@article{thompson_shay_serrano_dumarieh_ghiladi_franzen_2021, title={A new inhibition mechanism in the multifunctional catalytic hemoglobin dehaloperoxidase as revealed by the DHP A(V59W) mutant: A spectroscopic and crystallographic study}, volume={25}, ISSN={["1099-1409"]}, DOI={10.1142/S1088424621500826}, abstractNote={ As multifunctional catalytic hemoglobins, dehaloperoxidase isoenzymes A and B (DHP A and B) are among the most versatile hemoproteins in terms of activities displayed. The ability of DHP to bind over twenty different substrates in the distal pocket might appear to resemble the promiscuousness of monooxygenase enzymes, yet there are identifiable substrate-specific interactions that can steer the type of oxidation (O-atom vs. electron transfer) that occurs inside the DHP distal pocket. Here, we have investigated the DHP A(V59W) mutant in order to probe the limits of conformational flexibility in the distal pocket as it relates to the genesis of this substrate-dependent activity differentiation. The X-ray crystal structure of the metaquo DHP A(V59W) mutant (PDB 3K3U) and the V59W mutant in complex with fluoride [denoted as DHP A(V59W-F)] (PDB 7MNH) show significant mobility of the tryptophan in the distal pocket, with two parallel conformations having W59-N[Formula: see text] H-bonded to a heme-bound ligand (H2O or F[Formula: see text], and another conformation [observed only in DHP A(V59W-F)] that brings W59 sufficiently close to the heme as to preclude axial ligand binding. UV-vis and resonance Raman spectroscopic studies show that DHP A(V59W) is 5-coordinate high spin (5cHS) at pH 5 and 6-coordinate high spin (6cHS) at pH 7, whereas DHP A(V59W-F) is 6cHS from pH 5 to 7. Enzyme assays confirm robust peroxidase activity at pH 5, but complete loss of activity at pH 7. We find no evidence that tryptophan plays a role in the oxidation mechanism ([Formula: see text]. radical formation). Instead, the data reveal a new mechanism of DHP inhibition, namely a shift towards a non-reactive form by OH[Formula: see text] ligation to the heme-Fe that is strongly stabilized (presumably through H-bonding interactions) by the presence of W59 in the distal cavity. }, number={7-8}, journal={JOURNAL OF PORPHYRINS AND PHTHALOCYANINES}, author={Thompson, Matthew K. and Shay, Madeline R. and Serrano, Vesna and Dumarieh, Rania and Ghiladi, Reza A. and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2021}, month={Jul}, pages={756–771} }
 @article{zhao_serrano_franzen_2014, title={A Model for the Flexibility of the Distal Histidine in Dehaloperoxidase-Hemoglobin A Based on X-ray Crystal Structures of the Carbon Monoxide Adduct}, volume={53}, ISSN={["0006-2960"]}, DOI={10.1021/bi5001905}, abstractNote={Dehaloperoxidase hemoglobin A (DHP A) is a multifunctional hemoglobin that appears to have evolved oxidative pathways for the degradation of xenobiotics as a protective function that complements the oxygen transport function. DHP A possesses at least two internal binding sites, one for substrates and one for inhibitors, which include various halogenated phenols and indoles. Herein, we report the X-ray crystallographic structure of the carbonmonoxy complex (DHPCO). Unlike other DHP structures with 6-coordinated heme, the conformation of the distal histidine (H55) in DHPCO is primarily external or solvent exposed, despite the fact that the heme Fe is 6-coordinated. As observed generally in globins, DHP exhibits two distal histidine conformations (one internal and one external). In previous structural studies, we have shown that the distribution of H55 conformations is weighted strongly toward the external position when the DHP heme Fe is 5-coordinated. The large population of the external conformation of the distal histidine observed in DHPCO crystals at pH 6.0 indicates that some structural factor in DHP must account for the difference from other globins, which exhibit a significant external conformation only when pH < 4.5. While the original hypothesis suggested that interaction with a heme-Fe-bound ligand was the determinant of H55 conformation, the current study forces a refinement of that hypothesis. The external or open conformation of H55 is observed to have interactions with two propionate groups in heme, at distances of 3.82 and 2.73 Å, respectively. A relatively weak hydrogen bonding interaction between H55 and CO, combined with strong interactions with heme propionate (position 6), is hypothesized to strengthen the external conformation of H55. Density function theory (DFT) calculations were conducted to test whether there is a weaker hydrogen bond interaction between H55 and heme bonded CO or O2. Molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to examine how the tautomeric forms of H55 affect the dynamic motions of the distal histidine that govern the switching between open and closed conformations. The calculations support the modified hypothesis suggesting a competition between the strength of interactions with heme ligand and the heme propionates as the factors that determine the conformation of the distal histidine.}, number={15}, journal={BIOCHEMISTRY}, author={Zhao, Junjie and Serrano, Vesna and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2014}, month={Apr}, pages={2474–2482} }
 @article{zhao_serrano_zhao_le_franzen_2013, title={Structural and Kinetic Study of an Internal Substrate Binding Site in Dehaloperoxidase-Hemoglobin A from Amphitrite ornata}, volume={52}, ISSN={["0006-2960"]}, DOI={10.1021/bi301307f}, abstractNote={X-ray crystal structures of dehaloperoxidase-hemoglobin A (DHP A) from Amphitrite ornata soaked with substrate, 2,4,6-tribromophenol (2,4,6-TBP), in buffer solvent with added methanol (MeOH), 2-propanol (2-PrOH), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reveal an internal substrate binding site deep in the distal pocket above the α-edge of the heme that is distinct from the previously determined internal inhibitor binding site. The peroxidase function of DHP A has most often been studied using 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) as a substrate analogue because of the low solubility of 2,4,6-TBP in an aqueous buffer solution. Previous studies at low substrate concentrations pointed to the binding of substrate 2,4,6-TCP at an external site near the exterior heme β- or δ-edge as observed in the class of heme peroxidases. Here we report that the turnover frequencies of both substrates 2,4,6-TCP and 2,4,6-TBP deviate from Michaelis-Menten kinetics at high concentrations. The turnover frequency reaches a maximum in the range of 1400-1700 μM, with a decrease in rate at higher concentrations that is both substrate- and solvent-dependent. The X-ray crystal structure is consistent with the presence of an internal active site above the heme α-edge, in which the substrate would be oxidized in two consecutive steps inside the enzyme, followed by attack by H2O via a water channel in the protein. The physiological role of the internal site may involve interactions with any of a number of aromatic toxins found in benthic ecosystems where A. ornata resides.}, number={14}, journal={BIOCHEMISTRY}, author={Zhao, Jing and Serrano, Vesna and Zhao, Junjie and Le, Peter and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2013}, month={Apr}, pages={2427–2439} }
 @article{zhao_de serrano_dumarieh_thompson_ghiladi_franzen_2012, title={The Role of the Distal Histidine in H2O2 Activation and Heme Protection in both Peroxidase and Globin Functions}, volume={116}, ISSN={1520-6106 1520-5207}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp300014b}, DOI={10.1021/jp300014b}, abstractNote={The distal histidine mutations of dehaloperoxidase-hemoglobin A (DHP A) to aspartate (H55D) and asparagine (H55N) have been prepared to study the role played by the distal histidine in both activation and protection against oxidation by radicals in heme proteins. The H55D and H55N mutants of DHP A have ~6-fold and ~11-fold lower peroxidase activities than wild type enzyme toward the oxidation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) to yield 2,6-dichloroquinone (DCQ) in the presence of H(2)O(2). The origin of the lower rate constants may be the solvent-exposed conformations of distal D55 and N55, which would have the dual effect of destabilizing the binding of H(2)O(2) to the heme iron, and of removing the acid-base catalyst necessary for the heterolytic O-O bond cleavage of heme-bound H(2)O(2) (i.e., compound 0). The partial peroxidase activity of H55D can be explained if one considers that there are two conformations of the distal aspartate (open and closed) by analogy with the distal histidine. We hypothesize that the distal aspartate has an active conformation in the distal pocket (closed). Although the open form is observed in the low-temperature X-ray crystal structure of ferric H55D, the closed form is observed in the FTIR spectrum of the carbonmonoxy form of the H55D mutant. Consistent with this model, the H55D mutant also shows inhibition of TCP oxidation by 4-bromophenol (4-BP). Consistent with the protection hypothesis, compound ES, the tyrosyl radical-containing ferryl intermediate observed in WT DHP A, was not observed in H55D.}, number={40}, journal={The Journal of Physical Chemistry B}, publisher={American Chemical Society (ACS)}, author={Zhao, Junjie and de Serrano, Vesna and Dumarieh, Rania and Thompson, Matt and Ghiladi, Reza A. and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2012}, month={Sep}, pages={12065–12077} }
 @article{d’antonio_d’antonio_de serrano_gracz_thompson_ghiladi_bowden_franzen_2011, title={Functional Consequences of the Creation of an Asp-His-Fe Triad in a 3/3 Globin}, volume={50}, ISSN={0006-2960 1520-4995}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi201368u}, DOI={10.1021/bi201368u}, abstractNote={The proximal side of dehaloperoxidase-hemoglobin A (DHP A) from Amphitrite ornata has been modified via site-directed mutagenesis of methionine 86 into aspartate (M86D) to introduce an Asp-His-Fe triad charge relay. X-ray crystallographic structure determination of the metcyano forms of M86D [Protein Data Bank (PDB) entry 3MYN ] and M86E (PDB entry 3MYM ) mutants reveal the structural origins of a stable catalytic triad in DHP A. A decrease in the rate of H(2)O(2) activation as well as a lowered reduction potential versus that of the wild-type enzyme was observed in M86D. One possible explanation for the significantly lower activity is an increased affinity for the distal histidine in binding to the heme Fe to form a bis-histidine adduct. Resonance Raman spectroscopy demonstrates a pH-dependent ligation by the distal histidine in M86D, which is indicative of an increased trans effect. At pH 5.0, the heme Fe is five-coordinate, and this structure resembles the wild-type DHP A resting state. However, at pH 7.0, the distal histidine appears to form a six-coordinate ferric bis-histidine (hemichrome) adduct. These observations can be explained by the effect of the increased positive charge on the heme Fe on the formation of a six-coordinate low-spin adduct, which inhibits the ligation and activation of H(2)O(2) as required for peroxidase activity. The results suggest that the proximal charge relay in peroxidases regulate the redox potential of the heme Fe but that the trans effect is a carefully balanced property that can both activate H(2)O(2) and attract ligation by the distal histidine. To understand the balance of forces that modulate peroxidase reactivity, we studied three M86 mutants, M86A, M86D, and M86E, by spectroelectrochemistry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of (13)C- and (15)N-labeled cyanide adducts as probes of the redox potential and of the trans effect in the heme Fe, both of which can be correlated with the proximity of negative charge to the N(δ) hydrogen of the proximal histidine, consistent with an Asp-His-Fe charge relay observed in heme peroxidases.}, number={44}, journal={Biochemistry}, publisher={American Chemical Society (ACS)}, author={D’Antonio, Edward L. and D’Antonio, Jennifer and de Serrano, Vesna and Gracz, Hanna and Thompson, Matthew K. and Ghiladi, Reza A. and Bowden, Edmond F. and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2011}, month={Nov}, pages={9664–9680} }
 @article{thompson_davis_serrano_nicoletti_howes_smulevich_franzen_2010, title={Internal Binding of Halogenated Phenols in Dehaloperoxidase-Hemoglobin Inhibits Peroxidase Function}, volume={99}, ISSN={["1542-0086"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.041}, abstractNote={Dehaloperoxidase (DHP) from the annelid Amphitrite ornata is a catalytically active hemoglobin-peroxidase that possesses a unique internal binding cavity in the distal pocket above the heme. The previously published crystal structure of DHP shows 4-iodophenol bound internally. This led to the proposal that the internal binding site is the active site for phenol oxidation. However, the native substrate for DHP is 2,4,6-tribromophenol, and all attempts to bind 2,4,6-tribromophenol in the internal site under physiological conditions have failed. Herein, we show that the binding of 4-halophenols in the internal pocket inhibits enzymatic function. Furthermore, we demonstrate that DHP has a unique two-site competitive binding mechanism in which the internal and external binding sites communicate through two conformations of the distal histidine of the enzyme, resulting in nonclassical competitive inhibition. The same distal histidine conformations involved in DHP function regulate oxygen binding and release during transport and storage by hemoglobins and myoglobins. This work provides further support for the hypothesis that DHP possesses an external binding site for substrate oxidation, as is typical for the peroxidase family of enzymes.}, number={5}, journal={BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL}, author={Thompson, Matthew K. and Davis, Michael F. and Serrano, Vesna and Nicoletti, Francesco P. and Howes, Barry D. and Smulevich, Giulietta and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2010}, month={Sep}, pages={1586–1595} }
 @article{serrano_d'antonio_franzen_ghiladi_2010, title={Structure of dehaloperoxidase B at 1.58 angstrom resolution and structural characterization of the AB dimer from Amphitrite ornata}, volume={66}, journal={Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography}, author={Serrano, V. and D'Antonio, J. and Franzen, S. and Ghiladi, R. A.}, year={2010}, pages={529–538} }
 @article{serrano_davis_gaff_zhang_chen_d'antonio_bowden_rose_franzen_2010, title={X-ray structure of the metcyano form of dehaloperoxidase from Amphitrite ornata: Evidence for photoreductive dissociation of the iron-cyanide bond}, volume={66}, journal={Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography}, author={Serrano, V. S. and Davis, M. F. and Gaff, J. F. and Zhang, Q. and Chen, Z. and D'Antonio, E. L. and Bowden, E. F. and Rose, R. and Franzen, S.}, year={2010}, pages={770–782} }
 @article{davis_gracz_vendeix_serrano_somasundaram_decatur_franzen_2009, title={Different Modes of Binding of Mono-, Di-, and Trihalogenated Phenols to the Hemoglobin Dehaloperoxidase from Amphitrite ornata}, volume={48}, ISSN={["0006-2960"]}, DOI={10.1021/bi801568s}, abstractNote={The hemoglobin dehaloperoxidase (DHP), found in the coelom of the terebellid polychaete Amphitrite ornata, is a dual-function protein that has the characteristics of both hemoglobins and peroxidases. In addition to oxygen transport function, DHP readily oxidizes halogenated phenols in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The peroxidase activity of DHP is high relative to that of wild-type myoglobin or hemoglobin, but the most definitive difference in DHP is a well-defined substrate-binding site in the distal pocket, which was reported for 4-iodophenol in the X-ray crystal structure of DHP. The binding of 2,4,6-trihalogenated phenols is relevant since 2,4,6-tribromophenol is considered to be the native substrate and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol also gives high turnover rates in enzymatic studies. The most soluble trihalogenated phenol, 2,4,6-trifluorophenol, acts as a highly soluble structural analogue to the native substrate 2,4,6-tribromophenol. To improve our understanding of substrate binding, we compared the most soluble substrate analogues, 4-bromophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, and 2,4,6-trifluorophenol, using (1)H and (19)F NMR to probe substrate binding interactions in the active site of the low-spin metcyano adduct of DHP. Both mono- and dihalogenated phenols induced changes in resonances of the heme prosthetic group and an internal heme edge side chain, while (1)H NMR, (19)F NMR, and relaxation data for a 2,4,6-trihalogenated substrate indicate a mode of binding on the exterior of DHP. The differences in binding are correlated with differences in enzymatic activity for the substrates studied.}, number={10}, journal={BIOCHEMISTRY}, author={Davis, Michael F. and Gracz, Hanna and Vendeix, Franck A. P. and Serrano, Vesna and Somasundaram, Aswin and Decatur, Sean M. and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2009}, month={Mar}, pages={2164–2172} }
 @article{chen_serrano_betts_franzen_2009, title={Distal histidine conformational flexibility in dehaloperoxidase from Amphitrite ornata}, volume={65}, ISSN={["2059-7983"]}, DOI={10.1107/S0907444908036548}, abstractNote={The enzyme dehaloperoxidase (DHP) from the terebellid polychaete Amphitrite ornata is a heme protein which has a globin fold but can function as both a hemoglobin and a peroxidase. As a peroxidase, DHP is capable of converting 2,4,6-trihalophenols to the corresponding 2,6-dihaloquinones in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. As a hemoglobin, DHP cycles between the oxy and deoxy states as it reversibly binds oxygen for storage. Here, it is reported that the distal histidine, His55, exhibits conformational flexibility in the deoxy form and is consequently observed in two solvent-exposed conformations more than 9.5 A away from the heme. These conformations are analogous to the open conformation of sperm whale myoglobin. The heme iron in deoxy ferrous DHP is five-coordinate and has an out-of-plane displacement of 0.25 A from the heme plane. The observation of five-coordinate heme iron with His55 in a remote solvent-exposed conformation is consistent with the hypothesis that His55 interacts with heme iron ligands through hydrogen bonding in the closed conformation. Since His55 is also displaced by the binding of 4-iodophenol in an internal pocket, these results provide new insight into the correlation between heme iron ligation, molecular binding in the distal pocket and the conformation of the distal histidine in DHP.}, journal={ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY}, author={Chen, Zuxu and Serrano, Vesna and Betts, Laurie and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2009}, month={Jan}, pages={34–40} }
 @article{serrano_chen_davis_franzen_2007, title={X-ray crystal structural analysis of the binding site in the ferric and oxyferrous forms of the recombinant heme dehaloperoxidase cloned from Amphitrite ornata}, volume={63}, ISSN={["2059-7983"]}, DOI={10.1107/S0907444907043417}, abstractNote={The dehaloperoxidase (DHP) from the terebellid polychaete Amphitrite ornata is an enzyme that converts para-halogenated phenols to the corresponding quinones in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Its enzymatic activity is similar to that of heme peroxidases such as horseradish peroxidase, yet it has the structural characteristics of the globin family of proteins, the main functions of which are oxygen transport and storage. In order to investigate the dual function of this hemoglobin peroxidase, the enzyme was expressed in Escherichia coli as a recombinant protein in its wild-type form and as a mutant protein in which Cys73 was replaced by a serine residue (C73S). Both the wild-type and mutant proteins were crystallized and their structures were determined at 100 K to a resolution of 1.62 A. The structure of the wild-type protein demonstrated that it was in the metaquo form, with the heme iron in the ferric oxidation state and the bound water lying 2.2 A from the heme iron. The structure of the C73S mutant protein was shown to contain a ferrous heme iron with a bound oxygen molecule. The bent bonding geometry of the Fe-O(1)-O(2) adduct results in a hydrogen bond of length 2.8 A between the second O atom, O(2), of molecular oxygen and N(2) of the distal histidine residue (His55) in both subunits contained within the asymmetric unit. This hydrogen-bonding interaction between His55 and the bound diatomic oxygen molecule provides new insight into the catalytic activation of H(2)O(2), which is essential for peroxidase activity.}, journal={ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY}, author={Serrano, Vesna and Chen, Zuxu and Davis, Michael F. and Franzen, Stefan}, year={2007}, month={Oct}, pages={1094–1101} }
 @article{nicely_kosak_serrano_mattos_2004, title={Crystal structures of Ral-GppNHp and Ral-GDP reveal two binding sites that are also present in Ras and Rap}, volume={12}, ISSN={["1878-4186"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.str.2004.08.011}, abstractNote={RalA is a GTPase with effectors such as Sec5 and Exo84 in the exocyst complex and RalBP1, a GAP for Rho proteins. We report the crystal structures of Ral-GppNHp and Ral-GDP. Disordered switch I and switch II, located away from crystal contacts, are observed in one of the molecules in the asymmetric unit of the Ral-GppNHp structure. In the other molecule in the asymmetric unit, a second Mg(2+) ion is bound to the GppNHp gamma-phosphate in an environment in which switch I is pulled away from the nucleotide and switch II is found in a tight beta turn. Clustering of conserved residues on the surface of Ral-GppNHp identifies two putative sites for protein-protein interaction. One site is adjacent to switch I. The other is modulated by switch II and is obstructed in Ral-GDP. The Ral structures are discussed in the context of the published structures of the Ral/Sec5 complex, Ras, and Rap.}, number={11}, journal={STRUCTURE}, author={Nicely, NI and Kosak, J and Serrano, V and Mattos, C}, year={2004}, month={Nov}, pages={2025–2036} }
 @article{buhrman_serrano_mattos_2003, title={Organic solvents order the dynamic switch II in Ras crystals}, volume={11}, ISSN={["1878-4186"]}, DOI={10.1016/s0969-2126(03)00128-x}, abstractNote={<h2>Abstract</h2> Room temperature crystal structures of crosslinked H-Ras bound to GMPPNP were solved in 50% 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 60% 1,6-hexanediol, and 50% isopropanol. The disordered switch II region of Ras is ordered in the presence of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol or 1,6-hexanediol. The overall backbone conformation of switch II in these organic solvents is the same as in the Ras-GMPPNP complexes with RalGDS, PI<sub>3</sub> kinase, and RasGAP, indicating a biologically relevant form. Key polar interactions that stabilize the ordered switch are enhanced in the presence of hydrophobic cosolvents. These results suggest that hydrophobic solvents can be used in general to order short biologically relevant segments of disordered regions in protein crystals by favoring H-bonding interactions between atoms that are highly solvated and mobile in aqueous solution.}, number={7}, journal={STRUCTURE}, author={Buhrman, G and Serrano, V and Mattos, C}, year={2003}, month={Jul}, pages={747–751} }