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Figure I.20 – Relative binding constants for OmpF (ο), KscA (∆) and Ca 2+ -ATPase (□) for<br />

monounsaturated phosphatidylcholines <strong>with</strong> different acyl-chains relative to that for DOPC (Taken from<br />

Lee, 2003).<br />

As already discussed, the amplitude <strong>of</strong> changes in the relative binding constants <strong>of</strong><br />

the α-helical <strong>proteins</strong>, KscA and Ca 2+ -ATPase are not as high as one should expect<br />

from equation 2.3 due to adaptation <strong>of</strong> <strong>proteins</strong> to more hydrophobically matching<br />

configurations, likely by tilting and changes in the packing <strong>of</strong> α-helices (<strong>proteins</strong> are not<br />

rigid bodies) whereas KscA exhibits preference for lipids <strong>with</strong> 22 carbons in the acylchain,<br />

lipid binding constants for Ca 2+ -ATPase are hardly dependent on acyl-chain, and<br />

OmpF is preferentially bound to shorter lipids (14 carbons).<br />

Membrane <strong>proteins</strong> also exhibit selectivity for lipid headgroups. Strong interactions<br />

are <strong>of</strong>ten found between positively charged TM domains (rich in Lys and Arg) and<br />

negatively charged phospholipids. These selectivities can be the result <strong>of</strong> charge<br />

interactions, and in these cases, after binding <strong>of</strong> the anionic lipid to the surface <strong>of</strong> the<br />

protein, the positive potential in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> the protein would be slightly reduced. If<br />

enough anionic lipid molecules bind to the vicinity <strong>of</strong> the protein, the positive potential<br />

will be neutralized and remaining interactions <strong>with</strong> anionic phospholipids will be<br />

nonspecifical. However, <strong>membrane</strong> <strong>proteins</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten present different selectivities for<br />

different anionic phospholipids. This is likely to result from different balances in<br />

charges inside each class <strong>of</strong> phospholipids. In this way, PS lipids due to the presence <strong>of</strong><br />

the positively charged ammonium group as well as the negatively charged carboxyl<br />

group in the headgroup region may present reduced affinity to basic protein domains<br />

when compared to phosphatidic acid. Also, PG, <strong>with</strong> a single charge in the phosphate<br />

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