Killian JA, Prasad KU, Urry DW, de Kruijff B. A mismatch between the length of gramicidin and the lipid acyl chains is a prerequisite for HII phase formation in phosphatidylcholine model membranes.
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1989;
978:341-5. [PMID:
2464375 DOI:
10.1016/0005-2736(89)90135-1]
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Abstract
Previously it was shown that gramicidin can induce HII phase formation in diacylphosphatidylcholine model membranes only when the lipid acyl chain length exceeds 16 carbon atoms (Van Echteld, C.J.A., De Kruijff, B., Verkleij, A.J., Leunissen-Bijvelt, J. and De Gier, J. (1982) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 692, 126-138). Using 31P-NMR and small angle X-ray diffraction we now demonstrate that upon increasing the length of gramicidin, the peptide loses its ability to induce HII phase formation in di-C18:1c-PC but not in the longer chained di-C22:1c-PC. It is concluded that a mismatch in length between gramicidin and the lipid acyl chains, when the latter would provide excess bilayer thickness, is a prerequisite for HII phase formation in phosphatidylcholine model membranes.
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