Aligned peptoid-based macrodiscs for structural studies of membrane proteins by oriented-sample NMR

AR Galiakhmetov, CM Davern, RJA Esteves… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
AR Galiakhmetov, CM Davern, RJA Esteves, EO Awosanya, QAE Guthrie, C Proulx…
Biophysical Journal, 2022cell.com
Abstract Development of a robust, uniform, and magnetically orientable lipid mimetic will
undoubtedly advance solid-state NMR of macroscopically aligned membrane proteins.
Here, we report on a novel lipid membrane mimetic based on peptoid belts. The peptoids,
composed of 15 residues, were synthesized by alternating N-(2-phenethyl) glycine with N-(2-
carboxyethyl) glycine residues at a 2: 1 molar ratio. The chemically synthesized peptoids
possess a much lower degree of polydispersity versus styrene-maleic acid polymers, thus …
Abstract
Development of a robust, uniform, and magnetically orientable lipid mimetic will undoubtedly advance solid-state NMR of macroscopically aligned membrane proteins. Here, we report on a novel lipid membrane mimetic based on peptoid belts. The peptoids, composed of 15 residues, were synthesized by alternating N-(2-phenethyl)glycine with N-(2-carboxyethyl)glycine residues at a 2:1 molar ratio. The chemically synthesized peptoids possess a much lower degree of polydispersity versus styrene-maleic acid polymers, thus yielding uniform discs. Moreover, the peptoid oligomers are more flexible and do not require a specific folding, unlike lipoproteins, in order to wrap around the hydrophobic membrane core. The NMR spectra measured for the membrane-bound form of Pf1 coat protein incorporated in this new lipid mimetics demonstrate a higher order parameter and uniform linewidths compared with the conventional bicelles and peptide-based macrodiscs. Importantly, unlike bicelles, the peptoid-based macrodiscs are detergent free.
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