MARCKS-ED Peptide as a Curvature and Lipid Sensor

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• 作者：Leslie A. Morton ; Hengwen Yang ; Jonel P. Saludes ; Zeno Fiorini ; Lida Beninson ; Edwin R. Chapman ; Monika Fleshner ; Ding Xue ; Hang Yin
• 刊名：ACS Chemical Biology
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：January 18, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：8
• 期：1
• 页码：218-225
• 全文大小：419K
• 年卷期：v.8,no.1(January 18, 2013)
• ISSN：1554-8937

文摘

Membrane curvature and lipid composition regulates important biological processes within a cell. Currently, several proteins have been reported to sense and/or induce membrane curvatures, e.g., Synaptotagmin-1 and Amphiphysin. However, the large protein scaffold of these curvature sensors limits their applications in complex biological systems. Our interest focuses on identifying and designing peptides that can sense membrane curvature based on established elements observed in natural curvature-sensing proteins. Membrane curvature remodeling also depends on their lipid composition, suggesting strategies to specifically target membrane shape and lipid components simultaneously. We have successfully identified a 25-mer peptide, MARCKS-ED, based on the effector domain sequence of the intracellular membrane protein myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate that can recognize PS with preferences for highly curved vesicles in a sequence-specific manner. These studies further contribute to the understanding of how proteins and peptides sense membrane curvature, as well as provide potential probes for membrane shape and lipid composition.