ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2026
Polarized ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Reveals Light-Induced Peptide Insertion of LAH4 Into Photoswitchable Membranes.
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Photoswitchable biomimetic membranes can be controlled by light and offer the possibility to study the role of membrane dynamics for the interaction with antimicrobial peptides. The α-helical peptide LAH4, a well-studied model system, interacts with membranes in a pH-dependent manner. It binds to the membrane surface at acidic pH and inserts into the membrane at basic pH conditions. Polarized attenuated total reflection (ATR) Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was employed to probe peptide orientation and structural changes, with particular emphasis on the pH-dependent response of LAH4 to light-induced membrane perturbations. Photoswitchable azoPC lipids were incorporated in large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) as well as in DIBMA-stabilized nanodiscs, and the light-induced cis-to-trans isomerization of the azobenzene was monitored by characteristic vibrational modes showing a reversible transition between two membrane states for both membrane systems. The measurements reveal that photoswitching between the membrane states induces the reorientation of the surface-bound peptide toward a membrane-inserted state. The findings underline the potential of photoswitchable membranes for the study of lipid-peptide interactions as well as the importance of membrane dynamics for antimicrobial activity.
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