A structural study of the myristoylated N-terminus of ARF1

Thad A. Harroun, Jeremy P. Bradshaw, Kia Balali-Mood, John Katsaras

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Abstract

The effect of myristoylation on the 15-amino-acid peptide from the membrane-binding N-terminus of ADP ribosylation factor 1 (ARF1) was studied using neutron diffraction and circular dichroism. A previous study on the non-acylated form indicated that the peptide lies parallel to the membrane, at a shallow depth and in the vicinity of the phosphorylcholine headgroups. It was suggested that the helix does not extend past residue 12, an important consequence for the linking region of the ARF1 protein. In this paper, we show that the result of myristoylation is to increase the helical content reaching the peptide's C-terminus, resulting in the formation of a new hydrophobic face. This increased helicity may augment the entire protein's membrane-binding affinity, indicating that ARF1 effectively has two interdependent membrane-binding motifs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)138-144
Number of pages7
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
Volume1668
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2005

Keywords

  • ADP ribosylation factor (ARF)
  • Myristoylation
  • Neutron diffraction
  • Phospholipid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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