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Lipids Protein-lipid
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on the surfaces of cell membranes
Editorial overview John A Glomset Addresses Howard Hughes MedIcal Institute, Departments Biochemistry, and Regional Primate Research Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; e-mail:
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Abbreviations Gia y-carboxyglutamate interfacial btnding i-face
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relate to the peripheral cells. ‘I‘hesc proteina arc’ the focus of an important. emerging field in structural biology It’s already clear that they are quite diverse and include cytoskeletal proteins [ I]. the coat proteins ofsecrctory :ind cndocytic \esiclcs [2]. protein kinases [.;I. (;‘I’l’-l)inding proteins [a] and rhc cnzymcs and lipid transport proteins that contribiitc to lipid-dependent ccl1 c\idcnce is xuimulatin~ signaling [Lb]. l;urthermore. that they bind to the lipids of cell n~cn~I~~ncs by diffcrcnt mechanisms. I:or exfmple, some of the proteins con&n pleckstrin ho~nology domains that bintl phosI’t”)inositid~~ [ 71, others contain CL domains that binci mcmbmne lipiclx in thu presence of (:a’+ [Xl. others contain positi\,cl! char,& regions chat bind to ncgati\,ely chargctl phosphoglycerides [9] and others contain covalently attached f:ltt) ac) I ,group\ or prenyl groups th3t anchor them to mcmbranca [l,lO]. Ikynd this, adjdccnt mcmhrdnc lipids that tlo not bind proteins directly ma)’ nioilulatc the protein-lipid interactions [ 11 1. the binciing of proteins to membrane surfaces ma) promcw ftlrther changes in the structure and fLlncti(Jn of the proteins [12] and groups of protcins that bind to the wnc membrane surface ina!interact with each other to cffcct complex mcmbr;Inc response\ (e.g. [ 131). membrane
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Biology
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proteins
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In \.ic\\- of this complexity SC\ eraI key questions have to considered for each protein-lipid interaction. What region of the protein is involved in membrane binding and what specific amino acids in the region form the intcrfaciul binciing sllrface (i-face)? kl:hich membrane lipids interact with the amino acids and what types of intermolecular contacts arc in\ olved? I>oes the targetinK of the protein to a membrane deptznd solely on these lipici\ or tloes it also depend on 311 interactjon n-it11 ;i niombrane protein? IIoes protein-lipid binding h:ivc additional structural cffccts on the protein or on ddj;tcent membrane lipids and proteins? Ho\{ drc the pl-ntein’s lx
interactions with membrane lipids and proteins regulated? ‘1 i) answer questions like these for even a single, peripheral membrane protein u~~uld be a major task, so the challenge for the field ;1s a whole is clear. ‘l’hr rc\iew by Cklb, (:ho and Wilton (pp 328-332) summarizes initial attempts to address this challenge for secreted members of the phospholipase A, cnzync sllpcrfamily. In particular, the authors focus on the i-faces of these enzymes, which are of special interest because of the corrcl~tion between different amino acid compositions and differcnccs in the cnzynes ability to interact with mocJcI lipid surfaces. l;or example, the i-fact of ;I sccrctcd phospholipasc 11, from the pancreas contains several basic amino acids that interact elcctrostaticall\~ \vith model lipid surfaces that contain negatively charged p~~r~sl~llo~lyccrides. Similar interactions may bc of functiondl importance i,v S+CYI. hccause the enzyme norm;llly catalyzes the hydrolysis of ingcstecl phosphogl!,cerid~s that arc present in mixed micclles and emulsions that also contain conjugated bile acid\. other phospholipvse A, cnLymes secreted b); mammali:m cells are thought to bind to cell plasma mcmbrancs during inflamniatoq responses.
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‘I’he three groups of proteins that are discussed in the re\.iew by Nelsestuen and Ostrowski (pp 433437) alSo show (:a’+-dependent binding to lipid surfaces, but by different mechanisms and with a considerably higher (:a?+ stoichiometrv. The pentraxins are extracellular proteins that, like some CJfthe secreted phospholipase .A? enzymes, responses are thought to contribute to inflammatory (73~2.51. (:a-‘+ ions bind to the fjvc subunits of‘ each pentrasin molecule and this can promote protein-lipid interactions with negatively charged model membranes [Zh-D]. Nelsestuen and Ostrowski make the point that pentraxins that have positively charged, (:a?+-containing i-faces bind to these membranes, whercas corresponding pentraxins that have negatively charged i-faces do not. ‘I-his obscr\,ation may bc of biological relevance becatlse
attachment of the coagulation factors to lipid surfaces. Nelsestuen and Ostrowski suggest that these attachments may depend on yet-to-be characterized, site-specific mechanisms involving one or more phosphoglyceride head ,qroups, rather than on nonspecific electrostatic or hydrophobic interactions.
‘I’hc studies reviewed by (;rlb, (Iho and LVilton, and by Nelsestuen and Ostrowski provide evidence that the i-faces of peripheral membrane proteins arc heterogeneous and contain a great deal of detailed, structurally important information. ‘l’he full significance of this information ma) not become clear until the corresponding membrane lipid interfaces that contribute to protein-lipid interactions arc better understood. ‘I’he lipid bilqers of mammalian cell the OlltCr SUrfxcS (Jf d~mi~~?d CCllS tiild xtivated pl:ltcktS membranes are also heterogeneous and structurally comare thought to contain relatively high amounts of pho+ plex; however. most investigations of the lipids that phatidylscrine. On chc other hand, human plasma interact with peripheral membrane proteins have been Cl-reacti\yc prowin, a pelltrasin that dots not show (:a’*done using rclativcly simple lipid systems that have a limtlcpendent binding to negati\.ely charged model ited porcntial for providing detailed structural information. membranes, reportedly show\ (IaL+-dependent bindinK ‘I’herefore. work with more informati\,c lipid systems is both to model membranes that cctntain high amounts of needed. ‘I’he review by Hrockman (pp 4.38-43.3) provides I~sophosphatid~lcholine [.?0,.31] and to cells that 113~~~ an indication of the t)pe of information that will be been damaged 1,). treutmcnt 11ith snake \cnom phospholirequired. It shows how careful eupcrimentation with lipid p;~sc A, [.31..32]. ‘I’hc basis for these effects remains to bc monolayers can be used t0 obtain imporunt insights about dutermined, but hum3n (:-rcacti\rc protcin is kn0w.n to the molecular role of lipids in protein-lipid interactions. contain ;I (:a’+-dependent binding site for the polar head x:roltp of phosphatitiylcholinc [ZH,?)] and it has been specReferences trlated that this binding site may bc invA.ed [25(.
In contrast to pcntraxins, annexins show (:a’+-dependent binding to the cytosolic surfaces of cell membranes I.3.3). ( L-I h ions bind to rhe i-face of each annexin [?A] and I\jelsestucn and Ostrowaki argue that this may promote protcin-lipid interactions through a combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic mechanisms. [ndced. crl;stsllographic studies with phosphoglyccridc analogs ha\c suggested that some of the bound (:a’+ ions may bind directly to the ox)gens of phospholipid head groups ].3S]. In addition, (:a?+ binding to anncxin V causes a buried tryptophan residue (‘IiylXS) to become csposed on the surface of the i-face (.3h..ii] and the replacement of this tryptophan with an alaninc residue has hecn shown to dccrcase the affinity of annexin \T for model membranes [.1X]. Interestingly, studies of mutated forms of anncxin I ha1.c prov-ided evidence that individual domains of anncxins, though structurall!. homologous. may haw distinct functions in lipid-vesicle binding and aggregation [.iU], If similar studies of other anncsinc stlpport this possibilit!; str~rctlirc/functioii studies invol\,ing mutations in rhe domains that promote protein-lipid interactions most effccti\~elv might be \w); informati\.c. ~‘itamin-k;-dependent plasma proteins bind to the extracellular surfaces of cells in response to injury and contribute to the control of blood clotting reactions [#)]. ‘l‘hc?; contain Gla (y-carhos~glutanl~lte) residues at their N termini that bind (:a?+ and promote the functional
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