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Liquid-liquid separation in solutions of normal and sickle cell hemoglobin.


ABSTRACT: We show that in solutions of human hemoglobin (Hb)--oxy- and deoxy-Hb A or S--of near-physiological pH, ionic strength, and Hb concentration, liquid-liquid phase separation occurs reversibly and reproducibly at temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees C. In solutions of deoxy-HbS, we demonstrate that the dense liquid droplets facilitate the nucleation of HbS polymers, whose formation is the primary pathogenic event for sickle cell anemia. In view of recent results that shifts of the liquid-liquid separation phase boundary can be achieved by nontoxic additives at molar concentrations up to 30 times lower than the protein concentrations, these findings open new avenues for the inhibition of the HbS polymerization.

SUBMITTER: Galkin O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC124280 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Liquid-liquid separation in solutions of normal and sickle cell hemoglobin.

Galkin Oleg O   Chen Kai K   Nagel Ronald L RL   Hirsch Rhoda Elison RE   Vekilov Peter G PG  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20020617 13


We show that in solutions of human hemoglobin (Hb)--oxy- and deoxy-Hb A or S--of near-physiological pH, ionic strength, and Hb concentration, liquid-liquid phase separation occurs reversibly and reproducibly at temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees C. In solutions of deoxy-HbS, we demonstrate that the dense liquid droplets facilitate the nucleation of HbS polymers, whose formation is the primary pathogenic event for sickle cell anemia. In view of recent results that shifts of the liquid-liquid  ...[more]

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