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. 1996 Apr 30;93(9):4425–4430. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.9.4425

Heterometallic hybrids of homometallic human hemoglobins.

Y Huang 1, T Yonetani 1, A Tsuneshige 1, B M Hoffman 1, G K Ackers 1
PMCID: PMC39554  PMID: 8633083

Abstract

Hybridization experiments between normal Hb tetramers (Fe2+ Hb) and those with four metal-substituted hemes (i.e., replacement of Fe2+ by Co2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Mn3+, Ni2+, or Zn2+) have revealed unexpected behavior. These homometallic Hbs have previously served as models that mimic the deoxy or oxy properties of normal Fe2+ Hb. In this study, hybrids were composed of one alpha 1 beta 1 dimer that is metal-substituted at both hemes, in association with a second dimer alpha 2 beta 2 that has normal Fe2+ hemes. Both metal-substituted subunits are unligated, whereas the two Fe2+ subunits either are both unligated or both ligated with O2, CO, or CN. It was found that four of the metal-substituted Hbs (Mg2+ Hb, Mn2+ Hb, Ni2+ Hb, and Zn2+ Hb) did not form detectable amounts of heterometallic hybrids with normal Fe2+ Hb even though (i) their homometallic parents formed tight tetrameric complexes with stabilities similar to that of Fe2+ Hb and (ii) hybrids with metal substitution at both alpha sites or both beta sites are known to form readily. This striking positional effect was independent of whether the normal Fe2+ hemes were ligated and of which ligand was used. These findings indicate that surprisingly large changes in tetramer behavior can arise from small and subtle perturbations at the heme sites. Possible origins of these effects are considered.

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