title: The surface properties of lung 36 kDa Ca(2+)-dependent phospholipid-binding protein.
abstract: The intrinsic surface activity of a 36 kDa rabbit lung calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein (PLBP), a member of the annexin family of such proteins, at the air/water interface has been determined from measurements of surface tension of aqueous solutions, and surface concentration of 14C-labeled PLBP adsorbed from aqueous solution in the absence and presence of Ca2+. It was also possible to spread insoluble monolayers of PLBP to determine surface pressure vs. surface concentration isotherms, as well as surface elasticity and surface viscosity as a function of frequency from electrocapillary wave diffraction measurements. PLBP has been shown to exhibit significant intrinsic surface activity at the air/water interface, comparable to a variety of other hydrophobic proteins known to be quite surface active. In all cases, surface properties were enhanced by the presence of Ca2+, particularly the degree of surface viscoelasticity at close-packing in the monolayer. This is believed to reflect changes in protein conformation at the surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Perinatal Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gau
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zografi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017302:Annexins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry*; D011817:Rabbits; D013499:Surface Properties; D013500:Surface Tension; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D017302:Annexins; D002118:Calcium