Surface Location and Orientation of the Lantibiotic Nisin Bound to Membrane‐Mimicking Micelles of Dodecylphosphocholine and of Sodium Dodecylsulphate
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 235 (1-2) , 394-403
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00394.x
Abstract
The interaction of nisin, a membrane‐interacting cationic polypeptide, with membrane‐mimicking micelles of zwitterionic dodecylphosphocholine and of anionic sodium dodecylsulphate was studied. Direct contacts have been established through the observation of NOEs between nisin and micelle protons. Spin‐labeled DOXYL‐stearic acids were incorporated into the two micellar systems. From the paramagnetic broadening effects induced in the 1H‐NMR spectrum of nisin it is concluded that the molecule is localized at the surface of the micelles. The interactions of nisin with zwitterionic and with anionic micelles resemble each other as do the nisin conformations [van den Hooven, H. W., Doeland, C. C. M., van de Kamp, M., Konings, R. N. H., Hilbers, C. W. & van de Ven, F. J. M. (1995) Eur. J. Biochem. 235, 382–393]. The hydrophobic residues are immersed into the micelles and oriented towards the center, whereas the more polar or charged residues have an outward orientation. The micellar systems are considered to model the first step in the mechanism of antimicrobial action of nisin, this step is the binding of nisin to the cytoplasmic membrane of target bacteria. Detailed information on this initial binding step is obtained. Hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions appear to be involved in the nisin‐micelle contacts. It is suggested that subtilin, a lantibiotic structurally related to nisin, has a comparable membrane interaction surface.Keywords
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