Decreasing transmembrane segment length greatly decreases perfringolysin O pore size

Lin, Qingqing; Li, Huilin; Wang, Tong; London, Erwin

doi:10.1007/s00232-015-9798-5

Title: Decreasing transmembrane segment length greatly decreases perfringolysin O pore size

Journal Article · Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Membrane Biology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-015-9798-5· OSTI ID:1215609

Lin, Qingqing ^[1]; Li, Huilin ^[2]; Wang, Tong ^[3]; London, Erwin ^[1]

Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Perfringolysin O (PFO) is a transmembrane (TM) β-barrel protein that inserts into mammalian cell membranes. Once inserted into membranes, PFO assembles into pore-forming oligomers containing 30–50 PFO monomers. These form a pore of up to 300 Å, far exceeding the size of most other proteinaceous pores. In this study, we found that altering PFO TM segment length can alter the size of PFO pores. A PFO mutant with lengthened TM segments oligomerized to a similar extent as wild-type PFO, and exhibited pore-forming activity and a pore size very similar to wild-type PFO as measured by electron microscopy and a leakage assay. In contrast, PFO with shortened TM segments exhibited a large reduction in pore-forming activity and pore size. This suggests that the interaction between TM segments can greatly affect the size of pores formed by TM β-barrel proteins. PFO may be a promising candidate for engineering pore size for various applications.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Institute of Health

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

OSTI ID:: 1215609

Report Number(s):: BNL-108347-2015-JA; 400412000

Journal Information:: Journal of Membrane Biology, Vol. 248, Issue 3; ISSN 0022-2631

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