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Lipid binding of the exchangeable apolipoprotein apolipophorin III induces major changes in fluorescence properties of tryptophans 115 and 130.
Biochemistry - 13 Jun 2000
Weers P M, Prenner E J, Kay C, Ryan R O
Abstract excerpt
The effect of lipid association on the local environment of the two tryptophan residues of Locusta migratoria apolipophorin III (apoLp-III) has been studied. In the lipid-free state, Trp115 in helix 4 is buried in the hydrophobic interior of the helix bundle, while Trp130 is located in a loop connecting helices 4 and 5. Fluorescence spectroscopy of single Trp mutants revealed an emission maximum (lambda(max)) of...
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