The 21-residue surfactant peptide (LysLeu4)4Lys(KL4) is a transmembrane alpha-helix with a mixed nonpolar/polar surface.

Abstract:

:The 21-residue peptide KLLLLKLLLLKLLLLKLLLLK (KL4) has been synthesized and analyzed regarding its secondary structure and orientation in lipid environments. Fourier transform infrared and circular dichroism spectroscopy shows that the peptide exhibits approximately 80% alpha-helical content both in dodecylphosphocholine micelles and in 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC)/phosphatidylglycerol (PG) 7:3 (w/w) bilayers. The positively charged lysine residues are evenly distributed over the entire, otherwise nonpolar, circumference of the helix. This is in sharp contrast to the uneven distribution of polar and nonpolar residues in amphipathic helices. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the peptide inserted in DPPC/PG bilayers shows that the helical axis is oriented parallel to the lipid acyl chains. These data do not support a previous hypothesis that the KL4 peptide interacts with peripheral parts of a phospholipid monolayer and mimics the pulmonary surfactant protein SP-B, which is composed of several amphipathic alpha-helices. KL4 accelerates the spreading of phospholipid mixtures at an air/water interface but does so less efficiently than other transmembranous helical polypeptides studied.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Gustafsson M,Vandenbussche G,Curstedt T,Ruysschaert JM,Johansson J

doi

10.1016/0014-5793(96)00290-6

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-04-15 00:00:00

pages

185-8

issue

2

eissn

0014-5793

issn

1873-3468

pii

0014-5793(96)00290-6

journal_volume

384

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