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    CHEM151/251

    Biochemistry I
    Homework
    Chapter 5: Protein Function

    Chapter 5: 1, 3, 5-8, 10

    1. Protein A has a binding site for ligand X with a Kd of 10-6 M. Protein B has a binding site for
    ligand X with a Kd of 10-9 M. Which protein has a higher affinity for ligand X? Explain your
    reasoning. Convert the Kd to Ka for both proteins.

    3. What is the effect of the following changes on the O2 affinity of hemoglobin?


    a. A drop in the pH of blood plasma from 7.4 to 7.2.
    b. A decrease in the partial pressure of CO2 in the lungs from 6 kPa (holding ones breath)
    to 2 kPa (normal).
    c. An increase in the BPG level from 5 mM (normal altitudes) to 8 mM (high altitudes).
    d. An increase in CO from 1.0 parts per million (ppm) in a normal indoor atmosphere to 30
    ppm in a home that has a malfunctioning or leaking furnace.

    5. Three membrane receptor proteins bind tightly to a


    hormone. Based on the data in the table below,
    a. What is the Kd for hormone binding by protein
    2? (Include appropriate units.)
    b. Which of these proteins binds most tightly to this
    hormone?

    6. Under appropriate conditions, hemoglobin dissociates into its four subunits. The isolated
    subunit binds oxygen, but the O2-saturation curve is hyperbolic rather than sigmoid. In addition,
    the binding of oxygen to the isolated a subunit is not affected by the presence of H +, CO2, or
    BPG. What do these observations indicate about the source of the cooperativity in hemoglobin?

    7. Studies of oxygen transport in pregnant mammals show that


    the O2-saturation curves of fetal and maternal blood are
    markedly different when measured under the same
    conditions. Fetal erythrocytes contain a structural variant of
    hemoglobin, HbF, consisting of two and two subunits
    (22), whereas maternal erythrocytes contain HbA (22).
    a. Which hemoglobin has a higher affinity
    for oxygen under physiological
    conditions, HbA or HbF? Explain.
    b. What is the physiological significance of
    the different O2 affinities?
    c. When all the BPG is carefully removed from samples of HbA and HbF,
    the measured O2-saturation curves (and consequently the O2
    affinities) are displaced to the left. However, HbA now has a greater
    affinity for oxygen than does HbF. When BPG is reintroduced, the O2-
    saturation curves return to normal, as shown in the graph. What is the
    effect of BPG on the O2 affinity of hemoglobin? How can the above
    information be used to explain the different O2 affinities of fetal and
    maternal hemoglobin?
    8. There are almost 500 naturally occurring variants of hemoglobin. Most are the result of a single
    amino acid substitution in a globin polypeptide chain. Some variants produce clinical illness,
    though not all variants have deleterious effects. A brief sample is presented below.

    HbS (sickle-cell Hb): substitutes a Val for a Glu on the surface


    Hb Cowtown: eliminates an ion pair involved in T-state stabilization
    Hb Memphis: substitutes one uncharged polar residue for another of similar size on the
    surface
    Hb Bibba: substitutes a Pro for a Leu involved in an helix
    Hb Milwaukee: substitutes a Glu for a Val
    Hb Providence: substitutes an Asn for a Lys that normally projects into the central cavity of
    the tetramer
    Hb Philly: substitutes a Phe for a Tyr, disrupting hydrogen bonding at the 11 interface

    Explain your choices for each of the following:


    a. The Hb variant least likely to cause pathological symptoms.
    b. The variant(s) most likely to show pI values different from that of HbA
    when run on an isoelectric focusing gel.
    c. The variant(s) most likely to show a decrease in BPG binding and an
    increase in the overall affinity of the hemoglobin for oxygen.

    10. An antibody binds to an antigen with a Kd of 5 x 10-8 M. At what concentration of antigen will
    be (a) 0.2, (b) 0.5, (c) 0.6, (d) 0.8?

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