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There is a considerable interest in understanding the function of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), but the details of their mode of action is not fully understood. This motivates extensive efforts in determining structural and mechanistic parameters for AMP's interaction with lipid membranes. In this study we show that oriented-sample (31)P solid-state NMR spectroscopy can be used to probe the membrane perturbations and disruption by AMPs. For two AMPs, alamethicin and novicidin, we observe that the majority of the lipids remain in a planar bilayer conformation but that a number of lipids are involved in the peptide anchoring. These lipids display reduced dynamics. Our study supports previous studies showing that alamethicin adopts a transmembrane arrangement without significant disturbance of the surrounding lipids, while novicidin forms toroidal pores at high concentrations leading to more extensive membrane disturbance.
Multidimensional oriented solid-state NMR experiments enable the sequential assignment of uniformly 15N labeled integral membrane proteins in magnetically aligned lipid bilayers
Multidimensional oriented solid-state NMR experiments enable the sequential assignment of uniformly 15N labeled integral membrane proteins in magnetically aligned lipid bilayers
Abstract Oriented solid-state NMR is the most direct methodology to obtain the orientation of membrane proteins with respect to the lipid bilayer. The method consists of measuring 1H-15N dipolar couplings (DC) and 15N anisotropic chemical shifts (CSA) for membrane proteins that are uniformly aligned with respect to the membrane bilayer. A significant advantage of this approach is that tilt and azimuthal...
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Structure and alignment of the membrane-associated antimicrobial peptide arenicin by oriented solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
Structure and alignment of the membrane-associated antimicrobial peptide arenicin by oriented solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
Structure and alignment of the membrane-associated antimicrobial peptide arenicin by oriented solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
Biochemistry. 2011 May 10;50(18):3784-95
Authors: Salnikov ES, Aisenbrey C, Balandin SV, Zhmak MN, Ovchinnikova TV, Bechinger B
The antimicrobial arenicin peptides are cationic amphipathic sequences that strongly interact with membranes. Through a cystine ring closure a cyclic ?-sheet structure is formed...
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Structure and Alignment of the Membrane-Associated Antimicrobial Peptide Arenicin by Oriented Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
Structure and Alignment of the Membrane-Associated Antimicrobial Peptide Arenicin by Oriented Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
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Biochemistry
DOI: 10.1021/bi1018732
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Molecular Dynamics of Proteorhodopsin in Lipid Bilayers by Solid-State NMR.
Molecular Dynamics of Proteorhodopsin in Lipid Bilayers by Solid-State NMR.
Molecular Dynamics of Proteorhodopsin in Lipid Bilayers by Solid-State NMR.
J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Mar 14;
Authors: Yang J, Aslimovska L, Glaubitz C
Environmental factors such as temperature, hydration, and lipid bilayer properties are tightly coupled to the dynamics of membrane proteins. So far, site-resolved data visualizing the protein's response to alterations in these factors are rare, and conclusions had to be drawn from dynamic data averaged over the whole protein...
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Molecular Dynamics of Proteorhodopsin in Lipid Bilayers by Solid-State NMR
Molecular Dynamics of Proteorhodopsin in Lipid Bilayers by Solid-State NMR
Jun Yang, Lubica Aslimovska and Clemens Glaubitz
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Long-Term-Stable Ether-Lipid vs Conventional Ester-Lipid Bicelles in Oriented Solid-State NMR: Altered Structural Information in Studies of Antimicrobial Peptides.
Long-Term-Stable Ether-Lipid vs Conventional Ester-Lipid Bicelles in Oriented Solid-State NMR: Altered Structural Information in Studies of Antimicrobial Peptides.
Long-Term-Stable Ether-Lipid vs Conventional Ester-Lipid Bicelles in Oriented Solid-State NMR: Altered Structural Information in Studies of Antimicrobial Peptides.
J Phys Chem B. 2011 Feb 10;
Authors: Bertelsen K, Vad B, Nielsen EH, Hansen SK, Skrydstrup T, Otzen DE, Vosegaard T, Nielsen NC
Recently, ether lipids have been introduced as long-term stable alternatives to the more natural,...