title: (15)N Solid-state NMR spectroscopic studies on phospholamban at its phosphorylated form at ser-16 in aligned phospholipid bilayers.
abstract: Wild-type phospholamban (WT-PLB) is a pentameric transmembrane protein that regulates the cardiac cycle (contraction and relaxation). From a physiological prospective, unphosphorylated WT-PLB inhibits sarcoplasmic reticulum ATPase activity; whereas, its phosphorylated form relieves the inhibition in a mechanism that is not completely understood. In this study, site-specifically (15)N-Ala-11- and (15)N-Leu-7-labeled WT-PLB and the corresponding phosphorylated forms (P-PLB) were incorporated into 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPC/DOPE) mechanically oriented lipid bilayers. The aligned (15)N-labeled Ala-11 and Leu-7 WT-PLB samples show (15)N resonance peaks at approximately 71ppm and 75ppm, respectively, while the corresponding phosphorylated forms P-PLB show (15)N peaks at 92ppm and 99ppm, respectively. These (15)N chemical shift changes upon phosphorylation are significant and in agreement with previous reports, which indicate that phosphorylation of WT-PLB at Ser-16 alters the structural properties of the cytoplasmic domain with respect to the lipid bilayers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA.
authors.forename: Shidong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abu-Baker
authors.forename: Junxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lorigan
mesh_terms: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism*; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010768:Phosphoserine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099211:Phospholamban
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010768:Phosphoserine; D000099211:Phospholamban; C410262:1,2-dioleoyl-glycero-3-phosphatidyl ethanolamine; C017251:1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine