Amphipathic helices sense the inner nuclear membrane environment through lipid packing defects
Lee, S.; Le Roux, A.-L.; Mors, M.; Vanni, S.; Roca-Cusachs, P.; Bahmanyar, S.
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Amphipathic helices (AHs) are ubiquitous protein motifs that modulate targeting to organellar membranes by sensing differences in bulk membrane properties. However, the adaptation between membrane-targeting AHs and the nuclear membrane environment that surrounds the genome is poorly understood. Here, we computationally screened for candidate AHs in a curated list of characterized and putative human inner nuclear membrane (INM) proteins. Cell biological and in vitro experimental assays combined with computational calculations demonstrated that AHs detect lipid packing defects over electrostatics to bind to the INM, indicating that the INM is loosely packed under basal conditions. Membrane tension resulting from hypotonic shock further promoted AH binding to the INM, whereas cell-substrate stretch did not enhance recruitment of membrane tension-sensitive AHs. Together, our work demonstrates the rules driving lipid-protein interactions at the INM, and its implications in the response of the nucleus to different stimuli.
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