH - Rhodobacter sphaeroides/*enzymology/genetics/metabolism MH - Substrate Specificity PMC - PMC3622084 MID - NIHMS445566 EDAT- 2013/01/29 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/02/26 CRDT- 2013/01/29 06:00 PHST- 2013/01/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/bi3014505 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochemistry. 2013 Feb 26;52(8):1385-96. doi: 10.1021/bi3014505. Epub 2013 Feb 12.