Interaction of Ni(II) and Cu(II) with a metal binding sequence of histone H4: AKRHRK, a model of the H4 tail

Chromatin proteins are believed to represent reactive sites for nickel binding. The unique structure of the N-terminal tail of histone H4 contains sites for post-translational modification close to a histidine residue capable of anchoring binding sites for metal ions. We have analyzed as a minimal model for the H4 tail, the blocked peptide CH3CO-AKRHRK-CONH2 for nickel and copper binding. Ultraviolet-visible, circular dichroism, electron paramagnetic resonance and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis showed that histidine acts as an anchoring metal binding site. A 1N complex is formed between pH = 5-7 and 4-6 for Ni(II) and Cu(II), respectively, while at a higher pH a series of 4N complexes are formed. Above pH 8, the 2N high- spin octahedral resulted in a 4N low-spin planar Ni(II) complex. The stability constants of the Cu(II) (3N, 4N) and Ni(II) (4N) complexes with the peptide model of the H4 were distinctly higher than those for a similar blocked peptide with a histidine in the fourth position. Significant shifts in the proton region in the 1H NMR spectrum of the 4N Ni-complex showed that the conformation of the peptide had been dramatically affected following Ni(II) complexation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.



Titolo: Interaction of Ni(II) and Cu(II) with a metal binding sequence of histone H4: AKRHRK, a model of the H4 tail
Autori: 
ZORODDU, Maria Antonietta
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Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Rivista: 
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS  
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/11388/166746
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