307
Views
25
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Use of hydrophobic moment plot methodology to aid the identification of oblique orientated a-helices

Pages 201-207 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

References

  • Biggins, P. C. and Sansom, S. P., 1999, Interactions of a-helices with lipid bilayers: a review of simulation studies. Biophysical Chem- istry, 76, 161–183.
  • Bradshaw, J. P., Darkes, M. J., Harroun, T. A., Katsaras, J. and Epand, R. M., 2000, Oblique membrane insertion of viral fusion peptides probed by neutron diffraction. Biochemistry, 39, 6581–6585.
  • Brasseur, R., 1991, Differentiation of lipid-associating helices by us e three-dimensional molecular hydrophobicity calculations. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 24, 16120–16127.
  • Brasseur, R., 2000, Tilted peptides: a motif for membrane destabilisation (Hypothesis). Molecular Membrane Biology, 17, 31–40.
  • Brasseur, R., Pillot, T., Lins, L., Vandekerckhove, J. and Ross eneu, M., 1997, Peptides in membranes: tipping the balance of stability. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 22, 167–171.
  • Clothia, C. and Finkelstein, A. V., 1990, The classification and origins of protein folding patterns. Annual Review of Biochemistry, 59, 1007–1039.
  • Eisenberg, D., Schwarz, E., Komaromy, M. and Wall, R., 1984a, Analysis of membrane and surface protein s equences with the hydrophobic moment plot. Journal of Molecular Biology, 179, 125–142.
  • Eisenberg, D., Weiss, R. M. and Terwilliger, T. C., 1982a, The helica l hydrophobic moment: a measure of the amphiphilicity of a helix. Nature, 299, 371–374.
  • Eisenberg, D., Weiss, R. M., Terwilliger, T. C. and Wilcox, W., 1982b, Hydrophobic moment and protein structure. Faraday Symposia of the Chemical Society, 17, 109–120.
  • Eisenberg, D., Wesson, M. and Wilcox, W., 1984b, Hydrophobic moments as tools for analysing protein s equences and structures. In Prediction of protein structure and principles of protein conformation. G. Fasman, ed. (New York: Plenum Press), pp. 635–646.
  • Eisenberg, D., Wilcox, W. and McLachian, A. D., 1986, Hydro- phobicity and amphiphilicity in protein structure. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 31, 11–17.
  • Fujii, G., 1999, To fus e or not to fuse: the effects of electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic forces and structural amphiphilicity on protein-mediated membrane destabilisation. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 38, 257–277.
  • Martin, I., Dubois, M. C., Defris e-Quertain, F., Saemark, T., Burny, A., Brass eur, R. and Ruysschaert, J. M., 1994, Correlation between fusogenicity of synthetic modified peptides correspond- ing to the NH2-terminal extremity of the SIV GP32 and their mode of ins ertion into the lipid bilayer; an infrared spectroscopy study. Journal of Virology, 68, 1139–1148.
  • Martin, I., Ruysschaert, J.-M. and E pand, R. E., 1999, Role of the N- terminal peptides of viral envelope proteins in membrane fusion. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 38, 233–255.
  • Pecheur, E. I., Sainte Marie, J., Bienvenue, A. and Hoekstra, D., 1999, Peptides and membrane fusion: towards an understanding of the molecular mechanism of protein induced fusion. Journal of Membrane Biology, 167, 1–17.
  • Peuvot, J., Schank, A., Lins, L. and Brass eur, R., 1999, Are the fusion process es involved in birth, life and death of the cell depending on tilte d ins ertion of peptides into membranes? Journal of Theoretica l Biology, 198, 173–181.
  • Phoenix, D. A. and Harris, F., 1998, Amphiphilic a-helices and lipid interactions In Protein targeting and translocation, D. A. Phoenix, ed. (London: Portland Press), pp. 19–36.
  • Rahman, M., Lins, L., Thomas-Soumarmon, A. and Brass eur, R., 1997, Are amphipathic assymetric peptides ubiquitous structures for membrane destabilisation? Journal of Molecular Modeling, 3, 203–215.
  • Rao, S. T and Rossmann, M. G., 1973, Comparison of super- s econdary structure in protein. Journal of Molecular Biology, 76, 241–256.
  • Roberts, M. G., Phoenix, D. A. and Pews ey, A. R., 1997, An algorithm for the detection of surface-activ e a-helices with the potentia l to anchor proteins at the membrane interface. CABIOS, 13, 99–106.
  • Schiffer, M. and Edmundson, A. B., 1967, Use of helical wheels to repres ent the structures of proteins and to identify s egments with helical potential. Biophysical Journal, 7, 121–135.
  • Segrest, J. P., De Loof, H., Dohlman, J. G. Brouillette, C. G. and Anantharamaiah, G. M., 1990, Amphipathic helix motif: classes and properties. Proteins: Structure Function and Genetics, 8, 103–117.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.