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ArticlePloS one2018

Coiled-coil formation of the membrane-fusion K/E peptides viewed by electron paramagnetic resonance.

Pravin Kumar, Martin van Son, Tingting Zheng, Dayenne Valdink, Jan Raap, Alexander Kros, Martina Huber

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pravin KumarDepartment of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Martin van SonDepartment of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Tingting ZhengDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Dayenne ValdinkDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Jan RaapDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Alexander KrosDepartment of Supramolecular and Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Martina HuberDepartment of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7632-1968
Leiden University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interaction of the complementary K (Ac-(KIAALKE)3-GW-NH2) and E (Ac-(EIAALEK)3-GY-NH2) peptides, components of the zipper of an artificial membrane fusion system (Robson Marsden H. et al. Angew Chemie Int Ed. 2009) is investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). By frozen solution continuous-wave EPR and double electron-electron resonance (DEER), the distance between spin labels attached to the K- and to the E-peptide is measured. Three constructs of spin-labelled K- and E-peptides are used in five combinations for low temperature investigations. The K/E heterodimers are found to be parallel, in agreement with previous studies. Also, K homodimers in parallel orientation were observed, a finding that was not reported before. Comparison to room-temperature, solution EPR shows that the latter method is less specific to detect this peptide-peptide interaction. Combining frozen solution cw-EPR for short distances (1.8 nm to 2.0 nm) and DEER for longer distances thus proves versatile to detect the zipper interaction in membrane fusion. As the methodology can be applied to membrane samples, the approach presented suggests itself for in-situ studies of the complete membrane fusion process, opening up new avenues for the study of membrane fusion.

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Amino Acid SequenceComputer SimulationElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyMembrane FusionMembrane Fusion ProteinsModels, MolecularOligopeptidesProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondarySpin LabelsTemperatureMembrane Fusion ProteinsOligopeptidesSpin Labels

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PMID29351320
PMCPMC5774749
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