Biophysical studies of membrane proteins/peptides. Interaction with ...
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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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