Functionally relevant coupled dynamic profile of bacteriorhodopsin and lipids in purple membranes
Functionally relevant coupled dynamic profile of bacteriorhodopsin and lipids in purple membranes
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DOI:
10.1021/bi051756j
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发表时间:
2006-04-04
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2.9
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Watts, A
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Kamihira, M;Watts, A
The dynamics of bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and the lipid headgroups in oriented purple membranes (PMs) was determined at various temperatures and relative humidity (rh) using solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The P-31 NMR spectra of the alpha- and gamma-phosphate groups in methyl phosphatidylglycerophosphate (PGP-Me), which is the major phospholipid in the PM, changed sensitively with hydration levels. Between 253 and 233 K, the signals from a fully hydrated sample became broadened similarly to those of a dry sample at 293 K. The N-15 cross polarization (CP) NMR spectral intensities from [N-15]Gly bR incorporated into fully hydrated PMs were suppressed in N-15 CP NMR spectra at 293 K compared with those of dry membranes but gradually recovered at low temperatures or at lower hydration (75%) levels. The suppression of the NMR signals, which is due to interference with proton decoupling frequency (similar to 45 kHz), coupled with short spin-spin relaxation times (T-2) indicates that the loops of bR, in particular, have motional components around this frequency. The motion of the transmembrane alpha-helices in bR was largely affected by the freezing of excess water at low temperatures. While between 253 and 233 K, where a dynamic phase transition-like change was observed in the P-31 NMR spectra for the phosphate lipid headgroups, the molecular motion of the loops and the C- and N-termini slowed, suggesting lipid-loop interactions, although protein-protein interactions between stacks cannot be excluded. The results of T-2 measurements of dry samples, which do not have proton pumping activity, were similar to those for fully hydrated samples below 213 K where the M-intermediates can be trapped. These results suggest that motions in the 10s mu s correlation regime may be functionally important for the photocycle of bR, and protein-lipid interactions are motionally coupled in this dynamic regime.