Abstract
Killer lymphocytes secrete perforin, a 67 kDa protein that initiates T-cell cytolysis following aggregation and pore formation in target membranes. The resulting pores cause a breakdown of the transmembrane osmotic gradient and allow other cytolytic mediators to enter the target cell and initiate apoptosis. The cytolytic domain resides within the first 34 residues of the amino terminus of perforin, with residues 1-19 being sufficient for cytolytic activity. The solution structure of a 22-residue synthetic peptide (P22), corresponding to the amino terminus of human perforin, has been determined using high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the presence and absence of perdeuterated detergent (SDS) micelles. In aqueous solution, P22 exists mainly in a random conformation. However, it adopts a hook-like structure at the carboxyl terminus in the presence of SDS micelles when the positively charged residues cluster to form a turn that provides a binding surface to the negatively charged sulfate headgroups. The strong electrostatic interaction between the cationic region of the P22 peptide and the lipid headgroups probably weakens the membrane, facilitating insertion of the relatively neutral/hydrophobic stretch of ...Continue Reading
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