Broken Helix in Vesicle and Micelle-Bound α-Synuclein: Insights from Site-Directed Spin Labeling-EPR Experiments and MD Simulations
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Abstract
The region 35-43 of human alpha-Synuclein bound to small unilamellar lipid vesicles and to sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles has been investigated by site-directed spin labeling and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The distance distributions obtained from spectral fitting have been analyzed on the basis of the allowed rotamers of the spin-label side-chain. Very similar results have been obtained in the two environments: an unbroken helical structure of the investigated region can be ruled out. The distance distributions are rather compatible with the presence of conformational disorder, in agreement with previous findings for micelle-bound alpha-Synuclein. The propensity for helix breaking is confirmed by molecular dynamics simulations.
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