Proton long-range migration along protein monolayers and its consequences on membrane coupling.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
It has been shown with lipid layers and more recently with purple membranes that protons have slow surface-to-bulk transfer. This results in long-range proton lateral conduction along membranes. We report here that such lateral transfer can take place along a pure protein film. It is strongly controlled by the packing. Subtle reorganizations of the protein-protein contact can be biological switches between interfacial and delocalized proton pathways between sources and sinks.
Medical subject headings
- Protons
- Serum Albumin, Bovine