TY - JOUR
T1 - Sarcolipin, the Shorter Homologue of Phospholamban, Forms Oligomeric Structures in Detergent Micelles and in Liposomes
AU - Hellstern, Simon
AU - Pegoraro, Stefano
AU - Karim, Christine B.
AU - Lustig, Ariel
AU - Thomas, David D.
AU - Moroder, Luis
AU - Engel, Jürgen
PY - 2001/8/17
Y1 - 2001/8/17
N2 - The human 31-amino acid integral membrane protein sarcolipin (SLN), which regulates the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase in fast-twitch skeletal muscle, was chemically synthesized. Appropriate synthesis and purification strategies were used to achieve high purity and satisfactory yields of this hydrophobic and poorly soluble protein. Structural and functional properties of SLN were analyzed and compared with the homologous region of human phospholamban (PLB) comprising residues Ala24-Leu52 (PLB-(24-52)), the regulatory protein of the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase. Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that SLN is a predominantly α-helical protein and that the secondary structure is highly resistant to SDS and thermal denaturation. In this respect SLN is remarkably similar to PLB-(24-52). However, SLN is monomeric in SDS gels, whereas PLB-(24-52) shows a monomer-pentamer equilibrium typical for native PLB. Analytical ultracentrifugation experiments revealed that SLN oligomerizes in the presence of the nonionic detergents octylpolyoxyethylene and octyl glucoside in a concentration-dependent manner. No plateau was observed, and a pentameric state was only reached at much higher protein concentrations compared with PLB-(24-52). Chemical cross-linking showed that also in liposomes SLN has the ability to self-associate to oligomers. PLB-(24-52) specifically oligomerized to pentamers in the presence of octylpolyoxyethylene as well as in liposomes at low protein concentrations. In the presence of octylpolyoxyethylene pentamers were the main oligomeric species, whereas in liposomes monomers and dimers were predominant. Increasing the protein concentration led to self-association of PLB-(24-52) pentamers in the presence of octylpolyoxyethylene. Functional reconstitution of Ca-ATPase with PLB-(24-52) and SLN in liposomes showed that both proteins regulate the Ca-ATPase in a similar manner.
AB - The human 31-amino acid integral membrane protein sarcolipin (SLN), which regulates the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase in fast-twitch skeletal muscle, was chemically synthesized. Appropriate synthesis and purification strategies were used to achieve high purity and satisfactory yields of this hydrophobic and poorly soluble protein. Structural and functional properties of SLN were analyzed and compared with the homologous region of human phospholamban (PLB) comprising residues Ala24-Leu52 (PLB-(24-52)), the regulatory protein of the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase. Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that SLN is a predominantly α-helical protein and that the secondary structure is highly resistant to SDS and thermal denaturation. In this respect SLN is remarkably similar to PLB-(24-52). However, SLN is monomeric in SDS gels, whereas PLB-(24-52) shows a monomer-pentamer equilibrium typical for native PLB. Analytical ultracentrifugation experiments revealed that SLN oligomerizes in the presence of the nonionic detergents octylpolyoxyethylene and octyl glucoside in a concentration-dependent manner. No plateau was observed, and a pentameric state was only reached at much higher protein concentrations compared with PLB-(24-52). Chemical cross-linking showed that also in liposomes SLN has the ability to self-associate to oligomers. PLB-(24-52) specifically oligomerized to pentamers in the presence of octylpolyoxyethylene as well as in liposomes at low protein concentrations. In the presence of octylpolyoxyethylene pentamers were the main oligomeric species, whereas in liposomes monomers and dimers were predominant. Increasing the protein concentration led to self-association of PLB-(24-52) pentamers in the presence of octylpolyoxyethylene. Functional reconstitution of Ca-ATPase with PLB-(24-52) and SLN in liposomes showed that both proteins regulate the Ca-ATPase in a similar manner.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M102495200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M102495200
M3 - Article
C2 - 11413134
AN - SCOPUS:0035903095
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 276
SP - 30845
EP - 30852
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 33
ER -