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ArticleBiophysical journal2007

Investigating the interaction of saposin C with POPS and POPC phospholipids: a solid-state NMR spectroscopic study.

Shadi Abu-Baker, Xiaoyang Qi, Gary A Lorigan

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shadi Abu-BakerDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
Xiaoyang Qi
Gary A Lorigan
Miami University · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

EPR and Solid-State NMR Studies of Integral Membrane ProteinsR01GM080542 · NIGMS · MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD · PI LORIGAN, GARY A · 2007 to 2011
$1.6M
STUDY OF SAPOSINS'BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONSR01DK057690 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MED CTR (CINCINNATI) · PI QI, XIAOYANG · 2000 to 2003
$725k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK57690NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK057690NIGMS NIH HHS GM080542NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM080542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interaction of Saposin C (Sap C) with negatively charged phospholipids such as phosphatidylserine (PS) is essential for its biological function. In this study, Sap C (initially protonated in a weak acid) was inserted into multilamellar vesicles (MLVs) consisting of either 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-[phospho-L-serine] (negatively charged, POPS) or 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (neutrally charged, POPC). The MLVs were then investigated using solid-state NMR spectroscopy under neutral pH (7.0) conditions. The (2)H and (31)P solid-state NMR spectroscopic data of Sap C-POPS and Sap C-POPC MLVs (prepared under the same conditions) were compared using the (2)H order parameter profiles of the POPC-d(31) or POPS-d(31) acyl chains as well as the (31)P chemical shift anisotropy width and (31)P T(1) relaxation times of the phospholipids headgroups. All those solid-state NMR spectroscopic approaches indicate that protonated Sap C disturbs the POPS bilayers and not the POPC lipid bilayers. These observations suggest for the first time that protonated Sap C inserts into PS bilayers and forms a stable complex with the lipids even after resuspension under neutral buffer conditions. Additionally, (31)P solid-state NMR spectroscopic studies of mechanically oriented phospholipids on glass plates were conducted and perturbation effect of Sap C on both POPS and POPC bilayers was compared. Unlike POPC bilayers, the data indicates that protonated Sap C (initially protonated in a weak acid) was unable to produce well-oriented POPS bilayers on glass plates at neutral pH. Conversely, unprotonated Sap C (initially dissolved in a neutral buffer) did not interact significantly with POPS phospholipids allowing them to produce well-oriented bilayers at neutral pH.

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Amino Acid SequenceCarbonCatalysisEscherichia coliHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrolysisLipid BilayersMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular ConformationMolecular Sequence DataPhosphatidylcholinesPhosphatidylserinesPhospholipidsProtein BindingSaposinsTemperature1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylglycero-3-phosphoserine1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholineCarbonLipid BilayersPhosphatidylcholinesPhosphatidylserinesPhospholipidsSaposins

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PMID17704143
PMCPMC2072076
OpenAlexW2084165707

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