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Phospholipid-induced structural changes to an erythroid [beta] spectrin ankyrin-dependent lipid-binding site Export

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, Vol. In Press, Uncorrected Proof

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The region of [beta]-spectrin that is responsible for interactions with ankyrin was shown to comprise an ankyrin-sensitive lipid-binding site. Structural studies indicate that it exhibits a mixed 310/[alpha] helical conformation and is highly amphipathic. These features together with the distinctively conserved sequence of the lipid-binding site motivated us to explore the mechanism of its interactions with biological membranes. A series of singly and doubly spin-labeled erythroid [beta]-spectrin-derived peptides was constructed, and the spin-label mobility and spin-spin distances were analyzed via electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and two different calculation methods. The results indicate that in [beta]-spectrin, the lipid-binding domain, which is part of the 14th segment, has the topology of typical triple-helical spectrin repeat. However, it undergoes significant changes when interacting with phospholipids or detergents. A mechanism for these interactions is proposed in this paper.


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