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Charge distribution and helicity tune the binding of septin's amphipathic helix domain to membranes

Edelmaier, Christopher J; Klawa, Stephen J; Mofidi, S Mahsa; Wang, Qunzhao; Bhonge, Shreeya; Vogt, Ellysa JD; Curtis, Brandy N; Shi, Wenzheng; Hanson, Sonya M; Klotsa, Daphne

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Abstract

Amphipathic helices (AHs) are secondary structures that can facilitate binding of proteins to the membrane by folding into a helix with hydrophobic and hydrophilic facesthat interact withthe same surfaces inthe lipidmembrane. Septins are cytoskeletal proteins that preferentially bind to domains of micron-scale curvature on the cell membrane. Studies have shown that AH domains in septin are essential for curvature sensing.We present the first computational study of septin AH interactions with lipid bilayers. Using all-atom simulations and metadynamics-enhanced sampling, we study the effect of charge distribution at the flanking ends of septin AH on the energy for helicalfolding and its consequences onthe binding configuration and affinitytothe membrane. This is relevant to septins, since the net positive charge on the flanking C-terminal amino acids is a conserved property across several organisms. Simulations revealed that the energy barrier for folding in the neutral-capped AH is much larger than the charge-capped AH, leading to a small fraction of AH folding and integration to the membrane compared to a significantly folded configuration in the bound chargecapped AH. These observations are consistent with the binding measurements of synthetic AH constructs with variable helicity to lipid vesicles. Additionally, we examined an extended AH sequence including eight amino acids upstream and downstream of the AH to mimic the native protein. Again, simulations and experiments show that the extended peptide, with a net positive charge at C-terminus, adopts a strong helical configuration in solution, giving rise to a higher membrane affinity. Altogether, these results identify the energy cost for folding of AHs as a regulator of AH binding configuration and affinity and provide a basic template for parameterizing AH-membrane interactions as a starting point for the future multiscale simulations for septin-membrane interactions.

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