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  • Polymer Science
  • Biophysics
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Poly(l-lysine) (PLL) is a synthetic polypeptide with tunable conformations.
  • Fluorescence techniques are crucial for studying polymer dynamics and structure.
  • Understanding polypeptide conformational changes is key to biomaterial design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the conformational transitions of pyrene-labeled poly(l-lysine) (Py-PLL) in varying acetonitrile:water mixtures.
  • To quantify the effect of conformation on lysine residue interactions within the polymer.
  • To determine the structural organization and density of PLL aggregates.

Main Methods:

  • Fluorescence Blob Model (FBM) analysis of fluorescence decays.
  • Molecular Mechanics Optimizations (MMOs).
  • Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) experiments.
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).

Main Results:

  • Py-PLL undergoes a coil-to-alpha-helix transition with increasing acetonitrile concentration.
  • The number of lysines (N_blob) separating interacting pyrene labels increases significantly during this transition.
  • Alpha-helical PLLs self-assemble into structured bundles with a determined interhelical spacing and density.

Conclusions:

  • The study establishes an experimental method to probe amino acid interactions during polypeptide conformational evolution.
  • The findings provide insights into the structural organization of PLL in different solution conditions.
  • The results contribute to understanding the relationship between polypeptide conformation and aggregate structure.