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Title: Changes in lipid bilayer structure caused by the helix-to-sheet transition of an HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide derivative

Abstract

HIV-1, like other enveloped viruses, undergoes fusion with the cell membrane to infect it. Viral coat proteins are thought to bind the virus to the membrane and actively fuse the viral and cellular membranes together. The actual molecular mechanism of fusion is challenging to visualize, resulting in the use of model systems. In this paper, the bilayer curvature modifying properties of a synthetic variant of the HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide with lipid bilayer vesicles composed of a mixture of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dimyristoyl phosphatidylserine (DMPS) were studied. In 7:3 DMPC:DMPS vesicles made with deuterium-labeled DMPC, the peptide was observed to undergo a concentration-dependent conformational transition between an α-helix and an antiparallel β-sheet. Through the use of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and selective deuterium labeling, it was revealed that conformational transition of the peptide is also accompanied by a transition in the structure of the lipid bilayer. In addition to changes in the distribution of the lipid between the leaflets of the vesicle, the SANS data are consistent with two regions having different thicknesses. Finally, of the two different bilayer structures, the one corresponding to the smaller area fraction, being ~8% of the vesicle area, is much thicker than themore » remainder of the vesicle, which suggests that there are regions of localized negative curvature similar to what takes place at the point of contact between two membranes immediately preceding fusion.« less

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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Biology and Soft Matter Division
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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
1340457
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OSTI ID: 1411475
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; LDRD-7428
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 203; Journal ID: ISSN 0009-3084
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; HIV-1 fusion peptide; Small-angle neutron scattering; Intrinsic curvature

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Heller, William T., and Rai, Durgesh K. Changes in lipid bilayer structure caused by the helix-to-sheet transition of an HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide derivative. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.01.004.
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Heller, William T., & Rai, Durgesh K. Changes in lipid bilayer structure caused by the helix-to-sheet transition of an HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide derivative. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.01.004
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Heller, William T., and Rai, Durgesh K. Mon . "Changes in lipid bilayer structure caused by the helix-to-sheet transition of an HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide derivative". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.01.004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1340457.
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@article{osti_1340457,
title = {Changes in lipid bilayer structure caused by the helix-to-sheet transition of an HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide derivative},
author = {Heller, William T. and Rai, Durgesh K.},
abstractNote = {HIV-1, like other enveloped viruses, undergoes fusion with the cell membrane to infect it. Viral coat proteins are thought to bind the virus to the membrane and actively fuse the viral and cellular membranes together. The actual molecular mechanism of fusion is challenging to visualize, resulting in the use of model systems. In this paper, the bilayer curvature modifying properties of a synthetic variant of the HIV-1 gp41 fusion peptide with lipid bilayer vesicles composed of a mixture of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dimyristoyl phosphatidylserine (DMPS) were studied. In 7:3 DMPC:DMPS vesicles made with deuterium-labeled DMPC, the peptide was observed to undergo a concentration-dependent conformational transition between an α-helix and an antiparallel β-sheet. Through the use of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and selective deuterium labeling, it was revealed that conformational transition of the peptide is also accompanied by a transition in the structure of the lipid bilayer. In addition to changes in the distribution of the lipid between the leaflets of the vesicle, the SANS data are consistent with two regions having different thicknesses. Finally, of the two different bilayer structures, the one corresponding to the smaller area fraction, being ~8% of the vesicle area, is much thicker than the remainder of the vesicle, which suggests that there are regions of localized negative curvature similar to what takes place at the point of contact between two membranes immediately preceding fusion.},
doi = {10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.01.004},
journal = {Chemistry and Physics of Lipids},
number = ,
volume = 203,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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