Coassembly of Synthetic Segments of Shaker K+ Channel within Phospholipid Membranes †
Peled-Zehavi H, Arkin I, Engelman D, Shai Y. Coassembly of Synthetic Segments of Shaker K+ Channel within Phospholipid Membranes †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 6828-6838. PMID: 8639634, DOI: 10.1021/bi952988t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegral membrane proteinsOligomerization of proteinsMembrane-embedded segmentsMembrane-mimetic environmentsAlpha-helical contentAlpha-helical structureLipid/peptide molar ratioS4 regionShaker potassium channelSecondary structure studiesResonance energy transfer measurementsPhospholipid membranesZwitterionic phospholipid vesiclesTransmembrane segmentsMembrane proteinsPhospholipid milieuMimetic environmentsSynthetic segmentsFirst repeatS4 sequenceEel sodium channelS4 segmentEnergy transfer measurementsSecondary structure