Synthesis and biophysical analysis of transmembrane domains of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae G protein-coupled receptor.
Synthesis and biophysical analysis of transmembrane domains of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae G protein-coupled receptor.
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酿酒酵母 G 蛋白偶联受体跨膜结构域的合成和生物物理分析。
DOI:
10.1021/bi001432p
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发表时间:
2000
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Naider,F
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作者:
Xie,H;Ding,FX;Schreiber,D;Eng,G;Liu,SF;Arshava,B;Arevalo,E;Becker,JM;Naider,F
The Ste2p receptor for α-factor, a tridecapeptide mating pheromone of the yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae, belongs to the G protein-coupled family of receptors. In this paper we report on the synthesis of peptides corresponding to five of the seven transmembrane domains (M1−M5) and two homologues of the sixth transmembrane domain corresponding to the wild-type sequence and a mutant sequence found in a constitutively active receptor. The secondary structures of all new transmembrane peptides and previously synthesized peptides corresponding to domains 6 and 7 were assessed using a detailed CD analysis in trifluoroethanol, trifluoroethanol−water mixtures, sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles, and dimyristoyl phosphatidyl choline bilayers. Tryptophan fluorescence quenching experiments were used to assess the penetration of the membrane peptides into lipid bilayers. All peptides were predominantly (40−80%) helical in trifluoroethanol and most trifluoroethanol−water mixtures. In contrast, two of the peptides M3-35 (KKKNIIQVLLVASIETSLVFQIKVIFTGDNFKKKG) and M6-31 (KQFDSFHILLINleSAQSLLVPSIIFILAYSLK) formed stable β-sheet structures in both sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles and DMPC bilayers. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that these two peptides formed high molecular aggregates in the presence of SDS whereas all other peptides moved as monomeric species. The peptide (KKKFDSFHILLIMSAQSLLVLSIIFILAYSLKKKS) corresponding to the sequence in the constitutive mutant was predominantly helical under a variety of conditions, whereas the homologous wild-type sequence (KKKFDSFHILLIMSAQSLLVPSIIFILAYSLKKKS) retained a tendency to form β-structures. These results demonstrate a connection between a conformational shift in secondary structure, as detected by biophysical techniques, and receptor function. The aggregation of particular transmembrane domains may also reflect a tendency for intermolecular interactions that occur in the membrane environment facilitating formation of receptor dimers or multimers.