Abstract
Guanylate cyclase-activating proteins (GCAPs) are neuronal Ca(2+) sensors that play a central role in shaping the photoreceptor light response and in light adaptation through the Ca(2+)-dependent regulation of the transmembrane retinal guanylate cyclase. GCAPs are N-terminally myristoylated, and the role of the myristoyl moiety is not yet fully understood. While protein lipid chains typically represent membrane anchors, the crystal structure of GCAP-1 showed that the myristoyl chain of the protein is completely buried within a hydrophobic pocket of the protein, which stabilizes the protein structure. Therefore, we address the question of the localization of the myristoyl group of GCAP-2 in the absence and in the presence of lipid membranes as well as DPC detergents (as a membrane substitute amenable to solution state NMR). We investigate membrane binding of both myristoylated and nonmyristoylated GCAP-2 and study the structure and dynamics of the myristoyl moiety of GCAP-2 in the presence of POPC membranes. Further, we address structural alterations within the myristoylated N-terminus of GCAP-2 in the presence of membrane mimetics. Our results suggest that upon membrane binding the myristoyl group is released from the protein interior and inserts into the lipid bilayer.
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