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Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of metal binding to the histidine-rich protein, Hpn
Authors:Ge Ruiguang  Zhang Yi  Sun Xuesong  Watt Rory M  He Qing-Yu  Huang Jian-Dong  Wilcox Dean E  Sun Hongzhe
Affiliation:Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PRC.
Abstract:The histidine-rich protein, Hpn, binds to essential metals Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+ and a therapeutic metal Bi3+ with the in vitro affinities in the order of Cu2+ > Ni2+ > Bi3+ > Zn2+. In contrast, the in vivo (in E. coli) protection by the protein is in the order of Ni2+ > Bi3+ > Cu2+ approximately Zn2+. The release of Ni2+ from the protein follows a two-step process consisting of a rapidly established equilibrium and subsequently a rate-determining step (dissociation of Hpn-Ni...EDTA to Ni-EDTA). Our work suggests the nickel storage and homeostasis in H. pylori as the primary role of Hpn.
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