Characterization of the mechanism of interaction between α1-acid glycoprotein and lipid membranes by vacuum-ultraviolet circular-dichroism spectroscopy

Matsuo Koichi

Kumashiro Munehiro

Gekko Kunihiko

Chirality

α1-Acid glycoprotein (AGP) interacts with lipid membranes as a peripheral membrane protein so as to decrease the drug-binding capacity accompanying the β→α conformational change that is considered a protein-mediated uptake mechanism for releasing drugs into membranes or cells. This study characterized the mechanism of interaction between AGP and lipid membranes by measuring the vacuum-ultraviolet circular-dichroism (VUVCD) spectra of AGP down to 170 nm using synchrotron radiation in the presence of five types of liposomes whose constituent phospholipid molecules have different molecular characteristics in the head groups (e.g., different net charges). The VUVCD analysis showed that the α-helix and β-strand contents and the numbers of segments of AGP varied with the constituent phospholipid molecules of liposomes, while combining VUVCD data with a neural-network method predicted that these membrane-bound conformations comprised several common long helix and small strand segments. The amino-acid composition of each helical segment of the conformations indicated that amphiphilic and positively charged helices formed at the N- and C-terminal regions of AGP, respectively, were candidate sites for the membrane interaction. The addition of 1 M sodium chloride shortened the C-terminal helix while having no effect on the length of the N-terminal one. These results suggest that the N- and C-terminal helices can interact with the membrane via hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions, respectively, demonstrating that the liposome-dependent conformations of AGP analyzed using VUVCD spectroscopy provide useful information for characterizing the mechanism of interaction between AGP and lipid membranes.

electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions

membrane-bound conformation

secondary structure of protein

synchrotron radiation circular dichroism

α1-acid glycoprotein

eng

Wiley

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Matsuo, K, Kumashiro, M, Gekko, K. Characterization of the mechanism of interaction between α1-acid glycoprotein and lipid membranes by vacuum-ultraviolet circular-dichroism spectroscopy. Chirality. 2020; 32: 594– 604, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/chir.23208. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

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[ISSN] 0899-0042

[ISSN] 1520-636X

[DOI] 10.1002/chir.23208

[PMID] 32125028

[DOI] https://doi.org/10.1002/chir.23208