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Biochim Biophys Acta. 2004 Nov 17;1667(1):67-81
Authors: Morris KF, Gao X, Wong TC
The wild-type (wt) N-terminal 23-residue fusion peptide (FP) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) fusion protein gp41 and its V2E mutant have been studied by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in dodecylphosphocholine (DPC) micelles as membrane mimics. A number of NMR techniques have been used. Pulsed field-gradient diffusion measurements in DPC and in 4:1 DPC/sodium dodecylsulfate mixed micelles showed that there is no major difference between the partition coefficients of the fusogenic wt peptide and the V2E mutant in these micelles, indicating that there is no correlation between the activity of the fusion peptides and their membrane affinities. The nuclear Overhauser enhancement (NOE) patterns and the chemical shift index for these two peptides indicated that both FP are in an alpha helical conformation between the Ile4 to Leu12 or to Ala15 region. Simulated annealing showed that the helical region extends from Ile4 to Met19. The two FPs share similar conformational characteristics, indicating that the conformation of the FP is not an important factor determining its activity. The spin-label studies, utilizing spin labels 5- and 16-doxystearic acids in the DPC micelles, provided clear indication that the wt FP inserts its N-terminus into the micelles while the V2E mutant does not insert into the micelles. The conclusion from the spin-label results is corroborated by deuterium amide proton exchange experiments. The correlation between the oblique insertion of the FP and its fusogenic activity is in excellent agreement with results from our molecular dynamics simulation and from other previous studies.
Conformational Disorder of Membrane Peptides Investigated from Solid-State NMR Linewidths and Lineshapes.
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Authors: Su Y, Hong M
A challenge in the application of solid-state NMR spectroscopy to membrane proteins and peptides is the relatively broad linewidths compared to solution NMR spectra. To understand the linewidth contributions to membrane protein spectra, we have measured the inhomogeneous and homogeneous...
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Solid-state NMR of amyloid membrane interactions.
Solid-state NMR of amyloid membrane interactions.
Solid-state NMR of amyloid membrane interactions.
Methods Mol Biol. 2011;752:165-77
Authors: Gehman JD, Separovic F
Solid-state NMR pulse sequences often feature fewer pulses and delays than the more common solution NMR experiments. This ostensible simplicity, however, belies the care with which experimental parameters must be determined, as solid-state NMR can be much less forgiving of improper experimental set-up. This is especially true of "semi-solid" samples, such as the phospholipid vesicles...
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Structure and dynamics of cationic membrane peptides and proteins: Insights from solid-state NMR.
Structure and dynamics of cationic membrane peptides and proteins: Insights from solid-state NMR.
Structure and dynamics of cationic membrane peptides and proteins: Insights from solid-state NMR.
Protein Sci. 2011 Feb 22;
Authors: Hong M, Su Y
Many membrane peptides and protein domains contain functionally important cationic Arg and Lys residues, whose insertion into the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer encounters significant energy barriers. To understand how these cationic molecules overcome the free energy barrier to insert into the...
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[NMR paper] Conformational study of fragments of envelope proteins (gp120: 254-274 and gp41: 519-
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J Pept Sci. 2004 Jun;10(6):363-80
Authors: Kanyalkar M, Srivastava S, Saran A, Coutinho E
The envelope proteins, gp 120 and gp41 of HIV-1, play a crucial role in receptor (CD4+ lymphocytes) binding and membrane fusion. The fragment 254-274 of gp120 is conserved in all strains of...
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[NMR paper] Probing membrane surfaces and the location of membrane-embedded peptides by (13)C MAS
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J Magn Reson. 1999 Dec;141(2):335-9
Authors: Gröbner G, Glaubitz C, Watts A
A simple but efficient (13)C MAS NMR method is presented for the determination of the location of embedded molecules such as peptides relative to biological membrane surfaces by exploiting the interaction with paramagnetic...
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[NMR paper] NMR studies of a viral protein that mimics the regulators of complement activation.
NMR studies of a viral protein that mimics the regulators of complement activation.
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J Mol Biol. 1997 Sep 19;272(2):253-65
Authors: Wiles AP, Shaw G, Bright J, Perczel A, Campbell ID, Barlow PN
Vaccinia virus complement control protein (VCP) is a 243-residue protein that is similar in sequence to the regulators of complement activation; its...
Solid State NMR of membrane peptides and proteins
Solid State NMR of membrane peptides and proteins
Lecture notes on "Solid State NMR of membrane peptides and proteins" by Dr. SK Straus from Univ. of British Columbia
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