Pseudocontact shifts in biomolecular NMR spectroscopy

T Müntener, D Joss, D Häussinger… - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Paramagnetic centers in biomolecules, such as specific metal ions that are bound to a
protein, affect the nuclei in their surrounding in various ways. One of these effects is the …

NMR spectroscopy of paramagnetic metalloproteins

I Bertini, C Luchinat, G Parigi, R Pierattelli - ChemBioChem, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This article deals with the solution structure determination of paramagnetic metalloproteins
by NMR spectroscopy. These proteins were believed not to be suitable for NMR …

On the use of different dielectric constants for computing individual and pairwise terms in Poisson− Boltzmann studies of protein ionization equilibrium

VH Teixeira, CA Cunha, M Machuqueiro… - The journal of …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Poisson− Boltzmann (PB) models are a fast and common tool for studying electrostatic
processes in proteins, particularly their ionization equilibrium (protonation and/or reduction) …

Hemes on a string: insights on the functional mechanisms of PgcA from Geobacter sulfurreducens

TM Fernandes, MA Silva, L Morgado… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Microbial extracellular reduction of insoluble compounds requires soluble electron shuttles
that diffuse in the environment, freely diffusing cytochromes, or direct contact with cellular …

A high‐resolution view of the coordination environment in a paramagnetic metalloprotein from its magnetic properties

E Ravera, L Gigli, EA Suturina, V Calderone… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metalloproteins constitute a significant fraction of the proteome of all organisms and their
characterization is critical for both basic sciences and biomedical applications. A large …

Molecular Dynamics at Constant pH and Reduction Potential: Application to Cytochrome c3

M Machuqueiro, AM Baptista - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Here we present a new implementation and extension of the stochastic titration method
which makes it possible to perform MD simulations at constant pH and reduction potential …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insights into the modulation of the redox properties of two Geobacter sulfurreducens homologous triheme cytochromes

L Morgado, M Bruix, V Orshonsky, YY Londer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2008 - Elsevier
The redox properties of a periplasmic triheme cytochrome, PpcB from Geobacter
sulfurreducens, were studied by NMR and visible spectroscopy. The structure of PpcB was …

[HTML][HTML] Protein Engineering of Electron Transfer Components from Electroactive Geobacter Bacteria

TM Fernandes, L Morgado, DL Turner, CA Salgueiro - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electrogenic microorganisms possess unique redox biological features, being capable of
transferring electrons to the cell exterior and converting highly toxic compounds into …

Thermodynamic Characterization of Triheme Cytochrome PpcA from Geobacter sulfurreducens:  Evidence for a Role Played in e-/H+ Energy Transduction,

M Pessanha, L Morgado, RO Louro, YY Londer… - Biochemistry, 2006 - ACS Publications
The facultative aerobic bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens produces a small periplasmic c-
type triheme cytochrome with 71 residues (PpcA) under anaerobic growth conditions, which …

Studies of the reduction and protonation behavior of tetraheme cytochromes using atomic detail

VH Teixeira, CM Soares, AM Baptista - JBIC Journal of Biological …, 2002 - Springer
A comparative study of tetraheme cytochrome c 3 molecules from several species was
carried out using recently developed theoretical methods based on continuum electrostatics …