Protein folding in membranes: insights from neutron diffraction studies of a membrane beta-sheet oligomer |
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| Authors: | Han Xue Hristova Kalina Wimley William C |
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| Affiliation: | * The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
† Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Department of Biochemistry, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 |
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| Abstract: | Studies of the assembly of the hexapeptide Acetyl-Trp-Leu5 (AcWL5) into β-sheets in membranes have provided insights into membrane protein folding. Yet, the exact structure of the oligomer in the lipid bilayer is unknown. Here we use neutron diffraction to study the disposition of the peptides in bilayers. We find that pairs of adjacent deuterium-labeled leucines have no well-defined peak or dip in the transmembrane distribution profiles, indicative of heterogeneity in the depth of membrane insertion. At the same time, the monomeric homolog AcWL4 exhibits a homogeneous, well-defined, interfacial location in neutron diffraction experiments. Thus, although the bilayer location of monomeric AcWL4 is determined by hydrophobicity matching or complementarity within the bilayer, the AcWL5 molecules in the oligomer are positioned at different depths within the bilayer because they assemble into a staggered transmembrane β-sheet. The AcWL5 assembly is dominated by protein-protein interactions rather than hydrophobic complementarity. These results have implications for the structure and folding of proteins in their native membrane environment and highlight the importance of the interplay between hydrophobic complementarity and protein-protein interactions in determining the structure of membrane proteins. |
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