An evaluation of detergents for NMR structural studies of membrane proteins |
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Authors: | Ray D Krueger-Koplin Paul L Sorgen Suzanne T Krueger-Koplin Iván O Rivera-Torres Sean M Cahill David B Hicks Leo Grinius Terry A Krulwich Mark E Girvin |
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Institution: | Biochemistry Department, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Structural information on membrane proteins lags far behind that on soluble proteins, in large part due to difficulties producing homogeneous, stable, structurally relevant samples in a membrane-like environment. In this study 25 membrane mimetics were screened using 2D (1)H-(15)N heteronuclear single quantum correlation NMR experiments to establish sample homogeneity and predict fitness for structure determination. A single detergent, 1-palmitoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phospho-RAC-(1-glycerol)] (LPPG), yielded high quality NMR spectra with sample lifetimes greater than one month for the five proteins tested - R. sphaeroides LH1 alpha and beta subunits, E. coli and B. pseudofirmus OF4 ATP synthase c subunits, and S. aureus small multidrug resistance transporter - with 1, 2, or 4 membrane spanning alpha-helices, respectively. Site-specific spin labeling established interhelical distances in the drug transporter and genetically fused dimers of c subunits in LPPG consistent with in vivo distances. Optical spectroscopy showed that LH1 beta subunits form native-like complexes with bacteriochlorophyll a in LPPG. All the protein/micelle complexes were estimated to exceed 100 kDaltons by translational diffusion measurements. However, analysis of (15)N transverse, longitudinal and (15)N(1)H] nuclear Overhauser effect relaxation measurements yielded overall rotational correlation times of 8 to 12 nsec, similar to a 15-20 kDalton protein tumbling isotropically in solution, and consistent with the high quality NMR data observed. |
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Keywords: | detergent lysolipids membrane protein structure |
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