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Tiwari A, Prince A, Arakha M, Jha S, Saleem M. Passive membrane penetration by ZnO nanoparticles is driven by the interplay of electrostatic and phase boundary conditions. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:3369-3384. [PMID: 29388654 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08351c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The internalization of nanoparticles through the biological membrane is of immense importance for biomedical applications. A fundamental understanding of the lipid specificity and the role of the membrane biochemical and physical forces at play in modulating penetration are lacking. The current understanding of nanoparticle-membrane interaction is drawn mostly from computational studies and lacks sufficient experimental evidence. Herein, using confocal fluorescence imaging and potentiometric dye-based fluorimetry, we first investigated the interaction of ZnONP in both multi-component and individual lipid membranes using cell-like giant unilamellar vesicles to dissect the lipid specificity; also, we investigated the changes in membrane order, anisotropy and hydrophobicity. ZnONP was found to interact with phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine head-group-containing lipids specifically. We further investigated the interaction of ZnONP with three physiologically relevant membrane conditions varying in composition and dipole potential. We found that ZnONP interaction leads to a photoinduced enhancement of the partial-to-complete phase separation depending upon the membrane composition and cholesterol content. Interestingly, while the lipid order of a partially-phase-separated membrane remained unchanged upon ZnONP crowding, a fully-phase-separated membrane showed an increase in the lipid order. Strikingly, ZnONP crowding induced a contrasting effect on the fluorescence anisotropy of the membrane upon binding to the two membrane conditions, in line with the measured diffusion coefficient. ZnONP seems to preferentially penetrate through the liquid disordered areas of the membrane and the boundaries of the phase-separated regions driven by the interplay between the electrostatics and phase boundary conditions, which are collectively dictated by the composition and ZnONP-induced lipid reorganization. The results may lead to a greater understanding of the interplay of membrane parameters and ZnONP interaction in driving passive penetration.
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- Anuj Tiwari
- Department of Life Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India - 769008.
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Peksel B, Gombos I, Péter M, Vigh L, Tiszlavicz Á, Brameshuber M, Balogh G, Schütz GJ, Horváth I, Vigh L, Török Z. Mild heat induces a distinct "eustress" response in Chinese Hamster Ovary cells but does not induce heat shock protein synthesis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15643. [PMID: 29142280 PMCID: PMC5688065 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15821-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The current research on cellular heat stress management focuses on the roles of heat shock proteins (HSPs) and the proteostasis network under severe stress conditions. The mild, fever-type stress and the maintenance of membrane homeostasis are less well understood. Herein, we characterized the acute effect of mild, fever-range heat shock on membrane organization, and HSP synthesis and localization in two mammalian cell lines, to delineate the role of membranes in the sensing and adaptation to heat. A multidisciplinary approach combining ultrasensitive fluorescence microscopy and lipidomics revealed the molecular details of novel cellular “eustress”, when cells adapt to mild heat by maintaining membrane homeostasis, activating lipid remodeling, and redistributing chaperone proteins. Notably, this leads to acquired thermotolerance in the complete absence of the induction of HSPs. At higher temperatures, additional defense mechanisms are activated, including elevated expression of molecular chaperones, contributing to an extended stress memory and acquired thermotolerance.
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- Begüm Peksel
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Applied Physics - Biophysics, TU Wien, 1040, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Applied Physics - Biophysics, TU Wien, 1040, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary.
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Tanaka H, Zaima N, Sasaki T, Yamamoto N, Inuzuka K, Yata T, Iwaki T, Umemura K, Sano H, Suzuki Y, Urano T, Setou M, Unno N. Lysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase-3 Expression Is Associated with Atherosclerosis Progression. J Vasc Res 2017; 54:200-208. [PMID: 28683445 DOI: 10.1159/000473879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Free arachidonic acid (AA) is an important precursor of lipid mediators such as leukotrienes and prostaglandins that induces inflammation and is associated with atherosclerosis progression. Recent studies have shown that lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase-3 (LPCAT3) converts lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and free AA into phosphatidylcholine (PC)-containing AA (arachidonyl-PC) and thereby can regulate intracellular free-AA levels. However, the association between LPCAT3 and atherosclerosis remains to be established. In this study, we analyzed human and mouse atherosclerotic tissues to gain insight into the arachidonyl-PC metabolism involving LPCAT3 using imaging mass spectrometry. The data revealed a complementary distribution of arachidonyl-PC and LPC in human atherosclerotic tissues with arachidonyl-PC decreasing and LPC increasing as atherosclerosis progressed. Furthermore, we found a homologous distribution of LPCAT3 expression and arachidonyl-PC based on atherosclerotic progression. In contrast, in ApoE-deficient mice, atherosclerosis increased both arachidonyl-PC accumulation and LPCAT3 expression. Taken together, these findings suggest that the regulation of LPCAT3 expression might be associated with atherosclerotic progression in humans.
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- Hiroki Tanaka
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Péter M, Glatz A, Gudmann P, Gombos I, Török Z, Horváth I, Vígh L, Balogh G. Metabolic crosstalk between membrane and storage lipids facilitates heat stress management in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173739. [PMID: 28282432 PMCID: PMC5345867 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cell membranes actively participate in stress sensing and signalling. Here we present the first in-depth lipidomic analysis to characterize alterations in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe in response to mild heat stress (HS). The lipidome was assessed by a simple one-step methanolic extraction. Genetic manipulations that altered triglyceride (TG) content in the absence or presence of HS gave rise to distinct lipidomic fingerprints for S. pombe. Cells unable to produce TG demonstrated long-lasting growth arrest and enhanced signalling lipid generation. Our results reveal that metabolic crosstalk between membrane and storage lipids facilitates homeostatic maintenance of the membrane physical/chemical state that resists negative effects on cell growth and viability in response to HS. We propose a novel stress adaptation mechanism in which heat-induced TG synthesis contributes to membrane rigidization by accommodating unsaturated fatty acids of structural lipids, enabling their replacement by newly synthesized saturated fatty acids.
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- Mária Péter
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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Conley L, Tao Y, Henry A, Koepf E, Cecchini D, Pieracci J, Ghose S. Evaluation of eco-friendly zwitterionic detergents for enveloped virus inactivation. Biotechnol Bioeng 2016; 114:813-820. [PMID: 27800626 DOI: 10.1002/bit.26209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Inclusion of a detergent in protein biotherapeutic purification processes is a simple and very robust method for inactivating enveloped viruses. The detergent Triton X-100 has been used for many years and is part of the production process of several commercial therapeutic proteins. However, recent ecological studies have suggested that Triton X-100 and its break-down products can potentially behave as endocrine disrupters in aquatic organisms, raising concerns from an environmental impact perspective. As such, discharge of Triton X-100 into the waste water treatment plants is regulated in some jurisdictions, and alternative detergents for viral inactivation are required. In this work, we report on the identification and evaluation of more eco-friendly detergents as viable replacements for Triton X-100. Five detergent candidates with low to moderate environmental impact were initially identified and evaluated with respect to protein stability, followed by proof-of-concept virus inactivation studies using a model enveloped virus. From the set of candidates lauryldimethylamine N-oxide (LDAO) was identified as the most promising detergent due to its low ecotoxicity, robust anti-viral activity (LRV >4 at validation set-point conditions with X-MuLX), and absence of any negative impact on protein function. This detergent exhibited effective and robust virus inactivation in a broad range of protein concentrations, solution conductivities, pHs, and in several different cell culture fluid matrices. The only process parameter which correlated with reduced virus inactivation potency was LDAO concentration, and then only when the concentration was reduced to below the detergent's critical micelle concentration (CMC). Additionally, this work also demonstrated that LDAO was cleared to below detectable levels after Protein A affinity chromatography, making it suitable for use in a platform process that utilizes this chromatographic mode for protein capture. All these findings suggest that LDAO may be a practical alternative to Triton X-100 for use in protein therapeutic production processes for inactivating enveloped viruses. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2017;114: 813-820. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Lynn Conley
- Process Biochemistry, Biogen, 5000 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park 27709, North Carolina
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- Bioproduct Research and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Process Biochemistry, Biogen, 5000 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park 27709, North Carolina
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- Process Biochemistry, Biogen, 5000 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park 27709, North Carolina
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- Process Biochemistry, Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Process Biochemistry, Biogen, 5000 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park 27709, North Carolina
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Fan HY, Das D, Heerklotz H. "Staying Out" Rather than "Cracking In": Asymmetric Membrane Insertion of 12:0 Lysophosphocholine. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:11655-11663. [PMID: 27715063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Interactions between detergents and model membranes are well described by the three-stage model: saturation and solubilization boundaries divide bilayer-only, bilayer-micelle coexistence, and micelle-only ranges. An underlying assumption of the model is the equilibration of detergent between the two membrane leaflets. However, many detergents partition asymmetrically at room temperature due to slow flip-flop, such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and lysolipids. In this work, we use isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) to investigate the solubilization of unilamellar POPC vesicles by 12:0 lysophosphocholine (12:0 LPC). Flip-flop of 12:0 LPC occurs beyond the time scale of our experiments, which establish a characteristic nonequilibrated state with asymmetric distribution: 12:0 LPC partitions primarily into the outer leaflet. Increasing asymmetry stress in the membrane does not lead to membrane failure, i.e., "cracking in" as seen for alkyl maltosides and other surfactants; instead, it reduces further membrane insertion which leads to the "staying out" of 12:0 LPC in solution. At above the critical micellar concentration of 12:0 LPC in the presence of the membrane, micelles persist and accommodate further LPC but take up lipid from vesicles only very slowly. Ultimately, solubilization proceeds via the micellar mechanism (Kragh-Hansen et al., 1995). With a combination of demicellization and solubilization experiments, we quantify the molar ratio partition coefficient (0.6 ± 0.1 mM-1) and enthalpy of partitioning (6.1 ± 0.3 kJ·mol-1) and estimate the maximum detergent/lipid ratio reached in the outer leaflet (<0.13). Despite the inapplicability of the three-stage model to 12:0 LPC at room temperature, we are able to extract quantitative information from ITC solubilization experiments and DLS that are important for the understanding of asymmetry-dependent processes such as endocytosis and the gating of mechanosensitive channels in vitro.
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- Helen Y Fan
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg , Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies , Freiburg, Germany
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Ejby M, Fredslund F, Andersen JM, Vujičić Žagar A, Henriksen JR, Andersen TL, Svensson B, Slotboom DJ, Abou Hachem M. An ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Mediates the Uptake of α-(1,6)-Linked Dietary Oligosaccharides in Bifidobacterium and Correlates with Competitive Growth on These Substrates. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:20220-31. [PMID: 27502277 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.746529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The molecular details and impact of oligosaccharide uptake by distinct human gut microbiota (HGM) are currently not well understood. Non-digestible dietary galacto- and gluco-α-(1,6)-oligosaccharides from legumes and starch, respectively, are preferentially fermented by mainly bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the human gut. Here we show that the solute binding protein (BlG16BP) associated with an ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter from the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04 binds α-(1,6)-linked glucosides and galactosides of varying size, linkage, and monosaccharide composition with preference for the trisaccharides raffinose and panose. This preference is also reflected in the α-(1,6)-galactoside uptake profile of the bacterium. Structures of BlG16BP in complex with raffinose and panose revealed the basis for the remarkable ligand binding plasticity of BlG16BP, which recognizes the non-reducing α-(1,6)-diglycoside in its ligands. BlG16BP homologues occur predominantly in bifidobacteria and a few Firmicutes but lack in other HGMs. Among seven bifidobacterial taxa, only those possessing this transporter displayed growth on α-(1,6)-glycosides. Competition assays revealed that the dominant HGM commensal Bacteroides ovatus was out-competed by B. animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04 in mixed cultures growing on raffinose, the preferred ligand for the BlG16BP. By comparison, B. ovatus mono-cultures grew very efficiently on this trisaccharide. These findings suggest that the ABC-mediated uptake of raffinose provides an important competitive advantage, particularly against dominant Bacteroides that lack glycan-specific ABC-transporters. This novel insight highlights the role of glycan transport in defining the metabolic specialization of gut bacteria.
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- Morten Ejby
- From the Protein Glycoscience and Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering, Elektrovej, Building 375
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- MaxLab, MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Ole Römers väg 1, 221 00 LUND, Sweden, and
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- From the Protein Glycoscience and Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering, Elektrovej, Building 375
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- Membrane Enzymology, Institute for Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microtechnology and Nanotechnology, Produktionstorvet Building 423, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- From the Protein Glycoscience and Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering, Elektrovej, Building 375
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- Membrane Enzymology, Institute for Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- From the Protein Glycoscience and Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering, Elektrovej, Building 375,
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Ayee MAA, Roth CW, Akpa BS. Structural perturbation of a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayer by warfarin and its bolaamphiphilic analogue: A molecular dynamics study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 468:227-237. [PMID: 26852346 PMCID: PMC4762473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Compounds with nominally similar biological activity may exhibit differential toxicity due to differences in their interactions with cell membranes. Many pharmaceutical compounds are amphiphilic and can be taken up by phospholipid bilayers, interacting strongly with the lipid-aqueous interface whether or not subsequent permeation through the bilayer is possible. Bolaamphiphilic compounds, which possess two hydrophilic ends and a hydrophobic linker, can likewise undergo spontaneous uptake by bilayers. While membrane-spanning bolaamphiphiles can stabilize membranes, small molecules with this characteristic have the potential to create membrane defects via disruption of bilayer structure and dynamics. When compared to the amphiphilic therapeutic anticoagulant, warfarin, the bolaamphiphilic analogue, brodifacoum, exhibits heightened toxicity that goes beyond superior inhibition of the pharmacological target enzyme. We explore, herein, the consequences of anticoagulant accumulation in a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayer. Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations reveal that permeation of phospholipid bilayers by brodifacoum causes a disruption of membrane barrier function that is driven by the bolaamphiphilic nature and size of this molecule. We find that brodifacoum partitioning into bilayers causes membrane thinning and permeabilization and promotes lipid flip-flop - phenomena that are suspected to play a role in triggering cell death. These phenomena are either absent or less pronounced in the case of the less toxic, amphiphilic compound, warfarin.
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- Manuela Aseye Ayele Ayee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 909 S. Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA; Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.
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Prabudiansyah I, Kusters I, Caforio A, Driessen AJ. Characterization of the annular lipid shell of the Sec translocon. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:2050-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Makky A, Tanaka M. Impact of lipid oxidization on biophysical properties of model cell membranes. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:5857-63. [PMID: 25870900 DOI: 10.1021/jp512339m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The oxidization of glycerophospholipids in cell membranes due to aging and environmental stresses may cause a variety of pathological and physiological consequences. A variety of oxidized phospholipid products (OxPl) are produced by the chemical oxidization of unsaturated hydrocarbon chains, which would significantly change the physicochemical properties of cell membranes. In this work, we constructed cell membrane models in the absence and presence of two stable oxidized lipid products and investigated their impact on physical properties of supported membranes using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and high-energy X-ray reflectivity (XRR). Our experimental findings suggest that the lipid oxidization up to 20 mol % leads to the rupture of vesicles right after the adsorption. Our XRR analysis unravels the membrane thinning and the decrease in the lateral ordering of lipids, which can be explained by the decrease in the lateral packing of hydrocarbon chains. Further studies on mechanics of membranes incorporating oxidized lipids can be attributed to the decrease in the bending rigidity and the increase in the permeability.
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- Ali Makky
- †Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- †Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,‡Institute for Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, D76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.,§Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI iCeMS), Kyoto University, 606-8501 Kyoto, Japan
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Wiltz DC, Han RI, Wilson RL, Kumar A, Morrisett JD, Grande-Allen KJ. Differential Aortic and Mitral Valve Interstitial Cell Mineralization and the Induction of Mineralization by Lysophosphatidylcholine In Vitro.. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2014; 5:371-383. [PMID: 25419248 PMCID: PMC4235965 DOI: 10.1007/s13239-014-0197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is a serious condition with vast uncertainty regarding the precise mechanism leading to valve calcification. This study was undertaken to examine the role of the lipid lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) in a comparison of aortic and mitral valve cellular mineralization. METHODS The proportion of LPC in differentially calcified regions of diseased aortic valves was determined using thin layer chromatography (TLC). Next, porcine valvular interstitial cells (pVICs) from the aortic (paVICs) and mitral valve (pmVICs) were cultured with LPC (10-1 - 105 nM) and analyzed for cellular mineralization, alkaline phosphatase activity (ALPa), proliferation, and apoptosis. RESULTS TLC showed a higher percentage of LPC in calcified regions of tissue compared to non-calcified regions. In pVIC cultures, with the exception of 105 nM LPC, increasing concentrations of LPC led to an increase in phosphate mineralization. Increased levels of calcium content were exhibited at 104 nm LPC application compared to baseline controls. Compared to pmVIC cultures, paVIC cultures had greater total phosphate mineralization, ALPa, calcium content, and apoptosis, under both a baseline control and LPC-treated conditions. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that LPC has the capacity to promote pVIC calcification. Also, paVICs have a greater propensity for mineralization than pmVICs. LPC may be a key factor in the transition of the aortic valve from a healthy to diseased state. In addition, there are intrinsic differences that exist between VICs from different valves that may play a key role in heart valve pathology.
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- Dena C. Wiltz
- Rice University, Department of Bioengineering, Houston, TX
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- Rice University, Department of Bioengineering, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Houston, TX
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- Rice University, Department of Bioengineering, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Houston, TX
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- Rice University, Department of Bioengineering, Houston, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Houston, TX
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Collins MD, Gordon SE. Short-chain phosphoinositide partitioning into plasma membrane models. Biophys J 2014; 105:2485-94. [PMID: 24314079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositides are vital for many cellular signaling processes, and therefore a number of approaches to manipulating phosphoinositide levels in cells or excised patches of cell membranes have been developed. Among the most common is the use of "short-chain" phosphoinositides, usually dioctanoyl phosphoinositol phosphates. We use isothermal titration calorimetry to determine partitioning of the most abundant phosphoinositol phosphates, PI(4)P and PI(4,5)P2 into models of the intracellular and extracellular facing leaflets of neuronal plasma membranes. We show that phosphoinositide mole fractions in the lipid membrane reach physiological levels at equilibrium with reasonable solution concentrations. Finally we explore the consequences of our results for cellular electrophysiology. In particular, we find that TRPV1 is more selective for PI(4,5)P2 than PI(4)P and activated by extremely low membrane mole fractions of PIPs. We conclude by discussing how the logic of our work extends to other experiments with short-chain phosphoinositides. For delayed rectifier K(+) channels, consideration of the membrane mole fraction of PI(4,5)P2 lipids with different acyl chain lengths suggests a different mechanism for PI(4,5)P2 regulation than previously proposed. Inward rectifier K(+) channels apparent lack of selectivity for certain short-chain PIPs may require reinterpretation in view of the PIPs different membrane partitioning.
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- Marcus D Collins
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seattle, WA
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Dimova R. Recent developments in the field of bending rigidity measurements on membranes. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 208:225-34. [PMID: 24666592 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Revised: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review gives a brief overview of experimental approaches used to assess the bending rigidity of membranes. Emphasis is placed on techniques based on the use of giant unilamellar vesicles. We summarize the effect on the bending rigidity of membranes as a function of membrane composition, presence of various inclusions in the bilayer and molecules and ions in the bathing solutions. Examples for the impact of temperature, cholesterol, some peptides and proteins, sugars and salts are provided and the literature data are discussed critically. Future directions, open questions and possible developments in this research field are also included.
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- Rumiana Dimova
- Department of Theory and Bio-Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
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Henriksen JR, Etzerodt T, Gjetting T, Andresen TL. Side chain hydrophobicity modulates therapeutic activity and membrane selectivity of antimicrobial peptide mastoparan-X. PLoS One 2014; 9:e91007. [PMID: 24621994 PMCID: PMC3951324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The discovery of new anti-infective compounds is stagnating and multi-resistant bacteria continue to emerge, threatening to end the “antibiotic era”. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and lipo-peptides such as daptomycin offer themselves as a new potential class of antibiotics; however, further optimization is needed if AMPs are to find broad use as antibiotics. In the present work, eight analogues of mastoparan-X (MPX) were investigated, having side chain modifications in position 1, 8 and 14 to modulate peptide hydrophobicity. The self-association properties of the peptides were characterized, and the peptide-membrane interactions in model membranes were compared with the bactericidal and haemolytic properties. Alanine substitution at position 1 and 14 resulted in higher target selectivity (red blood cells versus bacteria), but also decreased bactericidal potency. For these analogues, the gain in target selectivity correlated to biophysical parameters showing an increased effective charge and reduction in the partitioning coefficient for membrane insertion. Introduction of an unnatural amino acid, with an octyl side chain by amino acid substitution, at positions 1, 8 and 14 resulted in increased bactericidal potency at the expense of radically reduced membrane target selectivity. Overall, optimized membrane selectivity or bactericidal potency was achieved by changes in side chain hydrophobicity of MPX. However, enhanced potency was achieved at the expense of selectivity and vice versa in all cases.
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- Jonas R. Henriksen
- DTU Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- DTU Nanotech, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- DTU Nanotech, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- DTU Nanotech, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Svetlichnyy V, Müller P, Pomorski TG, Schulze M, Schiller J, Müller K. Metabolic incorporation of unsaturated fatty acids into boar spermatozoa lipids and de novo formation of diacylglycerols. Chem Phys Lipids 2014; 177:41-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2013.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Hollie NI, Cash JG, Matlib MA, Wortman M, Basford JE, Abplanalp W, Hui DY. Micromolar changes in lysophosphatidylcholine concentration cause minor effects on mitochondrial permeability but major alterations in function. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2013; 1841:888-95. [PMID: 24315825 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mice deficient in group 1b phospholipase A2 have decreased plasma lysophosphatidylcholine and increased hepatic oxidation that is inhibited by intraperitoneal lysophosphatidylcholine injection. This study sought to identify a mechanism for lysophosphatidylcholine-mediated inhibition of hepatic oxidative function. Results showed that in vitro incubation of isolated mitochondria with 40-200μM lysophosphatidylcholine caused cyclosporine A-resistant swelling in a concentration-dependent manner. However, when mitochondria were challenged with 220μM CaCl2, cyclosporine A protected against permeability transition induced by 40μM, but not 80μM lysophosphatidylcholine. Incubation with 40-120μM lysophosphatidylcholine also increased mitochondrial permeability to 75μM CaCl2 in a concentration-dependent manner. Interestingly, despite incubation with 80μM lysophosphatidylcholine, the mitochondrial membrane potential was steady in the presence of succinate, and oxidation rates and respiratory control indices were similar to controls in the presence of succinate, glutamate/malate, and palmitoyl-carnitine. However, mitochondrial oxidation rates were inhibited by 30-50% at 100μM lysophosphatidylcholine. Finally, while 40μM lysophosphatidylcholine has no effect on fatty acid oxidation and mitochondria remained impermeable in intact hepatocytes, 100μM lysophosphatidylcholine inhibited fatty acid stimulated oxidation and caused intracellular mitochondrial permeability. Taken together, these present data demonstrated that LPC concentration dependently modulates mitochondrial microenvironment, with low micromolar concentrations of lysophosphatidylcholine sufficient to change hepatic oxidation rate whereas higher concentrations are required to disrupt mitochondrial integrity.
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- Norris I Hollie
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Svensk E, Ståhlman M, Andersson CH, Johansson M, Borén J, Pilon M. PAQR-2 regulates fatty acid desaturation during cold adaptation in C. elegans. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003801. [PMID: 24068966 PMCID: PMC3772066 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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C. elegans PAQR-2 is homologous to the insulin-sensitizing adiponectin receptors in mammals, and essential for adaptation to growth at 15°C, a low but usually acceptable temperature for this organism. By screening for novel paqr-2 suppressors, we identified mutations in genes involved in phosphatidylcholine synthesis (cept-1, pcyt-1 and sams-1) and fatty acid metabolism (ech-7, hacd-1, mdt-15, nhr-49 and sbp-1). We then show genetic evidence that paqr-2, phosphatidylcholines, sbp-1 and Δ9-desaturases form a cold adaptation pathway that regulates the increase in unsaturated fatty acids necessary to retain membrane fluidity at low temperatures. This model is supported by the observations that the paqr-2 suppressors normalize the levels of saturated fatty acids, and that low concentrations of detergents that increase membrane fluidity can rescue the paqr-2 mutant. Cold-blooded organisms such as insects, fish or worms must make physiological adjustments when the temperature in their environment decreases. One essential adaptive measure is to increase the fluidity of the cellular membranes that are made of fatty molecules and would tend to harden at low temperatures, just as butter would. In our study we identify genes that are regulated by PAQR-2, a membrane protein that we show to be essential for adjusting the membrane fluidity during cold adaptation in the nematode C. elegans. Interestingly, the genes influenced by PAQR-2 are all involved in fatty acid metabolism. We speculate that the human homologs of PAQR-2, which are receptors for the hormone adiponectin, may have similar functions.
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- Emma Svensk
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Ramakrishnan N, Sunil Kumar PB, Ipsen JH. Membrane-mediated aggregation of curvature-inducing nematogens and membrane tubulation. Biophys J 2013; 104:1018-28. [PMID: 23473484 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The shapes of cell membranes are largely regulated by membrane-associated, curvature-active proteins. Herein, we use a numerical model of the membrane, recently developed by us, with elongated membrane inclusions possessing spontaneous directional curvatures that could be different along, and perpendicular to, the membrane's long axis. We show that, due to membrane-mediated interactions, these curvature-inducing membrane-nematogens can aggregate spontaneously, even at low concentrations, and change the local shape of the membrane. We demonstrate that for a large group of such inclusions, where the two spontaneous curvatures have equal sign, the tubular conformation and sometimes the sheet conformation of the membrane are the common equilibrium shapes. We elucidate the factors necessary for the formation of these protein lattices. Furthermore, the elastic properties of the tubes, such as their compressional stiffness and persistence length, are calculated. Finally, we discuss the possible role of nematic disclination in capping and branching of the tubular membranes.
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- N Ramakrishnan
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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Sato A, Aoki J, Ebina K. Synthetic biotinylated peptide compound, BP21, specifically recognizes lysophosphatidylcholine micelles. Chem Biol Drug Des 2012; 80:417-25. [PMID: 22591064 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2012.01413.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lysophosphatidylcholine, a major phospholipid component of oxidized low-density lipoprotein, is implicated in many inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis. We previously reported that Asp-hemolysin-related synthetic peptide (P21) composed of 21 amino acid residues markedly inhibits the bioactivities of oxidized low-density lipoprotein and lysophosphatidylcholine, by directly binding to oxidized low-density lipoprotein and lysophosphatidylcholine. Here, to clarify whether P21 specifically binds to lysophosphatidylcholine and what forms of lysophosphatidylcholine with which P21 interact, we investigated the interaction between P21 containing two tryptophan residues and lysophosphatidylcholine by using fluorescence spectroscopy, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and surface plasmon resonance. From tryptophan fluorescence measurements, N-terminally biotinylated P21 specifically interacted with lysophosphatidylcholine, at concentrations exceeding the critical micelle concentration. From tryptophan fluorescence quenching, the tryptophan residues in biotinylated P21 in the presence of lysophosphatidylcholine were mostly exposed on the outer side of the peptide. From polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and surface plasmon resonance, bound to 1-palmitoyl-lysophosphatidylcholine at concentrations higher than 100 μm, ensuring stable micelles. These results indicate that biotinylated P21 specifically recognizes lysophosphatidylcholine micelles. Further study of the interaction between biotinylated P21 and lysophosphatidylcholine micelles may provide important information for the prevention and treatment for many inflammatory diseases caused by lysophosphatidylcholine micelles.
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- Akira Sato
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Iwaki Meisei University, Fukushima, Japan.
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Physicochemical characterization techniques for lipid based delivery systems for siRNA. Int J Pharm 2012; 427:35-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2011] [Revised: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tanaka H, Zaima N, Sasaki T, Yamamoto N, Sano M, Konno H, Setou M, Unno N. Loss of lymphatic vessels and regional lipid accumulation is associated with great saphenous vein incompetence. J Vasc Surg 2012; 55:1440-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ghai R, Falconer RJ, Collins BM. Applications of isothermal titration calorimetry in pure and applied research--survey of the literature from 2010. J Mol Recognit 2012; 25:32-52. [PMID: 22213449 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a biophysical technique for measuring the formation and dissociation of molecular complexes and has become an invaluable tool in many branches of science from cell biology to food chemistry. By measuring the heat absorbed or released during bond formation, ITC provides accurate, rapid, and label-free measurement of the thermodynamics of molecular interactions. In this review, we survey the recent literature reporting the use of ITC and have highlighted a number of interesting studies that provide a flavour of the diverse systems to which ITC can be applied. These include measurements of protein-protein and protein-membrane interactions required for macromolecular assembly, analysis of enzyme kinetics, experimental validation of molecular dynamics simulations, and even in manufacturing applications such as food science. Some highlights include studies of the biological complex formed by Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin C3 and the murine T-cell receptor, the mechanism of membrane association of the Parkinson's disease-associated protein α-synuclein, and the role of non-specific tannin-protein interactions in the quality of different beverages. Recent developments in automation are overcoming limitations on throughput imposed by previous manual procedures and promise to greatly extend usefulness of ITC in the future. We also attempt to impart some practical advice for getting the most out of ITC data for those researchers less familiar with the method.
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- Rajesh Ghai
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Bending Rigidities of Lipid Bilayers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-396533-2.00006-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Henriksen JR, Andresen TL. Thermodynamic profiling of peptide membrane interactions by isothermal titration calorimetry: a search for pores and micelles. Biophys J 2011; 101:100-9. [PMID: 21723819 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 04/23/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides are known to interact strongly with negatively charged lipid membranes, initially by peripheral insertion of the peptide into the bilayer, which for some antimicrobial peptides will be followed by pore formation, and successive solubilization of the membranes resulting in mixed peptide-lipid micelles. We have investigated the mode of action of the antimicrobial peptide mastoparan-X using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). The results show that mastoparan-X induces a range of structural transitions of POPC/POPG (3:1) lipid membranes at different peptide/lipid ratios. It has been established that ITC can be used as a fast method for localizing membrane transitions and when combined with DLS and cryo-TEM can elucidate structural changes, including the threshold for pore formation and micellation. Cryo-TEM was employed to confirm the structural changes associated with the thermodynamic transitions found by ITC. The pore-formation process has furthermore been investigated in detail and the thermodynamic parameters of pore formation have been characterized using a system-specific temperature where the enthalpy of peptide partitioning becomes zero (T(zero)). This allows for an exclusive study of the pore-formation process. The use of ITC to find T(zero) allows for characterization of the thermodynamic parameters of secondary processes on lipid membranes.
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- J R Henriksen
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Arouri A, Mouritsen OG. Phospholipase A(2)-susceptible liposomes of anticancer double lipid-prodrugs. Eur J Pharm Sci 2011; 45:408-20. [PMID: 21946258 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2011.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 09/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A novel approach to anticancer drug delivery is presented based on lipid-like liposome-forming anticancer prodrugs that are susceptible to secretory phospholipase A(2) (sPLA(2)) that is overexpressed in several cancer types. The approach provides a selective unloading of anticancer drugs at the target tissues, as well as circumvents the necessity for "conventional" drug loading. In our attempts to improve the performance of the liposomes in vivo, several PEGylated and non-PEGylated liposomal formulations composed of a retinoid prodrug premixed with the sPLA(2)-hydrolyzable DPPC (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) were prepared. Besides favorably modifying the physicochemical properties of the liposomes, the incorporation of DPPC and PEG-lipids in the liposomes should substantially enhance the enzymatic activity, as concluded from literature. In addition, one can reap benefits from the presumed permeability enhancing effect of the liberated fatty acids and lysolipids. The size distribution of the prepared liposomes as well as their phase behavior, enzymatic hydrolysis, and cytotoxicity, in the presence and absence of sPLA(2), were determined. The liposomes were around 100nm in diameter and in the gel/fluid coexistence region at 37°C. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the prodrug was pronouncedly accelerated upon the premixing with DPPC, and the hydrolysis was further enhanced by PEGylation. Interestingly, the faster hydrolysis of the prodrug and the released fatty acids and lysolipids from DPPC did not improve the cytotoxicity of the mixture; the effect of combining the prodrug with DPPC was additive and not synergistic. The data presented here question the significance of the permeability enhancing effects claimed for fatty acids and lysolipids at the target cell membrane, and whether these effects can be achieved using physiologically achievable concentrations of fatty acids and lysolipids.
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- Ahmad Arouri
- MEMPHYS(1)-Center for Biomembrane Physics, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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Jensen TB, Henriksen JR, Rasmussen BE, Rasmussen LM, Andresen TL, Wengel J, Pasternak A. Thermodynamic and biological evaluation of a thrombin binding aptamer modified with several unlocked nucleic acid (UNA) monomers and a 2'-C-piperazino-UNA monomer. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:4739-45. [PMID: 21795054 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.06.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Thrombin binding aptamer is a DNA 15-mer which forms a G-quadruplex structure and possess promising anticoagulant properties due to specific interactions with thrombin. Herein we present the influence of a single 2'-C-piperazino-UNA residue and UNA residues incorporated in several positions on thermodynamics, kinetics and biological properties of the aptamer. 2'-C-Piperazino-UNA is characterized by more efficient stabilization of quadruplex structure in comparison to regular UNA and increases thermodynamic stability of TBA by 0.28-0.44 kcal/mol in a position depending manner with retained quadruplex topology and molecularity. The presence of UNA-U in positions U3, U7, and U12 results in the highest stabilization of G-quadruplex structure (ΔΔG(37)(°)=-1.03kcal/mol). On the contrary, the largest destabilization mounting to 1.79 kcal/mol was observed when UNA residues were placed in positions U7, G8, and U9. Kinetic studies indicate no strict correlation between thermodynamic stability of modified variants and their binding affinity to thrombin. Most of the studied variants bind thrombin, albeit with decreased affinity in reference to unmodified TBA. Thrombin time assay studies indicate three variants as being as potent as TBA in fibrin clotting inhibition.
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- Troels B Jensen
- Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Liu KW, Biswal SL. Probing Insertion and Solubilization Effects of Lysolipids on Supported Lipid Bilayers Using Microcantilevers. Anal Chem 2011; 83:4794-801. [DOI: 10.1021/ac200401n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kai-Wei Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Megli FM, Conte E, Ishikawa T. Cholesterol attenuates and prevents bilayer damage and breakdown in lipoperoxidized model membranes. A spin labeling EPR study. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2011; 1808:2267-74. [PMID: 21600189 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The stabilizing effect of cholesterol on oxidized membranes has been studied in planar phospholipid bilayers and multilamellar 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine vesicles also containing either 1-palmitoyl-2-glutaroyl-phosphatidylcholine or 1-palmitoyl-2-(13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecanedienoyl)-phosphatidylcholine oxidized phosphatidylcholine in variable ratio. Lipid peroxidation-dependent membrane alterations in the absence and in the presence of cholesterol were analyzed using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy of the model membranes spin labelled with either cholestane spin label (3-DC) or phosphatidylcholine spin label (5-DSPC). Cholesterol, added to lipid mixtures up to 40% final molar ratio, decreased the inner bilayer disorder as compared to cholesterol-free membranes and strongly reduced bilayer alterations brought about by the two oxidized phosphatidylcholine species. Furthermore, Sepharose 4B gel-chromatography and cryo electron microscopy of aqueous suspensions of the lipid mixtures clearly showed that cholesterol is able to counteract the micelle forming tendency of pure 1-palmitoyl-2-glutaroyl-phosphatidylcholine and to sustain multilamellar vesicles formation. It is concluded that membrane cholesterol may exert a beneficial and protective role against bilayer damage caused by oxidized phospholipids formation following reactive oxygen species attack to biomembranes.
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- Francesco M Megli
- Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare E. Quagliariello, Università di Bari, e Istituto di Biomembrane e Bioenergetica, CNR, Via E. Orabona, 4-70126 Bari, Italy
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Crimi M, Esposti MD. Apoptosis-induced changes in mitochondrial lipids. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1813:551-7. [PMID: 20888373 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Apoptosis is an active and tightly regulated form of cell death, which can also be considered a stress-induced process of cellular communication. Recent studies reveal that the lipid network within cells is involved in the regulation and propagation of death signalling. Despite the vast growth of our current knowledge on apoptosis, little is known of the specific role played by lipid molecules in the central event of apoptosis-the piercing of mitochondrial membranes. Here we review the information regarding changes in mitochondrial lipids that are associated with apoptosis and discuss whether they may be involved in the permeabilization of mitochondria to release their apoptogenic factors, or just lie downstream of this permeabilization leading to the amplification of caspase activation. We focus on the earliest changes that physiological apoptosis induces in mitochondrial membranes, which may derive from an upstream alteration of phospholipid metabolism that reverberates on the mitochondrial re-modelling of their characteristic lipid, cardiolipin. Hopefully, this review will lead to an increased understanding of the role of mitochondrial lipids in apoptosis and also help revealing new stress sensing mechanisms in cells. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Mitochondria: the deadly organelle.
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- Massimo Crimi
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, Cà Vignal 1, 37134 Verona, Italy
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