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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Alegre Cebollada, Jorge author Martínez Del Pozo, Álvaro author Gavilanes, José G. author Goormaghtigh, Erik author 2007-11 The structure of the actinoporin sticholysin II (StnII) in the pore state was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the attenuated total reflection configuration. 1-Palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/cholesterol unilamellar vesicles were employed. The a-helix content increases in;30% upon lipid binding, which agrees with an extension of eight or nine residues at the N-terminal helix. Furthermore, analyses of dichroic spectra show that the extended N-terminal helix would have a 31º tilt with respect to the membrane normal. The orientation of the central beta-sandwich was also estimated. In addition, it was detected that StnII alters the orientation of the lipid acyl chains. 1H/2Hexchange experiments sustain a mainly superficial interaction between StnII and the membrane, with no protection of the beta-sandwich. The implications of the results in the mechanism of pore formation are discussed. 1542-0086 10.1529/biophysj.106.102566 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52856 http://www.biophysj.org/cgi/content/abstract/93/9/3191 Infrared spectroscopy study on the conformational changes leading to pore formation of the toxin Sticholysin II