A role of Lck annular lipids in the steady upkeep of active Lck in T cells
Résumé
Theoretical work suggests that collective spatiotemporal behaviour of integral membrane proteins (IMPs) can be modulated by annular lipids sheathing their hydrophobic moiety. Here, we present evidence for this prediction in a natural membrane by investigating the mechanism that maintains steady amount of active isoform of Lck kinase (Lck A ) by Lck trans-autophosphorylation offset by the phosphatase CD45. We gauged experimental suitability by quantitation of CD45 and Lck A subcellular localisation, Lck A generation as a function of Lck and pharmacological perturbation. Steady Lck A was challenged by swapping Lck membrane anchor with structurally divergent ones expected to substantially modify Lck annular lipids, such as that of Src or the transmembrane domains of LAT, CD4, palmitoylation-defective CD4 and CD45, respectively. The data showed only small alteration of Lck A , except for CD45 hydrophobic anchor that thwarted Lck A , due to excessive lateral proximity to CD45. The data are best explained by annular lipids facilitating or penalising IMPs’ lateral proximity, hence modulating IMPs protein-protein functional interactions. Our findings can contribute to improve the understanding of biomembranes’ organisation.
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Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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