title: Tracking molecular interactions in membranes by simultaneous ATR-FTIR-AFM.
abstract: In situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an exceedingly powerful and useful technique for characterizing the structure and assembly of proteins in real-time, in situ, and especially at model membrane interfaces, such as supported planar lipid bilayers. There remains, however, a fundamental challenge with AFM-based imaging. Conclusions are inferred based on morphological or topographical features. It is conventionally very difficult to use AFM to confirm specific molecular conformation, especially in the case of protein-membrane interactions. In this case, a protein may undergo subtle conformational changes upon insertion in the membrane that may be critical to its function. AFM lacks the ability to directly measure such conformational changes and can, arguably, only resolve features that are topographically distinct. To address these issues, we have developed a platform that integrates in situ AFM with attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. This combination of tools provides a unique means of tracking, simultaneously, conformational changes, not resolvable by in situ AFM, with topographical details that are not readily identified by conventional spectroscopy. Preliminary studies of thermal transitions in supported lipid bilayers and direct evidence of lipid-induced conformational changes in adsorbed proteins illustrates the potential of this coupled in situ functional imaging strategy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Jocelyne E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Verity
authors.forename: Neetu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Koneswaran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sinnathamby
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D011485:Protein Binding; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D018511:Systems Integration
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008565:Membrane Proteins
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