Biology – Quantitative Biology – Subcellular Processes
Scientific paper
2007-02-14
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Subcellular Processes
12 pages, 6 figures, 63 references, submitted to PLoS Computational Biology
Scientific paper
Biological membranes are elastic media in which the presence of a transmembrane protein leads to local bilayer deformation. The energetics of deformation allow two membrane proteins in close proximity to influence each other's equilibrium conformation via their local deformations, and spatially organize the proteins based on their geometry. We use the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) as a case study to examine the implications of bilayer-mediated elastic interactions on protein conformational statistics and clustering. The deformations around MscL cost energy on the order of 10 kT and extend ~3nm from the protein edge, as such elastic forces induce cooperative gating and we propose experiments to measure these effects. Additionally, since elastic interactions are coupled to protein conformation, we find that conformational changes can severely alter the average separation between two proteins. This has important implications for how conformational changes organize membrane proteins into functional groups within membranes.
Huang Kerwyn
Peterson Eric
Phillips Rob
Ursell Tristan
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