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pH dependent conformational changes and electrostatic effects in plastocyanin

✍ Scribed by E. L. Gross; J. E. Draheim; G. P. Anderson; D. G. Sanderson; S. L. Ketchner

Publisher
Springer
Year
1986
Tongue
English
Weight
371 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0166-8595

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✦ Synopsis

Reduction of plastocyanin (PC) caused a change in the electric field at the surface of the molecule which resulted in a 0.3 pH unit increase in the pKa of a nitrated derivative of Tyr 83. This change in electrical potential could alter the affinity for cytochrome f which is known to bind at this site. Conversely, properties of the copper center, including the pH dependence of the reduction potential, are regulated by the charge on the surface of the molecule. Both the reduction potential and conformation (as measured by near-UV circular dichroic spectra) were pH dependent. Thus the conformation and electrostatic behavior of PC are dependent on oxidiation state, pH and surface charge, raising the possibility that its redox activity is controlled by the pH gradient.

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