Calcium-dependent solvation of the myristoyl group of recoverin

Biochemistry
R E HughesJ B Hurley

Abstract

Recoverin is an N-myristoylated calcium-binding protein present in the photoreceptor cells of the mammalian retina. It is believed to function as a calcium sensor in visual signal transduction by coupling the kinetics of the recovery phase of the photoresponse to changes in the levels of intracellular Ca2+. Upon binding Ca2+, recoverin undergoes a conformational change that allows it to associate with membranes in a manner that requires N-myristoyl modification. It has been proposed that, in the Ca(2+)-free conformation, the myristoyl group is sequestered in a hydrophobic part of the protein, and in the Ca(2+)-bound conformation, the myristoyl group is exposed to solution. The crystal structure of Ca(2+)-bound recoverin reveals an exposed cluster of hydrophobic residues, raising the possibility that residues in this region may function as part of an intramolecular myristoyl binding site. Fluorescence spectroscopy analysis of interactions between recoverin and 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate (ANS) shows that an increase in solvent-accessible hydrophobic surface accompanies Ca2+ binding. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of myristoyl protons show dispersed chemical shifts in the Ca(2+)-free conformation that become rel...Continue Reading

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