PMID- 25944559 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150901 LR - 20181113 IS - 0006-3002 (Print) IS - 0006-3002 (Linking) VI - 1848 IP - 8 DP - 2015 Aug TI - Interaction between the NS4B amphipathic helix, AH2, and charged lipid headgroups alters membrane morphology and AH2 oligomeric state--Implications for the Hepatitis C virus life cycle. PG - 1671-7 LID - S0005-2736(15)00138-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.015 [doi] AB - The non-structural protein 4B (NS4B) from Hepatitis C virus (HCV) plays a pivotal role in the remodelling of the host cell's membranes, required for the formation of the viral replication complex where genome synthesis occurs. NS4B is an integral membrane protein that possesses a number of domains vital for viral replication. Structural and biophysical studies have revealed that one of these, the second amphipathic N-terminal helix (AH2), plays a key role in these remodelling events. However, there is still limited understanding of the mechanism through which AH2 promotes these changes. Here we report on solid-state NMR and molecular dynamics studies that demonstrate that AH2 promotes the clustering of negatively charged lipids within the bilayer, a process that reduces the strain within the bilayer facilitating the remodelling of the lipid bilayer. Furthermore, the presence of negatively charged lipids within the bilayer appears to promote the disassociation of AH2 oligomers, highlighting a potential role for lipid recruitment in regulating NS protein interactions. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ashworth Briggs, Esther L AU - Ashworth Briggs EL AD - Centre for Biological Sciences/Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. FAU - Gomes, Rafael G B AU - Gomes RG AD - Centre for Biological Sciences/Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. FAU - Elhussein, Malaz AU - Elhussein M AD - School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. FAU - Collier, William AU - Collier W AD - Centre for Biological Sciences/Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. FAU - Findlow, I Stuart AU - Findlow IS AD - Centre for Biological Sciences/Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. FAU - Khalid, Syma AU - Khalid S AD - School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. FAU - McCormick, Chris J AU - McCormick CJ AD - School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. Electronic address: C.J.McCormick@soton.ac.uk. FAU - Williamson, Philip T F AU - Williamson PT AD - Centre for Biological Sciences/Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. Electronic address: P.T.Williamson@soton.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - 090658/z/09/z/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150502 PL - Netherlands TA - Biochim Biophys Acta JT - Biochimica et biophysica acta JID - 0217513 RN - 0 (Lipid Bilayers) RN - 0 (Membrane Lipids) RN - 0 (NS4B protein, flavivirus) RN - 0 (Viral Nonstructural Proteins) SB - IM MH - Cell Membrane/*metabolism MH - Hepacivirus/growth & development/*metabolism MH - Lipid Bilayers MH - Membrane Lipids/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Molecular Dynamics Simulation MH - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular MH - Protein Conformation MH - Protein Multimerization MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Surface Properties MH - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/chemistry/*metabolism MH - *Virus Replication PMC - PMC4768108 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hepatitis C Virus OT - Membrane biophysics OT - Membrane remodelling OT - Molecular dynamics OT - Solid-state NMR EDAT- 2015/05/07 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/02 06:00 PMCR- 2015/08/01 CRDT- 2015/05/07 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/02/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0005-2736(15)00138-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Aug;1848(8):1671-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 May 2.