Conformation and dynamics of melittin bound to magnetically oriented lipid bilayers by solid-state 31P and 13C NMR spectroscopy
Conformation and dynamics of melittin bound to magnetically oriented lipid bilayers by solid-state 31P and 13C NMR spectroscopy
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-3495(00)76784-1
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发表时间:
2000-05-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Saitô, H
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作者:
Naito, A;Nagao, T;Saitô, H
The conformation and dynamics of melittin bound to the dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) bilayer and the magnetic orientation in the lipid bilayer systems were investigated by solid-state P-31 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. Using P-31 NMR, it was found that melittin-lipid bilayers form magnetically oriented elongated vesicles with the long axis parallel to the magnetic field above the liquid crystalline-gel phase transition temperature (T-m = 24 degrees C). The conformation, orientation, and dynamics of melittin bound to the membrane were further determined by using this magnetically oriented lipid bilayer system. For this purpose, the C-13 NMR spectra of site-specifically C-13-labeled melittin bound to the membrane in the static, fast magic angle spinning (MAS) and slow MAS conditions were measured. Subsequently, we analyzed the C-13 chemical shift tensors of carbonyl carbons in the peptide backbone under the conditions where they form an alpha-helix and reorient rapidly about the average helical axis. Finally, it was found that melittin adopts a transmembrane alpha-helix whose average axis is parallel to the bilayer normal. The kink angle between the N- and C-terminal helical rods of melittin in the lipid bilayer is similar to 140 degrees or similar to 160 degrees, which is larger than the value of 120 degrees determined by x-ray diffraction studies. Pore formation was clearly observed below the T-m in the initial stage of lysis by microscope. This is considered to be caused by the association of melittin molecules in the lipid bilayer.