Control of the depth of molecules within membranes by polar groups: determination of the location of anthracene-labeled probes in model membranes by parallax analysis of nitroxide-labeled phospholipid induced fluorescence quenching

Biochemistry
E Asuncion-Punzalan, E London

Abstract

The location of anthracene-labeled molecules incorporated into model membranes was measured by fluorescence quenching. The depth of the anthracene group was calculated from the degree of quenching by lipids carrying a nitroxide at different depths, using the parallax analysis (Chattopadhyay & London (1987) Biochemistry 26, 39-45). A series of anthracene derivatives was examined in order to determine what polar functional groups would anchor at the membrane surface, and at what depth anchoring would occur. An anthracene with only a methyl group was not anchored at the membrane surface, but derivatives with polar or charged groups did anchor near the membrane surface as demonstrated by a shallower anthracene depth. Based on anthracene depths, protonated primary amine, secondary amine, and hydroxyl groups appear to be located 15-16 A from the center of the membrane. A quaternary amino locates more shallowly, at 18 A from the bilayer center. A protonated carboxyl group is slightly deeper, at 14 A from the center of the bilayer. Ester groups are found to be weakly anchoring, having a location dependent on the structure of the molecule to which they are attached. In methyl 9-anthracenepropionate, the ester group is located about 13 A...Continue Reading

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