Convergent High O2 Affinity but Distinct ATP-Mediated Allosteric Regulation of Hemoglobins in Oviparous and Viviparous Eremias Lizards from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Author:

Pu Peng1ORCID,Niu Zhiyi2,Ma Ming2,Tang Xiaolong2ORCID,Chen Qiang2

Affiliation:

1. School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China

2. Department of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China

Abstract

The functional adaptation and underlying molecular mechanisms of hemoglobins (Hbs) have primarily concentrated on mammals and birds, with few reports on reptiles. This study aimed to investigate the convergent and species-specific high-altitude adaptation mechanisms of Hbs in two Eremias lizards from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Hbs of high-altitude E. argus and E. multiocellata were characterized by significantly high overall and intrinsic Hb-O2 affinity compared to their low-altitude populations. Despite the similarly low Cl− sensitivities, the Hbs of high-altitude E. argus exhibited higher ATP sensitivity and ATP-dependent Bohr effects than that of E. multiocellata, which could facilitate O2 unloading in respiring tissues. Eremias lizards Hbs exhibited similarly low temperature sensitivities and relatively high Bohr effects at lower temperatures, which could help to stably deliver and release O2 to cold extremities at low temperatures. The oxygenation properties of Hbs in high-altitude populations might be attributed to varying ratios of β2/β1 globin and substitutions on the β2-type globin. Notably, the Asn12Ala in lowland E. argus could cause localized destabilization of the E-helix in the tetrameric Hb by elimination of hydrogen bonds, thereby resulting in its lowest O2 affinity. This study provides a valuable reference for the high-altitude adaptation mechanisms of hemoglobins in reptiles.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Gansu Province Science and Technology Foundation for Youths

Young Scholars Science Foundation of Lanzhou Jiaotong University

Publisher

MDPI AG

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