1H NMR spectroscopic studies of calcium-binding proteins. 2. Histidine microenvironments in alpha- and beta-parvalbumins as determined by protonation and laser photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization effects.

The microenvironments of the histidines in three isoforms of Ca(II)-bound parvalbumin (carp, pI = 4.25; pike, pI = 5.00; rat, pI = 5.50) have been examined with 1H NMR techniques to probe their protonation characteristics and photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarizability (photo-CIDNP). The histidine at position 26 (or 25), present in all three of these proteins, shows absolutely no photo-CIDNP enhancement of its C2H or C5H resonances. Nor does this nonpolarizable histidine possess a normal pKa: values range only from 4.20 for carp to 4.32 for pike to 4.44 for rat. The C2H and C5H resonances of the histidine in this carp isoform split into doublets as the pH is lowered. The magnitude of this splitting depends on the magnetic field strength, temperature, and pH; however, the line intensities within each doublet are temperature-independent. Although the crystal structure of carp parvalbumin indicates that His-26 is exposed to solvent [Kretsinger, R. H., & Nockolds, C. E. (1973) J. Biol. Chem. 248, 3313-3326], we conclude that in solution this residue, in its unprotonated state, is part of the hydrophobic core of the protein. In contrast, His-48 in rat parvalbumin and His-106 in pike III parvalbumin show dramatic photo-CIDNP enhancements of their C2H, C5H, and beta-CH2 1H NMR resonances. Combined with its nearly normal pKa, 6.14, and exchange-broadened C2H resonance, the photo-CIDNP enhancement results for His-48 indicate that its microenvironment differs little from random-coil exposure, consistent with its presumed position on the solvent surface of helix C.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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