Reversible unfolding of beta-sheets in membranes: a calorimetric study

Journal of Molecular Biology
William C Wimley, S H White

Abstract

The hexapeptide acetyl-Trp-Leu(5) (AcWL(5)) has the remarkable ability to assemble reversibly and spontaneously into beta-sheets on lipid membranes as a result of monomer partitioning followed by cooperative assembly. This system provides a unique opportunity to study the thermodynamics of protein folding in membranes, which we have done using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results, which may represent the first example of reversible thermal unfolding of peptides in membranes, help to define the contribution of hydrogen bonding to the extreme thermal stability of membrane proteins. ITC revealed that the enthalpy change for partitioning of monomeric, unstructured AcWL(5) from water into membranes was zero within experimental error over the temperature range of 5 degrees C to 75 degrees C. DSC showed that the beta-sheet aggregates underwent a reversible, endothermic, and very asymmetric thermal transition with a concentration-dependent transition temperature (T(m)) in the range of 60 degrees C to 80 degrees C. A numerical model of nucleation and growth-dependent assembly of oligomeric beta-sheets, proposed earlier to describe beta-sheet formation in membranes, recreated rem...Continue Reading

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