Interaction of cytochromec with phospholipid monolayers and bilayer membranes |
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Authors: | A. Steinemann P. Läuger |
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Affiliation: | 1. Fachbereich Biologie, Universit?t Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Abstract: | Summary For the study of the interaction between oxidized cytochromec and phosphatidylinositide, two different model systems were used: (1) monolayers which were deposited after the method of Langmuir and Blodgett onto glass plates, and (2) bimolecular (“black”) membranes in aqueous phase. The amount of bound protein was determined with a sensitive spectrophotometer. It was found that at low ionic strength about 1013 cytochromec molecules per cm2 are bound to the lipid surface, which nearly corresponds to a densely packed monolayer. At high ionic strength (∼ 0.1m) or low pH (pH<3), the adsorbed protein layer becomes unstable. This result indicates that the interaction is mainly electrostatic. In accordance with this conclusion is the observation that the rate of adsorption is diffusion controlled; i.e., almost every protein molecule hitting the surface is bound. The cytochromec monolayer can be reduced by ascorbate. In contrast to ferrocytochromec in solution, the bound ferrocytochrome was found to be autoxidable. |
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