The oxygenation-linked shift in the T↔R conformational equilibrium is central to homotropic allostery (cooperative O2-binding that stems from subunit–subunit interaction) and heterotropic allostery (regulation of heme reactivity by ligands that bind at sites remote from the heme pocket) (Perutz, 1970; Baldwin and Chothia, 1979). 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Results are qualitatively similar under the assumption of 25% tissue O2 extraction, corresponding to the situation at rest (Willford et al., 1982). In mammals, the evidence for a positive relationship between Hb–O2 affinity and native elevation is equivocal. Rows corresponding to high-altitude taxa are shaded. In comparative analyses of phenotypic variation it is important to account for the fact that trait values from different species are not statistically independent because the sampled species did not evolve independently of one another; the phylogenetic history of any set of species is represented by a hierarchically nested pattern of relationships (Garland et al., 2005). Integr. In mammalian red cells, DPG is a far more potent allosteric regulator of Hb–O2 affinity than ATP, partly because ATP is ∼90% complexed with Mg2+ (Bunn, 1971; Mairbäurl, 1994). The author declares no competing or financial interests. In these three-dimensional plots, the difference in arterial and venous O2 saturation (SaO2−SvO2) is indicated by the height of the projection above the reference plane. (2014), Galen et al. 2,3-BPG is found to be elevated in people living at high altitudes. In yaks, high-affinity fetal Hb isoforms are expressed at high levels in one-month-old calves (Weber et al., 1988b), but it is not known whether high expression is retained into adulthood. This is consistent with theoretical investigations of tissue O2 delivery at rest and during exercise (Turek et al., 1973; West and Wagner, 1980; Bencowitz et al., 1982; Willford et al., 1982; Samaja et al., 1986, 2003; Scott and Milsom, 2006). For information regarding elevational ranges, see Projecto-Garcia et al. Prevention and treatment information (HHS). The theoretical and experimental results reviewed above suggest that it is generally beneficial to have an increased Hb–O2 affinity under conditions of severe hypoxia. The Hb multiplicity that has been documented in birds and non-avian reptiles suggests a potential mechanism for modulating blood–O2 affinity via changes in the relative abundance of distinct Hb isoforms with different O2-binding properties (Hiebl et al., 1988; Weber et al., 1988a; Grispo et al., 2012; Opazo et al., 2015). Under such conditions, changes in the oxygenation properties of red blood cells can limit the reduction in O2 flux while simultaneously preserving an adequate pressure gradient for O2 diffusion from the capillary blood to the cells of perfused tissue. Filled symbols denote comparisons between species, whereas open symbols denote comparisons between high- versus low-altitude populations of the same species. Having explored functional mechanisms for altering Hb–O2 affinity, let us now address the question of whether the optimal Hb–O2 affinity varies as a function of atmospheric PO2. (B) Comparison between Hbs of the high-altitude American pika (Ochotona princeps) and the low-altitude collared pika (O. collaris) (data from Tufts et al., 2015). Make a note of the upcoming application deadlines and find out more about the grants on offer: Sustainable Conferencing Grants are reported for stripped Hbs in the absence of added anions, in the presence of Cl− alone (added as KCl), in the presence of IHP alone, and in the presence of both anions combined. 3A). However, the connection between P50 and altitude is only a general one, and animals such as humans that can reside at most altitudes successfully, most likely adapt by mechanisms other than P50 alteration. The data summarized in this review were generated in close collaboration with numerous colleagues, in particular: A. Fago, C. Natarajan, R. E. Weber and C. C. Witt. Experiments involving rats with pharmacologically manipulated Hb–O2 affinities have also demonstrated that reductions in blood P50 significantly increase the survival of animals subjected to acute, severe hypoxia (Eaton et al., 1974; Penney and Thomas, 1975). All pairwise comparisons involved dramatic elevational contrasts; high-altitude taxa native to very high elevations (3500–5000 m above sea level) were paired with close relatives that typically occur at or near sea level. 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Within this group, many species with lowland distributions may have descended from highland ancestors. Being the fine tuned and adaptable instrument that it is, the human body releases a hormone called erythropoetin when oxygen levels decrease. To determine whether there is a relationship between Hb–O2 affinity and native elevation, we want to make comparisons between close relatives so that we can minimize the number of potentially confounding differences in other aspects of their biology. (C) Comparison between Hbs of the high-altitude yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) and the low-altitude hoary marmot (M. caligata) (data from Revsbech et al., 2013). 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Search for other works by this author on: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. Jay F. Storz; Hemoglobin–oxygen affinity in high-altitude vertebrates: is there evidence for an adaptive trend?. Epub 2013 Dec 2. J Exp Biol 15 October 2016; 219 (20): 3190–3203. Evolved changes in Hb function in high-altitude birds provide one of the most compelling examples of convergent biochemical adaptation in vertebrates. This is reflected in a rightward shift of the curve and a higher P50. 6A). Anseriformes and some other species have Gln at position α38 … Hb–O2 affinity is indexed by the P50 value (dashed grey lines) – the PO2 at which Hb is half-saturated. However, it is not always clear whether an increased or decreased Hb-O2 affinity should be expected to improve tissue O2 delivery under different degrees of hypoxia, due to the inherent trade-off between arterial O2 loading and peripheral O2 unloading. (2015). To assess the adaptive value of the right-shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve (decreased affinity for oxygen) observed in humans upon altitude exposure, the short-term physiologic responses to altitude-induced hypoxia were evaluated in two subjects with a high oxygen affinity hemoglobin (Hb Andrew-Minneapolis) and in two of their normal siblings. Reversible changes in Hb–O2 affinity can be achieved by modulating intraerythrocytic pH and/or the concentration of organic phosphates or other allosteric effectors (Nikinmaa, 2001; Jensen, 2004, 2009). 7). To assess the adaptive value of the right-shift of the hemoglobin dissociation curve (decreased affinity for oxygen) observed in humans upon altitude exposure, the short-term physiologic responses to altitude-induced hypoxia were evaluated in two subjects with a high oxygen affinity hemoglobin (Hb Andrew-Minneapolis) and in two of their normal siblings. A number of previous authors interpreted the hypoxia-induced increase in red cell [DPG] (and the associated reduction in blood O2 affinity) as an adaptive response (Aste-Salazar and Hurtado, 1944; Lenfant et al., 1968, 1969, 1971; Eaton et al., 1969; Frisancho, 1975). © 2021 The Company of Biologists. There is no evidence for a significant elevational trend in the Hb–O2 affinities of mammals. (2016)]. Finally, I synthesize comparative data in a phylogenetic framework to assess the strength of the relationship between Hb–O2 affinity and native elevation in mammals and birds, the vertebrate groups for which the most data are available. for the minor HbD isoform in a subset of the same taxon pairs in which both members of the pair express HbD. In this study, the putative fetal Hb isoform was identified as such only because it exhibited a resistance to alkaline denaturation similar to that of human fetal Hb (HbF). In such cases, sufficient quantities of HbD could not be purified for measures of O2 equilibria. Another issue concerns genealogical discordance between the phylogeny of the examined species and the phylogenies of the genes that underlie the measured trait (Hahn and Nakhleh, 2016; Storz, 2016a). As explained in the main text, the ‘KCl+IHP’ treatment is most relevant to in vivo conditions in avian red blood cells, but measurements of O2 affinity under each of the four standardized treatments provide insights into the functional mechanism responsible for observed differences in P50(KCl+IHP). (2015), and Natarajan et al. However, in humans and other mammals, the hypoxia-induced increase in red cell [DPG] continues at elevations well above the threshold at which further reductions in Hb–O2 affinity become counterproductive due to arterial desaturation (Winslow et al., 1984; Samaja et al., 2003). The plot shows measures of Hb–O2 affinity in the presence of anionic effectors [P50(KCl+IHP) (±s.e.m.)] The amount of haemoglobin in blood increases at high altitude. In comparative physiology, a fairly well-accepted empirical generalization is that vertebrate taxa that are native to high-altitude environments tend to have elevated hemoglobin (Hb)–O2 affinities in comparison with lowland relatives (Hall et al., 1936; Bullard, 1972; Lenfant, 1973; Bunn, 1980; Monge and León-Velarde, 1991; Weber, 1995, 2007; Storz, 2007; Powell and Hopkins, 2010; Storz et al., 2010b). Bohr effect and temperature sensitivity of hemoglobins from highland and lowland deer mice. Epub 2020 Aug 14. In the case of birds, I have summarized data from 58 taxa representing 29 matched pairs of high- versus low-altitude taxa (Fig. The capacitance coefficient therefore quantifies the amount of O2 unloaded to the tissues for a given arterial–venous difference in PO2. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd, With regard to the maintenance of an adequate pressure gradient for O, Several theoretical treatments have calculated optimal values of, Taking the first derivative of the maximum arterial–venous saturation difference with respect to, The hemoglobin system. In the physiological range, the O2 affinity of vertebrate Hb is inversely related to the acidity and CO2 concentration of the blood. However, more specialized species native to high altitudes (guinea pig and bar-headed goose, for example) seem to have a lower P50 than their sea level counterparts, an adaptation that presumably promotes O 2 … In the presence of anionic effectors, high-altitude taxa have higher Hb–O2 affinities than their lowland counterparts in some cases (e.g. By contrast, a lower P50 maintains a higher PvO2 under severe hypoxia (PaO2=∼40 Torr). Lessons from the post-genomic era: Globin diversity beyond oxygen binding and transport. The ‘KCl+DPG’ treatment is most relevant to in vivo conditions in mammalian red blood cells, and I therefore focus primarily on measures of P50(KCl+DPG). In air-breathing vertebrates at high altitude, fine-tuned adjustments in hemoglobin (Hb)-O 2 affinity provide an energetically efficient means of mitigating the effects of arterial hypoxemia. Such generalizations or ‘ecogeographic rules’ are instructive about relationships between form and function, and they motivate the development of mathematical models to describe particular features that organisms might be expected to possess in particular environments. Front Physiol. A haemoglobin electrophoresis showed that our patients have a haemoglobinopathy with high affinity for oxygen, called Hb-Malmö (exon 3: c.294 C>G p.His98Gln). As hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen decreases, oxygen is more readily unloaded at the tissue level. Whether the same may be true of non-human mammals and birds at high altitude is an open question. The oxygenation-induced T→R transition entails a breakage of salt bridges and hydrogen bonds within and between subunits (open squares), dissociation of allosterically bound organic phosphates (OPHs), Cl− ions and protons, and the release of heat (heme oxygenation is an exothermic reaction). The highest human settlements in the Himalayas and the Andes are generally at elevations of <4900 m (the Peruvian mining town, La Rinconada, is situated 5100 m above sea level, and most mine workers have homes at lower elevation). Increasing the amount of haemoglobin in the blood increases the amount of oxygen that can be carried. In the comparisons between conspecific populations of deer mice and between the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) and thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus), the evolved changes in Hb function involved an increase in intrinsic O2 affinity in combination with a suppressed sensitivity to anionic effectors (Storz et al., 2009, 2010a; Natarajan et al., 2013; Revsbech et al., 2013; Natarajan et al., 2015a). With the above relationships in mind, we can see that under conditions of moderate hypoxia (PaO2 >45 Torr), a reduced Hb–O2 affinity (right-shifted curve) maximizes βbO2 (Fig. An obvious prediction is that derived increases in Hb–O2 affinity will have evolved repeatedly in disparate vertebrate taxa that have independently colonized extreme altitudes (provided that their range limits exceed the elevational threshold at which an increased Hb–O2 affinity becomes beneficial). The sigmoid O2 equilibrium curves are shown for high, intermediate and low Hb–O2 affinities; P50, the PO2 at which Hb is 50% saturated. The oxygenation properties of blood reflect inherent properties of the Hb protein as well as the physicochemical operating conditions for Hb in the red blood cell. A decrease in P50 indicates greater hemoglobin avidity for oxygen and decreased oxygen release. Phylogenetically independent comparisons revealed that highland natives generally have an increased Hb–O2 affinity relative to their lowland counterparts, a pattern consistent for both HbA (Wilcoxon's signed-rank test, Z=−4.314, P<0.0001, N=29; Fig. Due to differences in the nature of isoform differentiation in birds and mammals, I will discuss relevant data for each of these taxa in turn. 2B). When the kinetics of O2 transfer across the alveolar gas–blood barrier is a limiting step (diffusion limitation), a left-shifted O2 equilibrium curve may also be advantageous under less severe hypoxia (Bencowitz et al., 1982). J. Physiol. This occurs because the low oxyhemoglobin content of red blood cells stimulates the production of 2,3-DPG, which in turn decreases the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen. Since natural selection is ‘the ultimate arbiter of what constitutes an adaptation’ (Snyder, 1982, p. 92), a systematic survey of altitude-related changes in Hb–O2 affinity – as revealed by comparisons among extant species – can provide insights into the possible adaptive significance of such changes.
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