title: Fluorescence studies on the interaction of choline-binding domain B of the major bovine seminal plasma protein, PDC-109 with phospholipid membranes.
abstract: The microenvironment and accessibility of the tryptophan residues in domain B of PDC-109 (PDC-109/B) in the native state and upon ligand binding have been investigated by fluorescence quenching, time-resolved fluorescence and red-edge excitation shift (REES) studies. The increase in the intrinsic fluorescence emission intensity of PDC-109/B upon binding to lysophosphatidylcholine (Lyso-PC) micelles and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) membranes was considerably less as compared to that observed with the whole PDC-109 protein. The degree of quenching achieved by different quenchers with PDC-109/B bound to Lyso-PC and DMPC membranes was significantly higher as compared to the full PDC-109 protein, indicating that membrane binding afforded considerably lesser protection to the tryptophan residues of domain B as compared to those in the full PDC-109 protein. Finally, changes in red-edge excitation shift (REES) seen with PDC-109/B upon binding to DMPC membranes and Lyso-PC micelles were smaller that the corresponding changes in the REES values observed for the full PDC-109. These results, taken together suggest that intact PDC-109 penetrates deeper into the hydrophobic parts of the membrane as compared to domain B alone, which could be the reason for the inability of PDC-109/B to induce cholesterol efflux, despite its ability to recognize choline phospholipids at the membrane surface.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500 046, India.
authors.forename: Rajani S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Damai
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anbazhagan
authors.forename: K Babu
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Musti J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Swamy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002417:Cattle; D002794:Choline / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008823:Micelles; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D029607:Seminal Vesicle Secretory Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D008081:Liposomes; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008823:Micelles; D010743:Phospholipids; D029607:Seminal Vesicle Secretory Proteins; C424303:seminal vesicle secretory protein 109, Bos taurus; D014364:Tryptophan; D002794:Choline