Neutron structure of human carbonic anhydrase II: A hydrogen-bonded water network "switch" is observed between pH 7.8 and 10.0

Zoë Fisher, Andrey Y. Kovalevsky, Marat Mustyakimov, David N. Silverman, Robert McKenna, Paul Langan

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Abstract

The neutron structure of wild-type human carbonic anhydrase II at pH 7.8 has been determined to 2.0 Å resolution. Detailed analysis and comparison to the previously determined structure at pH 10.0 show important differences in the protonation of key catalytic residues in the active site as well as a rearrangement of the H-bonded water network. For the first time, a completed H-bonded network stretching from the Zn-bound solvent to the proton shuttling residue, His64, has been directly observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9421-9423
Number of pages3
JournalBiochemistry
Volume50
Issue number44
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 8 2011

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