Spectral components of detergent-solubilized bovine cytochrome oxidase |
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Authors: | Mariana C. Rocha Roger Springett |
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Affiliation: | 1. Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom;2. Cardiovascular Division, King''s College London, British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NU, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Cytochrome oxidase is the terminal oxidase of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and pumps 4 protons per oxygen reduced to water. Spectral shifts in the α-band of heme a have been observed in multiple studies and these shifts have the potential to shed light on the proton pumping intermediates. Previously we found that heme a had two spectral components in the α-band during redox titrations in living RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells, the classical 605?nm form and a blue-shifted 602?nm form. To confirm these spectral changes were not an artifact due to the complex milieu of the living cell, redox titrations were performed in the isolated detergent-solubilized bovine enzyme from both the Soret- and α-band using precise multiwavelength spectroscopy. This data verified the presence of the 602?nm form in the α-band, revealed a similar shift of heme a in the Soret-band and ruled out the reversal of calcium binding as the origin of the blue shift. The 602?nm form was found to be stabilized at high pH or by binding of azide, which is known to blue shift the α-band of heme a. Azide also stabilized the 602?nm form in the living cells. It is concluded there is a form of cytochrome oxidase in which heme a undergoes a blue shift to a 602?nm form and that redox titrations can be successfully performed in living cells where the oxidase operates in its authentic environment and in the presence of a proton motive force. |
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Keywords: | Cytochrome oxidase Midpoint potential Proton pumping Heme spectroscopy Redox titration Azide |
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