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Detection and Isolation of Apoptotic Bodies to High Purity
Published on: August 12, 2018
Structural studies of apoptosis and ion transport regulatory proteins in membranes
Carla M Franzin1, Jungyuen Choi, Dayong Zhai
1The Burnham Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
Abstract:
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is being used to determine the structures of membrane proteins involved in the regulation of apoptosis and ion transport. The Bcl-2 family includes pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins that play a major regulatory role in mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis or programmed cell death. The NMR data obtained for (15)N-labeled anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL in lipid bilayers are consistent with membrane association through insertion of the two central hydrophobic alpha-helices that are also required for channel formation and cytoprotective activity. The FXYD family proteins regulate ion flux across membranes, through interaction with the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase, in tissues that perform fluid and solute transport or that are electrically excitable. We have expressed and purified three FXYD family members, Mat8 (mammary tumor protein), CHIF (channel-inducing factor) and PLM (phospholemman), for structure determination by NMR in lipids. The solid-state NMR spectra of Bcl-2 and FXYD proteins, in uniaxially oriented lipid bilayers, give the first view of their membrane-associated architectures.
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