Crystal structure of the S-nitroso form of liganded human hemoglobin.
Chan, N.L., Rogers, P.H., Arnone, A.(1998) Biochemistry 37: 16459-16464
- PubMed: 9843411 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi9816711
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1BUW - PubMed Abstract: 
Although numerous reports have documented that the S-nitrosylation of cysteine residues by NO alters the activities of a wide variety of proteins, the direct visualization and the structural consequences of this reversible modification have not yet been reported for any protein. Here we describe the crystal structure of S-nitroso-nitrosylhemoglobin determined at a resolution of 1.8 A. The specific reaction of NO with Cys93beta is confirmed in this structure, and a large S-nitrosylation-induced change in the tertiary structure of the COOH-terminal dipeptides of the beta subunits provides additional insight into the stereochemical mechanism by which blood flow is regulated by the interaction of NO with hemoglobin.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.