Liquid-liquid phase separation of a surfactant-solubilized membrane protein

Details Liquid-liquid phase separation of a surfactant-solubilized membrane protein Liquid-liquid phase separation of a surfactant-solubilized membrane protein

2002-11-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211505v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.208101

The phase behavior of membrane proteins stems from a complex synergy with the amphiphilic molecules required for their solubilization. We show that ionization of a pH-sensitive surfactant, LDAO, bound to a bacterial photosynthetic protein, the Reaction Center (RC), leads in a narrow pH range to protein liquid-liquid phase separation in surprisingly stable `droplets', forerunning reversible aggregation at lower pH. Phase segregation is promoted by increasing temperature and hindered by adding salt. RC light-absorption and photoinduced electron cycle are moreover strongly affected by phase segregation.

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