Pseudoazurin is an electron transfer copper protein, a member of the cupredoxin family. The protein is frequently found in denitrifying bacteria, where it is the electron donor of nitrite reductase. The copper at the active site is coordinated to His40, Cys78, His81 and Met86 in a distorted tetragonal geometry. We have recorded and assigned the (1)H NMR spectra of Co(II)-substituted pseudoazurin from Achromobacter cycloclastes. The (1)H NMR spectrum of Co(II)-pseudoazurin closely resembles that of Co(II)-rusticyanin, reflecting an altered conformation for the Met-Co(II)-Cys moiety in both proteins, compared to Co(II)-azurin, amicyanin and stellacyanin. The electron spin density onto the Sgamma(Cys) is larger in Co(II)-pseudoazurin compared to Co(II)-rusticyanin. Instead, the Co(II)-Met interaction is similar in both derivatives. Hence, the different metal-ligand interactions might be independently modulated by the protein structure. The present work also shows that the electron spin density onto the Co(II)-S(cys) bond is sensibly smaller than the Cu(II)-S(cys). Notwithstanding, NMR data on Co(II)-substituted blue copper proteins can be safely extrapolated to native Cu(II) proteins.
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