Solubilization attempts
on phospholamban. (A) Sequence of canine
wild-type phospholamban compared to several redesigned soluble peptides
from Engle (PLB-COMP-1, PLB-COMP-2), Engelman (SIM-FULL, ADA-FULL),
and DeGrado lab (WSPLB). The differences between WSPLB and phospholamban
are shown in red, the differences between SIMM-FULL and WSPLB are
shown in blue, and the differences between PLB-COMP-1 (and 2) and
SIMM-FULL are shown in green. Reprinted with permission from ref (203). Copyright 2003 John
Wiley and Sons. (B) Antiparallel tetrameric helical bundle (left),
representing the topology of WSPLB tetrameric peptides, with e–e and g–g contacts labeled, and a parallel pentameric WSPLB (right)
with side chain identities. Reprinted with permission from ref (214). Copyright 2005 John
Wiley and Sons. (C) X-ray crystal structure of WSPLB (21–52,
PDB ID: 1YOD) solved to 1.8 Å (left). A model of full-length pentameric
WSPLB shows interactions between Q22(g) and N27(e) in the polar switch (right). Reprinted with permission
from ref (215). Copyright
2005 Elsevier.