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Effect Of Charged Residue Substitutions On The Membrane-Interactive Properties Of Signal Sequences Of The Escherichia Coli Lamb Protein., Jeffrey D. Jones, Lila Gierasch
Effect Of Charged Residue Substitutions On The Membrane-Interactive Properties Of Signal Sequences Of The Escherichia Coli Lamb Protein., Jeffrey D. Jones, Lila Gierasch
Lila Gierasch
Although the central role of the signal sequence in protein export is well established, the molecular details underlying signal sequence in vivo function remain unclear. As part of our continuing effort to relate signal sequence phenotypes to specific biophysical properties, we have carried out an extensive characterization of the secondary structure and lipid interactions for a family of peptides corresponding to the wild-type E. coli LamB signal sequence, and mutants that harbor charged residue point mutations in the hydrophobic core region. We used membrane-resident fluorescence quenching according to the parallax method to determine the relative depth of insertion of tryptophan-labeled …
Effect Of Charged Residue Substitutions On The Thermodynamics Of Signal Peptide-Lipid Interactions For The Escherichia Coli Lamb Signal Sequence., Jeffrey D. Jones, Lila Gierasch
Effect Of Charged Residue Substitutions On The Thermodynamics Of Signal Peptide-Lipid Interactions For The Escherichia Coli Lamb Signal Sequence., Jeffrey D. Jones, Lila Gierasch
Lila Gierasch
We have used tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize the binding affinities of an Escherichia coli LamB signal peptide family for lipid vesicles. These peptides harbor charged residue substitutions in the hydrophobic core region. Titrations of peptides with vesicles composed of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-3-phosphoglycerol (65:35 mol%), in conjunction with evaluation of peptide dissociation rates from these vesicles, were used to determine binding parameters quantitatively. We find that under low ionic strength conditions, point mutations introducing negatively charged aspartate residues substantially reduce peptide affinity relative to the wild-type peptide. However, the difference between wild-type and mutant peptide affinities was much lower under …
Reorganization Of Lipid Domain Structure In Membranes By A Transmembrane Peptide: An Esr Spin Label Study On The Effect Of The Escherichia Coli Outer Membrane Protein A Signal Peptide On The Fluid Lipid Domain Connectivity In Binary Mixtures Of Dimyristoyl Phosphatidylcholine And Distearoyl Phosphatidylcholine., M. B. Sankaram, D. Marsh, Lila Gierasch, T. E. Thompson
Reorganization Of Lipid Domain Structure In Membranes By A Transmembrane Peptide: An Esr Spin Label Study On The Effect Of The Escherichia Coli Outer Membrane Protein A Signal Peptide On The Fluid Lipid Domain Connectivity In Binary Mixtures Of Dimyristoyl Phosphatidylcholine And Distearoyl Phosphatidylcholine., M. B. Sankaram, D. Marsh, Lila Gierasch, T. E. Thompson
Lila Gierasch
The effect of a transmembrane peptide on the domain structure of a two-component, two-phase lipid bilayer composed of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and distearoyl phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) was examined by spin label electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The peptide, pOmpA, is the hydrophobic, 25-residue signal sequence of the outer membrane protein A from Escherichia coli. Nitroxide derivatives of the phospholipid DSPC, 16-DSPCSL, and of the pOmpA signal peptide, pOmpA-IASL, were used as probes. The first-derivative lineshapes of the ESR spectra were analyzed using a normalized intensity ratio, R, that gives information on the average sizes of the disconnected fluid domains and their …