Cytochrome P-450: hexameric structure of the purified LM4 form

FEBS Lett. 1993 Jul 5;325(3):251-4. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)81083-c.

Abstract

Purified cytochrome P-450LM4 was found to be monodisperse in 20% glycerol by analytical ultracentrifugation. Its S20,w value was quite similar to that of hexameric P-450LM2. At lower glycerol concentrations the P-450LM4 showed a tendency to aggregate. The P-450LM4 oligomers were immobilized on Ultrogel A4 under conditions allowing only one covalent link to the matrix per oligomer. In the presence of SDS, the oligomers dissociated leaving only 1/6th of the initial amount of bound protein on the matrix, suggesting that the purified P-450LM4 is a hexamer. This was confirmed by electron microscopy. The quaternary structure of the P-450LM4 was similar to that demonstrated earlier for P-450LM2.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / chemistry*
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / isolation & purification
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / ultrastructure
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Protein Conformation
  • Rabbits
  • Ultracentrifugation

Substances

  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System