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Correlation of the O-intermediate rate with the pKa of Asp-75 in the dark, the counterion of the Schiff base of Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (sensory rhodopsin II).

ABSTRACT: Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (ppR), also called pharaonis sensory rhodopsin II, NpSRII, is a photoreceptor of negative phototaxis in Natronomonas (Natronobacterium) pharaonis. The photocycle rate of ppR is slow compared to that of bacteriorhodopsin, despite the similarity in their x-ray structures. The decreased rate of the photocycle of ppR is a result of the longer lifetime of later photo-intermediates such as M- (ppR(M)) and O-intermediates (ppR(O)). In this study, mutants were prepared in which mutated residues were located on the extracellular surface (P182, P183, and V194) and near the Schiff base (T204) including single, triple (P182S/P183E/V194T), and quadruple mutants. The decay of ppR(O) of the triple mutant was accelerated approximately 20-times from 690 ms for the wild-type to 36 ms. Additional mutation resulting in a triple mutant at the 204th position such as T204C or T204S further decreased the decay half-time to 6.6 or 8 ms, almost equal to that of bacteriorhodopsin. The decay half-times of the ppR(O) of mutants (11 species) and those of the wild-type were well-correlated with the pK(a) value of Asp-75 in the dark for the respective mutants as spectroscopically estimated, although there are some exceptions. The implications of these observations are discussed in detail.

SUBMITTER: Iwamoto M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1305124 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Correlation of the O-intermediate rate with the pKa of Asp-75 in the dark, the counterion of the Schiff base of Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (sensory rhodopsin II).

Iwamoto Masayuki M Sudo Yuki Y Shimono Kazumi K Araiso Tsunehisa T Kamo Naoki N

Biophysical journal 20041108 2

Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (ppR), also called pharaonis sensory rhodopsin II, NpSRII, is a photoreceptor of negative phototaxis in Natronomonas (Natronobacterium) pharaonis. The photocycle rate of ppR is slow compared to that of bacteriorhodopsin, despite the similarity in their x-ray structures. The decreased rate of the photocycle of ppR is a result of the longer lifetime of later photo-intermediates such as M- (ppR(M)) and O-intermediates (ppR(O)). In this study, mutants were prepared in which ...[more]

PMID: 15533927

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Correlation of the O-intermediate rate with the pKa of Asp-75 in the dark, the counterion of the Schiff base of Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (sensory rhodopsin II).

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Correlation of the O-intermediate rate with the pKa of Asp-75 in the dark, the counterion of the Schiff base of Pharaonis phoborhodopsin (sensory rhodopsin II).

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