Spontaneous, pH-Dependent Membrane Insertion of a Transbilayer α-Helix †
Hunt J, Rath P, Rothschild K, Engelman D. Spontaneous, pH-Dependent Membrane Insertion of a Transbilayer α-Helix †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 15177-15192. PMID: 9398245, DOI: 10.1021/bi970147b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid bilayersIntegral membrane protein bacteriorhodopsinMembrane-spanning regionIntegral membrane proteinsPH-dependent membrane insertionAspartic acid residuesMembrane protein bacteriorhodopsinInsertion reactionMembrane insertionMembrane proteinsAqueous solutionHydrophobic sequenceAqueous bufferPoor solubilityAlpha-helixAcid residuesSignificant solubilityC-helixSpectroscopic assaysΑ-helixSecondary structureProtein bacteriorhodopsinNeutral pHPeptide associatesBilayers