Modification of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A with the site-specific reagent 4-arsono-2-nitrofluorobenzene. Spectrophotometric titration of arsononitrophenyl ribonuclease A derivatives

The 4-arsono-2-nitrophenyl chromophore can serve as a versatile spectrophotometric probe of the surface structure of proteins. Values of pK1' and pK2' for the arsonic acid ionizations are near 3 and 8, respectively, and the presence of nearby positive and negative charges produces substant...

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Published in:Biochemistry (Easton) 1981-08, Vol.20 (17), p.4843-4852
Main Authors: Hummel, Charles F, Gerber, Bernard R, Babich, Anthony M, Avitable, Matthew J, Carty, Robert P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Binding Sites
Cattle
Endonucleases - metabolism
Kinetics
Nitrobenzenes - pharmacology
Pancreas - enzymology
Protein Binding
Ribonuclease, Pancreatic
Ribonucleases - metabolism
Spectrophotometry
Structure-Activity Relationship
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Summary:The 4-arsono-2-nitrophenyl chromophore can serve as a versatile spectrophotometric probe of the surface structure of proteins. Values of pK1' and pK2' for the arsonic acid ionizations are near 3 and 8, respectively, and the presence of nearby positive and negative charges produces substantial alterations in the spectral response of the probe. Changes in the extinction at the wavelength of maximum difference are 30-50% of the extinction coefficients, epsilonmax, for each ionization of the arsonic acid moiety. The titration of 41-(4-arsono-2-nitrophenyl)ribonuclease A indicates that the arsonate dianion binds near the active-site histidine residues. With protonation of a carboxylate side chain in the acidic region, presumably aspartic acid-121, the active site is disrupted. The 41-(4-arsono-2-nitrophenyl) group interacts to a greater degree with the histidine-119 side chain than it does with the histidine-12 residue. Interactions of uridine or 3'-cytidylic acid with the ligand-binding region of 41-(4-arsono-2-nitrophenyl) ribonuclease A modify the spectrophotometric response extensively. 3'-Cytidylic acid binds 41-(4-arsono-2-nitrophenyl) ribonuclease A with an affinity 300 times less than that for native ribonuclease A and 17 times lower than that for 41-(2,4-dinitrophenyl) ribonuclease A. The arsononitrophenyl chromophore is responsive to changes in the active site of ribonuclease A induced by such perturbants as ligand binding, chemical modification, and both acid and thermal denaturation.
ISSN:0006-2960
1520-4995
DOI:10.1021/bi00520a006