Interaction of the neuropeptide met-enkephalin with zwitterionic and negatively charged bicelles as viewed by 31P and 2H solid-state NMR.
The interaction of the neuropeptide methionine-enkephalin (Menk) with bicelles was investigated by solid-state NMR. Bicelles composed of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dicaproylphosphatidylcholine (DCPC) were modified to investigate the effect of the lipid headgroup and electrostatic charges on the association with Menk. A total of 10 mol % of DMPC was replaced by zwitterionic phosphatidylethanolamine (DMPE), anionic phosphatidylglycerol (DMPG), or phosphatidylserine (DMPS). The preparation of DMPE-doped bicelles (Bic/PE) is reported for the first time. The (31)P and (2)H NMR results revealed changes in the lipid dynamics when Menk interacts with the bicellar systems. (2)H NMR experiments showed a disordering effect of Menk on the lipid chains in all the bicelles except Bic/PG, whereas the study of the choline headgroups indicated a decreased order of the lipids only in Bic/PE and Bic/PG. Our results suggest that the insertion depth of Menk into bicelles is modulated by their composition, more specifically by the balance between hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. Menk would be buried at the lipid polar/apolar interface, the depth of penetration into the hydrophobic membrane core following the scaling Bic > Bic/PE > Bic/PS at the slightly acidic pH used in this study. The peptide would not insert into the bilayer core of Bic/PG and would rather remain at the surface.
Marcotte
Isabelle
I
Département de Chimie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences et Ingénierie des Macromolécules, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada, G1K 7P4.
Dufourc
Erick J
EJ
Ouellet
Marise
M
Auger
Michèle
M
D003903:Deuterium; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008823:Micelles; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D011485:Protein Binding; D055672:Static Electricity
D007477:Ions; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008823:Micelles; D009479:Neuropeptides; D010743:Phospholipids; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine; D003903:Deuterium