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ArticleBiochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes2021

Insertion state of modular protein nanopores into a membrane.

Motahareh Ghahari Larimi, Jeung-Hoi Ha, Stewart N Loh, Liviu Movileanu

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Article in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. The Name Is Barrel, β-Barrel.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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Motahareh Ghahari LarimiDepartment of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA.
Jeung-Hoi HaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York - Upstate Medical University, 4249 Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Stewart N LohDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York - Upstate Medical University, 4249 Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Liviu MovileanuDepartment of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA; Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 329 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. Electronic address: lmovilea@syr.edu.

Funding

Engineered Nanopores for Single-Molecule Stochastic SensingR01GM088403 · NIGMS · SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY · PI MOVILEANU, LIVIU · 2009 to 2022
$3.8M
Design of switchable proteins and enzymes.R01GM115762 · NIGMS · UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY · PI LOH, STEWART N · 2015 to 2018
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM088403NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past decade, significant progress has been made in the development of new protein nanopores. Despite these advancements, there is a pressing need for the creation of nanopores equipped with relatively large functional groups for the sampling of biomolecular events on their extramembranous side. Here, we designed, produced, and analyzed protein nanopores encompassing a robust truncation of a monomeric β-barrel membrane protein. An exogenous stably folded protein was anchored within the aqueous phase via a flexible peptide tether of varying length. We have extensively examined the pore-forming properties of these modular protein nanopores using protein engineering and single-molecule electrophysiology. This study revealed distinctions in the nanopore conductance and current fluctuations that arose from tethering the exogenous protein to either the N terminus or the C terminus. Remarkably, these nanopores insert into a planar lipid membrane with one specific conductance among a set of three substate conductance values. Moreover, we demonstrate that the occurrence probabilities of these insertion substates depend on the length of the peptide tether, the orientation of the exogenous protein with respect to the nanopore opening, and the molecular mass of tethered protein. In addition, the three conductance values remain unaltered by major changes in the composition of modular nanopores. The outcomes of this work serve as a platform for further developments in areas of protein engineering of transmembrane pores and biosensor technology.

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NanoporesBiosensing TechniquesElectrophysiological PhenomenaLipid BilayersProtein DomainsProtein EngineeringTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3Lipid BilayersTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3FhuAMembrane protein reconstitutionMonomerOuter membrane proteinProtein dynamicsProtein engineeringSingle-molecule electrophysiology

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PMCPMC7920941

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