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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS AND PROSPECTS VIII FINAL CONSIDERATIONS AND PROSPECTS Biophysical studies are likely the only possibility of direct structural and dynamic characterization of the type of interactions addressed in this work. The recurrent difficulties in membrane protein expression and purification were responsible for the popularity of the application of highly sensitive fluorescence techniques in studies of membrane proteins. The presence of aromatic amino acids in proteins allows the application of fluorescence techniques without requirement for labelling with a extrinsic fluorophore. Still, when necessary, the developments in synthesis of fluorophores and labelling techniques, provide the researcher with great flexibility in the process of choosing the best conditions for fluorescence methodologies. Overall, the studies presented here are a demonstration of the potential of biophysical studies, particularly fluorescence spectroscopy studies, in the characterization of interactions between components of biomembranes. In this work, the use of membrane model systems, allowed for the simplification of the number of variables in the experiments. This is essential in studies that focus on the characterization of very specific interactions. Apart from the technical difficulties inherent to in vivo studies (huge heterogeneity of samples, background fluorescence, light scattering, low fluorescence intensity, etc.), the presence of a large number of uncontrolled (and sometimes unknown) variables is highly likely to hinder the possibility of data rationalization. The information recovered from studies with less complex model systems can then be used for a more clear rationalization of data gathered from in vivo studies. The new FRET methodologies developed here, notably the methodology for quantification of protein-lipid selectivity, are expected to be of great use in the future as they are readily applicable to different systems. The FRET methodologies for quantification of drug-protein binding will require only some straightforward adaptations to the geometric constraints of the systems to be studied. 189
Some of the biological questions debated here are still open. Recently, a model for the binding site of V-ATPase inhibitors in the c-subunit was proposed (Bowman et al., 2006), confirming that residues in at least three different transmembrane domains were required for effective bafilomycin inhibition. However the picture was not completely clear, as residues in opposite sides of the same helix were found to be relevant for bafilomycin binding pointing to indirect effects of some residues in the interaction with the inhibitor. Although, clinical trials with SB242784 were not started due to possible adverse effects (Nikura et al., 2005), a derivative of this molecule was shown recently to potentiate the effect of an cytotoxic/anti-tumor drug likely due to inhibition of V- ATPases in tumor cells (Petrangoline et al., 2006). The study of the mechanisms behind clustering of PI(4,5)P 2 into cholesterol dependent domains in biomembranes is a very promising field. It is clear that PI(4,5)P 2 should not spontaneously cluster or partitionate to liquid ordered domains, and this behaviour must be connected to specific protein-lipid interactions. In this way, the study of the lipid membrane partition properties of proteins known to bind PI(4,5)P 2 might give us some insight into these mechanisms. The relevance of acylation characteristics (number and length of acyl-chains in the protein), for membrane protein organization in biomembranes, is a problem of great biological relevance. The use of fluorescence imaging techniques in the study of protein-lipid interactions can add additional layers of information to the results of non-space resolution biophysical studies. The biophysical studies presented here relied mostly on macroscopic observables, and although this type of data is, as demonstrated, highly enriched in information, some of it is lost by averaging of fluorophore populations, while imaging techniques allow for resolution of different populations of fluorophores. Therefore, the application of the methodologies derived and described here to fluorescence imaging data could help identify features of interactions between membrane components which go undetected in the macroscopic data. In the limit, single-molecule techniques could also be used. Imaging techniques are obviously very useful in the observation of large scale changes (µm scale) in the lateral distribution of membrane components and are a useful complement to FRET methodologies, which are able to probe deviations to homogeneity in the nanometer scale. Additionally, FRET studies under the microscope are also carried out, allowing the direct comparison between macroscopic and microscopic data. 190
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UNIVERSIDADE TÉCNICA DE LISBOA INS
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Fernandes, F., Loura, L. M. S., Fed
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Ao Pedro e Hugo, amigos de longa da
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2.2. - Peptides as models 2.3. - Am
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ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOL LIST ABBRE
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RESUMO RESUMO As biomembranas são
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SINOPSE SINOPSE Nas últimas duas d
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SINOPSE podem fornecer informação
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OUTLINE OUTLINE The last two decade
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OUTLINE membranes with a distributi
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acid. If no more groups are linked
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sphingomyelin, the most abundant sp
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Figure I.9 - Depiction of the sever
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drying into a film and ressuspensio
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deactivating agents. Zwitterionic d
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PROTEIN-PROTEIN AND PROTEIN-LIPID I
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QUANTIFICATION OF PROTEIN-LIPID SEL
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BINDING OF INHIBITORS TO A PUTATIVE
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BINDING OF INHIBITORS TO A PUTATIVE
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Introduction Quinolones are broad-s
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acceptors) (Eqs. 4-6) (⋅-⋅-⋅)
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