Membrane binding by the endophilin N-BAR domain.

Biophysical Journal
Haosheng CuiGregory A Voth

Abstract

The structure of the endophilin N-terminal amphipathic helix Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs-homology (N-BAR) domain is unique because of an additional insert helix under the arch of the N-BAR dimer. The structure of this additional helix has not been fully resolved in crystallographic studies, and thus presents a challenge to molecular-level analysis. Large-scale molecular-dynamics simulations were therefore employed to investigate the interaction of a single endophilin N-BAR with a lipid bilayer. Various possible configurations of the additional insert helix under the top of the arch of the endophilin N-BAR were modeled to examine their effect on membrane bending. A residue-residue and residue-lipid headgroup distance analysis, similar to that performed with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, revealed that the insert helix remains perpendicular to the long axis of the N-BAR over the duration of the simulations. It was also found that the degree of membrane bending is directly related to the orientation of the additional insert helix, and that the perpendicular configuration generates the largest curvature consistent with mutation experiments. In addition, the angle formed between the two N-BAR monomers at the top of the arch i...Continue Reading

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