Fluorinated Aromatic Amino Acids Distinguish Cation-pi Interactions from Membrane Insertion.
He, T., Gershenson, A., Eyles, S.J., Lee, Y.J., Liu, W.R., Wang, J., Gao, J., Roberts, M.F.(2015) J Biol Chem 290: 19334-19342
- PubMed: 26092728 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.668343
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4S3G, 4RV3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Cation-π interactions, where protein aromatic residues supply π systems while a positive-charged portion of phospholipid head groups are the cations, have been suggested as important binding modes for peripheral membrane proteins. However, aromatic amino acids can also insert into membranes and hydrophobically interact with lipid tails ...