title: Interaction analysis of chimeric metal-binding green fluorescent protein and artificial solid-supported lipid membrane by quartz crystal microbalance and atomic force microscopy.
abstract: Non-specific adsorption and specific interaction between a chimeric green fluorescent protein (GFP) carrying metal-binding region and the immobilized zinc ions on artificial solid-supported lipid membranes was investigated using the quartz crystal microbalance technique and the atomic force microscopy (AFM). Supported lipid bilayer, composed of octanethiol and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-[N-(5-amino-1-carboxypentyl iminodiacetic acid)succinyl] (NTA-DOGS)-Zn2+, was formed on the gold electrode of quartz resonator (5 MHz). Binding of the chimeric GFP to zinc ions resulted in a rapid decrease of resonance frequency. Reversibility of the process was demonstrated via the removal of metal ions by EDTA. Nanoscale structural orientation of the chimeric GFP on the membrane was imaged by AFM. Association constant of the specific binding to metal ions was 2- to 3-fold higher than that of the non-specific adsorption, which was caused by the fluidization effect of the metal-chelating lipid molecules as well as the steric hindrance effect. This infers a possibility for a further development of biofunctionalized membrane. However, maximization is needed in order to attain closer advancement to a membrane-based sensor device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. mtvpr@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Virapong
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prachayasittikul
authors.forename: Chartchalerm
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Isarankura Na Ayudhya
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hilterhaus
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hinz
authors.forename: Tanawut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tantimongcolwat
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Galla
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption / Q000187:drug effects; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003460:Crystallization; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000187:drug effects; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011791:Quartz; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D011791:Quartz; D015032:Zinc