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J Biol Chem
2011 May 13;28619:16716-25. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.180844.
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DiGeorge critical region 8 (DGCR8) is a double-cysteine-ligated heme protein.
Barr I
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Smith AT
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Senturia R
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Chen Y
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Scheidemantle BD
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Burstyn JN
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Guo F
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All known heme-thiolate proteins ligate the heme iron using one cysteine side chain. We previously found that DiGeorge Critical Region 8 (DGCR8), an essential microRNA processing factor, associates with heme of unknown redox state when overexpressed in Escherichia coli. On the basis of the similarity of the 450-nm Soret absorption peak of the DGCR8-heme complex to that of cytochrome P450 containing ferrous heme with CO bound, we identified cysteine 352 as a probable axial ligand in DGCR8. Here we further characterize the DGCR8-heme interaction using biochemical and spectroscopic methods. The DGCR8-heme complex is highly stable, with a half-life exceeding 4 days. Mutation of the conserved proline 351 to an alanine increases the rate of heme dissociation and allows the DGCR8-heme complex to be reconstituted biochemically. Surprisingly, DGCR8 binds ferric heme without CO to generate a hyperporphyrin spectrum. The electronic absorption, magnetic circular dichroism, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of the DGCR8-heme complex suggest a ferric heme bearing two cysteine ligands. This model was further confirmed using selenomethionine-substituted DGCR8 and mercury titration. DGCR8 is the first example of a heme-binding protein with two endogenous cysteine side chains serving as axial ligands. We further show that native DGCR8 binds heme when expressed in eukaryotic cells. This study provides a chemical basis for understanding the function of the DGCR8-heme interaction in microRNA maturation.
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