Chen C, Brock R, Luh F, Chou P J, Larrick J W, Huang R F, Huang T H
Division of Structural Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
FEBS Lett. 1995 Aug 14;370(1-2):46-52. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00792-8.
We have employed the circular dichroism (CD) technique to characterize the solution structure of CAP18(106-137), a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding, antimicrobial protein, and its interaction with lipid A. Our results revealed that CAP18(106-137) may exist in at least three lipid A concentration-dependent, primarily helix conformations. The 'model' structure of CAP18(106-137) in 30% (v/v) TFE, determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique, was found to be a complete and very rigid helix. In this conformation, the cationic and hydrophobic groups of CAP18(106-137) are separated into patches and stripes in such a way that it can favorably interact with lipid A through either coulombic interaction with the diphosphoryl groups or hydrophobic interaction with the fatty acyl chains.
