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ArticleBiophysical journal2014

The proapoptotic protein tBid forms both superficially bound and membrane-inserted oligomers.

Sanjeevan Shivakumar, Martin Kurylowicz, Nehad Hirmiz, Yaseen Manan, Ouided Friaa, Aisha Shamas-Din, Pourya Masoudian, Brian Leber, David W Andrews, Cécile Fradin

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Sanjeevan ShivakumarDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Martin KurylowiczDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Nehad HirmizDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Yaseen MananDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Ouided FriaaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Aisha Shamas-DinDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Pourya MasoudianDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Brian LeberDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
David W AndrewsDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Cécile FradinDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: fradin@physics.mcmaster.ca.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research FRN12517Canadian Institutes of Health Research FRN86657
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bid is a proapopotic activator protein of the Bcl-2 family that plays a pivotal role in controlling mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization during apoptosis. Here, we characterized the interaction of fluorescently labeled truncated Bid (tBid) with a mitochondria-like supported lipid bilayer at the single-molecule level. The proteins observed at the membrane exhibited a very wide range of mobility. Confocal images of the membrane displayed both diffraction-limited Gaussian spots and horizontal streaks, corresponding to immobile and mobile tBid species, respectively. We observed 1), fast-diffusing proteins corresponding to a loosely, probably electrostatically bound state; 2), slowly diffusing proteins, likely corresponding to a superficially inserted state; and 3), fully immobilized proteins, suggesting a fully inserted state. The stoichiometry of these proteins was determined by normalizing their fluorescence intensity by the brightness of a tBid monomer, measured separately using fluorescence fluctuation techniques. Strikingly, the immobile species were found to be mainly tetramers and higher, whereas the mobile species had on average a significantly lower stoichiometry. Taken together, these results show that as soluble Bid progresses toward a membrane-inserted state, it undergoes an oligomerization process similar to that observed for Bax.

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ApoptosisProtein MultimerizationAnimalsBH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist ProteinCell MembraneLipid BilayersMiceMitochondriaModels, MolecularMovementProtein Structure, QuaternaryBH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist ProteinLipid Bilayers

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PMID24853737
PMCPMC4052270

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