摘要
We have employed the circular dichroism (CD) technique to characterize the solution structure of CAP18106-137, a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding, antimicrobial protein, and its interaction with lipid A. Our results revealed that CAP18106-137 may exist in at least three lipid A concentration-dependent, primarily helix conformations. The 'model' structure of CAP18106-137 in 30% (v/v) TFE, determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique, was found to be a complete and very rigid helix. In this conformation, the cationic and hydrophobic groups of CAP18106-137 are separated into patches and stripes in such a way that it can favorably interact with lipid A through either coulombic interaction with the diphosphoryl groups or hydrophobic interaction with the fatty acyl chains.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 46-52 |
頁數 | 7 |
期刊 | FEBS Letters |
卷 | 370 |
發行號 | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 1995 8月 14 |
對外發佈 | 是 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 生物物理學
- 結構生物學
- 生物化學
- 分子生物學
- 遺傳學
- 細胞生物學