Spatial structure of the M2 transmembrane segment of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α-subunit

被引:29
作者
Pashkov, VS [1 ]
Maslennikov, IV [1 ]
Tchikin, LD [1 ]
Efremov, RG [1 ]
Ivanov, VT [1 ]
Arseniev, AS [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Shemyakin Ovchinnikov Inst Bioorgan Chem, Moscow 117871, Russia
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; membrane domain; NMR; conformational analysis;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(99)01023-6
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A synthetic peptide corresponding to the transmembrane segment M2 (residues 236-267) of the a-subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo californica has been studied by two dimensional H-1-NMR spectroscopy in a chloroform-methanol (1:1) mixture containing 0,1M LiClO4. Reconstruction of the spatial structure of M2 from the NMR data resulted in an a-helix formed by residues 241-263. Distribution of the molecular hydrophobicity potential on the helix surface is very similar to that in five-helix bundles of proteins with a known three dimensional structure: two hydrophilic bands located on the opposite helix sides separated by strong hydrophobic zones, (C) 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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页码:117 / 121
页数:5
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