Analysis of the stability of hemoglobin S double strands

Biophysical Journal
X Q MuB Magdoff-Fairchild

Abstract

The deoxyhemoglobin S (deoxy-HbS) double strand is the fundamental building block of both the crystals of deoxy-HbS and the physiologically relevant fibers present within sickle cells. To use the atomic-resolution detail of the hemoglobin-hemoglobin interaction known from the crystallography of HbS as a basis for understanding the interactions in the fibers, it is necessary to define precisely the relationship between the straight double strands in the crystal and the twisted, helical double strands in the fibers. The intermolecular contact conferring the stability of the double strand in both crystal and fiber is between the beta6 valine on one HbS molecule and residues near the EF corner of an adjacent molecule. Models for the helical double strands were constructed by a geometric transformation from crystal to fiber that preserves this critical interaction, minimizes distortion, and makes the transformation as smooth as possible. From these models, the energy of association was calculated over the range of all possible helical twists of the double strands and all possible distances of the double strands from the fiber axis. The calculated association energies reflect the fact that the axial interactions decrease as the dista...Continue Reading

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