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Golani G, Schwarz US. High curvature promotes fusion of lipid membranes: Predictions from continuum elastic theory. Biophys J 2023; 122:1868-1882. [PMID: 37077047 PMCID: PMC10209146 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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The fusion of lipid membranes progresses through a series of hemifusion intermediates with two significant energy barriers related to the formation of stalk and fusion pore, respectively. These energy barriers determine the speed and success rate of many critical biological processes, including the fusion of highly curved membranes, for example synaptic vesicles and enveloped viruses. Here we use continuum elastic theory of lipid monolayers to determine the relationship between membrane shape and energy barriers to fusion. We find that the stalk formation energy decreases with curvature by up to 31 kBT in a 20-nm-radius vesicle compared with planar membranes and by up to 8 kBT in the fusion of highly curved, long, tubular membranes. In contrast, the fusion pore formation energy barrier shows a more complicated behavior. Immediately after stalk expansion to the hemifusion diaphragm, the fusion pore formation energy barrier is low (15-25 kBT) due to lipid stretching in the distal monolayers and increased tension in highly curved vesicles. Therefore, the opening of the fusion pore is faster. However, these stresses relax over time due to lipid flip-flop from the proximal monolayer, resulting in a larger hemifusion diaphragm and a higher fusion pore formation energy barrier, up to 35 kBT. Therefore, if the fusion pore fails to open before significant lipid flip-flop takes place, the reaction proceeds to an extended hemifusion diaphragm state, which is a dead-end configuration in the fusion process and can be used to prevent viral infections. In contrast, in the fusion of long tubular compartments, the surface tension does not accumulate due to the formation of the diaphragm, and the energy barrier for pore expansion increases with curvature by up to 11 kBT. This suggests that inhibition of polymorphic virus infection could particularly target this feature of the second barrier.
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- Gonen Golani
- Institute for Theoretical Physics and BioQuant Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics and BioQuant Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Zhang Y, Ghosh U, Xie L, Holmes D, Severin KG, Weliky DP. Lipid acyl chain protrusion induced by the influenza virus hemagglutinin fusion peptide detected by NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement. Biophys Chem 2023; 299:107028. [PMID: 37247572 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The glycoprotein spikes of membrane-enveloped viruses include a subunit that catalyzes fusion (joining) of the viral and target cell membranes. For influenza virus, this is subunit 2 of hemagglutinin which has a ∼ 20-residue N-terminal fusion peptide (Fp) region that binds target membrane. An outstanding question is whether there are associated membrane changes important for fusion. Several computational studies have found increased "protrusion" of lipid acyl chains near Fp, i.e. one or more chain carbons are closer to the aqueous region than the headgroup phosphorus. Protrusion may accelerate initial joining of outer leaflets of the two membranes into a stalk intermediate. In this study, higher protrusion probability in membrane with vs. without Fp is convincingly detected by larger Mn2+-associated increases in chain 13C NMR transverse relaxation rates (Γ2's). Data analysis provides a ratio Γ2,neighbor/Γ2,distant for lipids neighboring vs. more distant from the Fp. The calculated ratio depends on the number of Fp-neighboring lipids and the experimentally-derived range of 4 to 24 matches the range of increased protrusion probabilities from different simulations. For samples either with or without Fp, the Γ2 values are well-fitted by an exponential decay as the 13C site moves closer to the chain terminus. The decays correlate with free-energy of protrusion proportional to the number of protruded -CH2 groups, with free energy per -CH2 of ∼0.25 kBT. The NMR data support one major fusion role of the Fp to be much greater protrusion of lipid chains, with highest protrusion probability for chain regions closest to the headgroups.
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- Yijin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Miyajima A, Nakao H, Ikeda K, Nakano M. The Nanometer-Scale Proximity of Bilayers Facilitates Intermembrane Lipid Transfer. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:4172-4178. [PMID: 37114850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Biological membranes approach one another in various biological phenomena, such as lipid transport at membrane contact sites and membrane fusion. The proximity of two bilayers may cause environmental changes in the interbilayer space and alter the dynamics of lipid molecules. Here, we investigate the structure and dynamics of vesicles aggregated due to the depletion attraction caused by polyethylene glycol (PEG) through static and dynamic small-angle neutron scattering. Manipulation of the interbilayer distance using PEG-conjugated lipids reveals that lipid molecules rapidly transfer between vesicles when the opposing bilayers are within ∼2 nm of each other. This distance corresponds to a region in which water molecules are more structured than in bulk water. Kinetic analysis suggests that the decrease in water entropy is responsible for the progression of lipid transfer. These results provide a basis for understanding the dynamic function of biomembranes in confined regions.
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- Ayari Miyajima
- Department of Biointerface Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Biointerface Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Biointerface Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Biointerface Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Winter SL, Golani G, Lolicato F, Vallbracht M, Thiyagarajah K, Ahmed SS, Lüchtenborg C, Fackler OT, Brügger B, Hoenen T, Nickel W, Schwarz US, Chlanda P. The Ebola virus VP40 matrix layer undergoes endosomal disassembly essential for membrane fusion. EMBO J 2023:e113578. [PMID: 37082863 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2023113578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Ebola viruses (EBOVs) assemble into filamentous virions, whose shape and stability are determined by the matrix viral protein 40 (VP40). Virus entry into host cells occurs via membrane fusion in late endosomes; however, the mechanism of how the remarkably long virions undergo uncoating, including virion disassembly and nucleocapsid release into the cytosol, remains unknown. Here, we investigate the structural architecture of EBOVs entering host cells and discover that the VP40 matrix disassembles prior to membrane fusion. We reveal that VP40 disassembly is caused by the weakening of VP40-lipid interactions driven by low endosomal pH that equilibrates passively across the viral envelope without a dedicated ion channel. We further show that viral membrane fusion depends on VP40 matrix integrity, and its disassembly reduces the energy barrier for fusion stalk formation. Thus, pH-driven structural remodeling of the VP40 matrix acts as a molecular switch coupling viral matrix uncoating to membrane fusion during EBOV entry.
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- Sophie L Winter
- Schaller Research Groups, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Schaller Research Groups, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller Research Groups, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Integrative Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Integrative Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Insitut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Greifswald, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller Research Groups, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Ward AE, Sokovikova D, Waxham MN, Heberle FA, Levental I, Levental KR, Kiessling V, White JM, Tamm LK. Serinc5 Restricts HIV Membrane Fusion by Altering Lipid Order and Heterogeneity in the Viral Membrane. ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:773-784. [PMID: 36946615 PMCID: PMC10366416 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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The host restriction factor, Serinc5, incorporates into budding HIV particles and inhibits their infection by an incompletely understood mechanism. We have previously reported that Serinc5 but not its paralogue, Serinc2, blocks HIV cell entry by membrane fusion, specifically by inhibiting fusion pore formation and dilation. A body of work suggests that Serinc5 may alter the conformation and clustering of the HIV fusion protein, Env. To contribute an additional perspective to the developing model of Serinc5 restriction, we assessed Serinc2 and Serinc5's effects on HIV pseudoviral membranes. By measuring pseudoviral membrane thickness via cryo-electron microscopy and order via the fluorescent dye, FLIPPER-TR, Serinc5 was found to increase membrane heterogeneity, skewing the distribution toward a larger fraction of the viral membrane in an ordered phase. We also directly observed for the first time the coexistence of membrane domains within individual viral membrane envelopes. Using a total internal reflection fluorescence-based single particle fusion assay, we found that treatment of HIV pseudoviral particles with phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) rescued HIV pseudovirus fusion from restriction by Serinc5, which was accompanied by decreased membrane heterogeneity and order. This effect was specific for PE and did not depend on acyl chain length or saturation. Together, these data suggest that Serinc5 alters multiple interrelated properties of the viral membrane─lipid chain order, rigidity, line tension, and lateral pressure─which decrease the accessibility of fusion intermediates and disfavor completion of fusion. These biophysical insights into Serinc5 restriction of HIV infectivity could contribute to the development of novel antivirals that exploit the same weaknesses.
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- Amanda E. Ward
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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Joardar A, Chakraborty H. Differential Behavior of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids on the Organization, Dynamics, and Fusion of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:4439-4449. [PMID: 36931902 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Membrane fusion is a common course in innumerable biological processes that helps in the survival of eukaryotes. Enveloped viruses utilize this process to enter the host cells. Generally, the membrane lipid compositions play an important role in membrane fusion by modulating the membrane's physical properties and the behavior of membrane proteins in the cellular milieu. In this work, we have demonstrated the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids, on the organization, dynamics, and fusion of homogeneous and heterogeneous membranes. We have exploited arrays of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopic methods and polyethylene glycol-induced membrane fusion assay to elucidate the behavior of EPA and DHA on dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine (DOPC)/cholesterol (CH) homogeneous and DOPC/sphingomyelin/CH heterogeneous membranes. Our results suggest that EPA and DHA display differential effects on two different membranes. The effects of PUFAs in homogeneous membranes are majorly attributed to their flexible chain dynamics, whereas the ability of PUFA-induced cholesterol transfer from the lo to the ld phase rules their behavior in heterogeneous membranes. Overall, our results provide detailed information on the effect of PUFAs on homogeneous and heterogeneous membranes.
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- Ankita Joardar
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India
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Lau NCH, Yam JWP. From Exosome Biogenesis to Absorption: Key Takeaways for Cancer Research. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15071992. [PMID: 37046653 PMCID: PMC10093369 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15071992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Exosomes are mediators of intercellular communication in normal physiology and diseases. While many studies have emerged on the function of exosomal cargoes, questions remain regarding the origin of these exosomes. The packaging and secretion of exosomes in different contexts modify exosomal composition, which may in turn impact delivery, uptake and cargo function in recipient cells. A mechanistic understanding of exosome biology is therefore crucial to investigating exosomal function in complex biological systems and to the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Here, we outline the steps in exosome biogenesis, including endosome formation, MVB formation, cargo sorting and extracellular release, as well as exosome absorption, including targeting, interaction with recipient cells and the fate of internalized exosomes. In addition to providing a framework of exosome dynamics, we summarize current evidence on major pathways and regulatory mechanisms. We also highlight the various mechanisms observed in cancer and point out directions to improve study design in exosome biology. Further research is needed to illuminate the relationship between exosome biogenesis and function, which will aid the development of translational applications.
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- Nicolas Cheuk Hang Lau
- Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +852-22552681
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Villalaín J. SARS-CoV-2 Protein S Fusion Peptide Is Capable of Wrapping Negatively-Charged Phospholipids. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:344. [PMID: 36984731 PMCID: PMC10057416 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13030344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA enveloped virus, emerged in late 2019 and was declared a worldwide pandemic in early 2020 causing more than 600 million infections so far and more than 6 million deaths in the world. Although new vaccines have been implemented, the pandemic continues to impact world health dramatically. Membrane fusion, critical for the viral entry into the host cell, is one of the main targets for the development of novel antiviral therapies to combat COVID-19. The S2 subunit of the viral S protein, a class I membrane fusion protein, contains the fusion domain which is directly implicated in the fusion mechanism. The knowledge of the membrane fusion mechanism at the molecular level will undoubtedly result in the development of effective antiviral strategies. We have used all-atom molecular dynamics to analyse the binding of the SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide to specific phospholipids in model membranes composed of only one phospholipid plus cholesterol in the presence of either Na+ or Ca2+. Our results show that the fusion peptide is capable of binding to the membrane, that its secondary structure does not change significantly upon binding, that it tends to preferentially bind electronegatively charged phospholipids, and that it does not bind cholesterol at all. Understanding the intricacies of the membrane fusion mechanism and the molecular interactions involved will lead us to the development of antiviral molecules that will allow a more efficient battle against these viruses.
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- José Villalaín
- Institute of Research, Development, and Innovation in Healthcare Biotechnology (IDiBE), Universitas "Miguel Hernández", E-03202 Elche, Spain
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van Tilburg M, Hilbers PAJ, Markvoort AJ. On the role of membrane embedding, protein rigidity and transmembrane length in lipid membrane fusion. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:1791-1802. [PMID: 36786821 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01582j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The fusion of biological membranes is ubiquitous in natural processes like exo- and endocytosis, intracellular trafficking and viral entry. Membrane fusion is also utilized in artificial biomimetic fusion systems, e.g. for drug delivery. Both the natural and the biomimetic fusion systems rely on a wide range of (artificial) proteins mediating the fusion process. Although the exact mechanisms of these proteins differ, clear analogies in their general behavior can be observed in bringing the membranes in close proximity and mediating the fusion reaction. In our study, we use molecular dynamics simulations with coarse grained models, mimicking the general behavior of fusion proteins (spikes), to systematically examine the effects of specific characteristics of these proteins on the fusion process. The protein characteristics considered are (i) the type of membrane embedding, i.e., either transmembrane or not, (ii) the rigidity, and (iii) the transmembrane domain (TMD) length. The results show essential differences in fusion pathway between monotopic and transmembrane spikes, in which transmembrane spikes seem to inhibit the formation of hemifusion diaphragms, leading to a faster fusion development. Furthermore, we observed that an increased rigidity and a decreased TMD length both proved to contribute to a faster fusion development. Finally, we show that a single spike may suffice to successfully induce a fusion reaction, provided that the spike is sufficiently rigid and attractive. Not only does this shed light on biological fusion of membranes, it also provides clear design rules for artificial membrane fusion systems.
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- Marco van Tilburg
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Karmacharya M, Kumar S, Cho YK. Tuning the Extracellular Vesicles Membrane through Fusion for Biomedical Applications. J Funct Biomater 2023; 14:jfb14020117. [PMID: 36826916 PMCID: PMC9960107 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14020117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Membrane fusion is one of the key phenomena in the living cell for maintaining the basic function of life. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have the ability to transfer information between cells through plasma membrane fusion, making them a promising tool in diagnostics and therapeutics. This study explores the potential applications of natural membrane vesicles, EVs, and their fusion with liposomes, EVs, and cells and introduces methodologies for enhancing the fusion process. EVs have a high loading capacity, bio-compatibility, and stability, making them ideal for producing effective drugs and diagnostics. The unique properties of fused EVs and the crucial design and development procedures that are necessary to realize their potential as drug carriers and diagnostic tools are also examined. The promise of EVs in various stages of disease management highlights their potential role in future healthcare.
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- Mamata Karmacharya
- Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (S.K.); (Y.-K.C.)
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- Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (S.K.); (Y.-K.C.)
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Rokonujjaman M, Sahyouni A, Wolfe R, Jia L, Ghosh U, Weliky DP. A large HIV gp41 construct with trimer-of-hairpins structure exhibits V2E mutation-dominant attenuation of vesicle fusion and helicity very similar to V2E attenuation of HIV fusion and infection and supports: (1) hairpin stabilization of membrane apposition with larger distance for V2E; and (2) V2E dominance by an antiparallel β sheet with interleaved fusion peptide strands from two gp41 trimers. Biophys Chem 2023; 293:106933. [PMID: 36508984 PMCID: PMC9879285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2022.106933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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There is complete attenuation of fusion and infection mediated by HIV gp160 with gp41 subunit with V2E mutation, and also V2E dominance with WT/V2E mixtures. V2E is at the N-terminus of the ∼25-residue fusion peptide (Fp) which likely binds the target membrane. In this study, large V2E attenuation and dominance were observed for vesicle fusion induced by FP_HM, a large gp41 ectodomain construct with Fp followed by hyperthermostable hairpin with N- and C-helices, and membrane-proximal external region (Mper). FP_HM is a trimer-of-hairpins, the final gp41 structure during fusion. Vesicle fusion and helicity were measured for FP_HM using trimers with different fractions (f's) of WT and V2E proteins. Reductions in FP_HM fusion and helicity vs. fV2E were quantitatively-similar to those for gp160-mediated fusion and infection. Global fitting of all V2E data supports 6 WT gp41 (2 trimers) required for fusion. These data are understood by a model in which the ∼25 kcal/mol free energy for initial membrane apposition is compensated by the thermostable hairpin between the Fp in target membrane and Mper/transmembrane domain in virus membrane. The data support a structural model for V2E dominance with a membrane-bound Fp with antiparallel β sheet and interleaved strands from the two trimers. Relative to fV2E = 0, a longer Fp sheet is stabilized with small fV2E because of salt-bridge and/or hydrogen bonds between E2 on one strand and C-terminal Fp residues on adjacent strands, like R22. A longer Fp sheet results in shorter N- and C-helices, and larger separation during membrane apposition which hinders fusion.
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- Md Rokonujjaman
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Joardar A, Pandia S, Chakraborty H. Effect of polyunsaturated free fatty acids on the membrane fusion mechanism. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:733-742. [PMID: 36617878 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01474b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Membrane fusion is one of the important processes for the survival of eukaryotic cells and the entry of enveloped viruses into the host cells. Lipid composition plays a crucial role by modulating the organization and dynamics of the membrane, as well as the structure and conformation of membrane proteins. The diversity of the lipid acyl chain in its length and degree of unsaturation originates from the variation in free fatty acids (FFAs). We have studied the effect of linoleic (LA) and alpha-linolenic (ALA) acids on the depth-dependent organization, dynamics, and fusion of DOPC/DOPE (70/30 mol%) membranes utilizing steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopic methods. Our results suggest that membranes with 5 mol% LA stabilize the stalk-intermediate and promote lipid mixing at the early stage of the process, i.e., the fusion follows the classical stalk model. Conversely, the extents of lipid and content mixing at the stalk intermediate are similar in the presence of 5 mol% of ALA, indicating the fusion mechanism as a nonclassical one like in the DOPC/DOPE (70/30 mol%) membranes. Our results provide an in-depth insight into the effect of the increasing degree of fatty acid tail unsaturation on membrane organization and dynamics and their impact on the membrane fusion mechanism.
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- Ankita Joardar
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India.
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Ferreira AR, Ferreira M, Nunes C, Reis S, Teixeira C, Gomes P, Gameiro P. The Unusual Aggregation and Fusion Activity of the Antimicrobial Peptide W-BP100 in Anionic Vesicles. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:138. [PMID: 36837642 PMCID: PMC9966869 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) offer a promising strategy to counteract bacterial resistance, mostly due to their membrane-targeting activity. W-BP100 is a potent broad-spectrum cecropin-melittin CAMP bearing a single N-terminal Trp, which was previously found to improve its antibacterial activity. W-BP100 has high affinity toward anionic membranes, inducing membrane saturation at low peptide-to-lipid (P/L) ratios and membrane permeabilization, with the unique property of promoting the aggregation of anionic vesicles only at specific P/L ratios. Herein, we aimed to investigate this unusual behavior of W-BP100 by studying its aggregation and fusion properties with negatively-charged large (LUVs) or giant (GUVs) unilamellar vesicles using biophysical tools. Circular dichroism (CD) showed that W-BP100 adopted an α-helical conformation in anionic LUVs, neutralizing its surface charge at the aggregation P/L ratio. Its fusion activity, assessed by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) using steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy, occurred mainly at the membrane saturation/aggregation P/L ratio. Confocal microscopy studies confirmed that W-BP100 displays aggregation and detergent-like effects at a critical P/L ratio, above which it induces the formation of new lipid aggregates. Our data suggest that W-BP100 promotes the aggregation and fusion of anionic vesicles at specific P/L ratios, being able to reshape the morphology of GUVs into new lipid structures.
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- Ana Rita Ferreira
- LAQV/REQUIMTE (Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde—Rede de Química e Tecnologia), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE (Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde—Rede de Química e Tecnologia), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE (Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde—Rede de Química e Tecnologia), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE (Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde—Rede de Química e Tecnologia), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE (Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde—Rede de Química e Tecnologia), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Warner JM, An D, Stratton BS, O'Shaughnessy B. A hemifused complex is the hub in a network of pathways to membrane fusion. Biophys J 2023; 122:374-385. [PMID: 36463406 PMCID: PMC9892611 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Membrane fusion is a critical step for many essential processes, from neurotransmission to fertilization. For over 40 years, protein-free fusion driven by calcium or other cationic species has provided a simplified model of biological fusion, but the mechanisms remain poorly understood. Cation-mediated membrane fusion and permeation are essential in their own right to drug delivery strategies based on cell-penetrating peptides or cation-bearing lipid nanoparticles. Experimental studies suggest calcium drives anionic membranes to a hemifused intermediate that constitutes a hub in a network of pathways, but the pathway selection mechanism is unknown. Here we develop a mathematical model that identifies the network hub as a highly dynamic hemifusion complex. Multivalent cations drive expansion of this high-tension hemifusion interface between interacting vesicles during a brief transient. The fate of this interface determines the outcome, either fusion, dead-end hemifusion, or vesicle lysis. The model reproduces the unexplained finding that calcium-driven fusion of vesicles with planar membranes typically stalls at hemifusion, and we show the equilibrated hemifused state is a novel lens-shaped complex. Thus, membrane fusion kinetics follow a stochastic trajectory within a network of pathways, with outcome weightings set by a hemifused complex intermediate.
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- Jason M Warner
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York.
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Dallo S, Shin J, Zhang S, Ren Q, Bao H. Designer Nanodiscs to Probe and Reprogram Membrane Biology in Synapses. J Mol Biol 2023; 435:167757. [PMID: 35872069 PMCID: PMC9805492 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Signal transduction at the synapse is mediated by a variety of protein-lipid interactions, which are vital for the spatial and temporal regulation of synaptic vesicle biogenesis, neurotransmitter release, and postsynaptic receptor activation. Therefore, our understanding of synaptic transmission cannot be completed until the elucidation of these critical protein-lipid interactions. On this front, recent advances in nanodiscs have vastly expanded our ability to probe and reprogram membrane biology in synapses. Here, we summarize the progress of the nanodisc toolbox and discuss future directions in this exciting field.
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- Sarah Dallo
- Department of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter 33458, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter 33458, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter 33458, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter 33458, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter 33458, FL, USA.
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Winter SL, Chlanda P. The Art of Viral Membrane Fusion and Penetration. Subcell Biochem 2023; 106:113-152. [PMID: 38159225 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40086-5_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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As obligate pathogens, viruses have developed diverse mechanisms to deliver their genome across host cell membranes to sites of virus replication. While enveloped viruses utilize viral fusion proteins to accomplish fusion of their envelope with the cellular membrane, non-enveloped viruses rely on machinery that causes local membrane ruptures and creates an opening through which the capsid or viral genome is released. Both membrane fusion and membrane penetration take place at the plasma membrane or in intracellular compartments, often involving the engagement of the cellular machinery and antagonism of host restriction factors. Enveloped and non-enveloped viruses have evolved intricate mechanisms to enable virus uncoating and modulation of membrane fusion in a spatiotemporally controlled manner. This chapter summarizes and discusses the current state of understanding of the mechanisms of viral membrane fusion and penetration. The focus is on the role of lipids, viral scaffold uncoating, viral membrane fusion inhibitors, and host restriction factors as physicochemical modulators. In addition, recent advances in visualizing and detecting viral membrane fusion and penetration using cryo-electron microscopy methods are presented.
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- Sophie L Winter
- Schaller Research Group, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Schaller Research Group, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Jeong KJ, Jeong S, Lee S, Son CY. Predictive Molecular Models for Charged Materials Systems: From Energy Materials to Biomacromolecules. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2204272. [PMID: 36373701 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Electrostatic interactions play a dominant role in charged materials systems. Understanding the complex correlation between macroscopic properties with microscopic structures is of critical importance to develop rational design strategies for advanced materials. But the complexity of this challenging task is augmented by interfaces present in the charged materials systems, such as electrode-electrolyte interfaces or biological membranes. Over the last decades, predictive molecular simulations that are founded in fundamental physics and optimized for charged interfacial systems have proven their value in providing molecular understanding of physicochemical properties and functional mechanisms for diverse materials. Novel design strategies utilizing predictive models have been suggested as promising route for the rational design of materials with tailored properties. Here, an overview of recent advances in the understanding of charged interfacial systems aided by predictive molecular simulations is presented. Focusing on three types of charged interfaces found in energy materials and biomacromolecules, how the molecular models characterize ion structure, charge transport, morphology relation to the environment, and the thermodynamics/kinetics of molecular binding at the interfaces is discussed. The critical analysis brings two prominent field of energy materials and biological science under common perspective, to stimulate crossover in both research field that have been largely separated.
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- Kyeong-Jun Jeong
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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Insulin-loaded liposomes packaged in alginate hydrogels promote the oral bioavailability of insulin. J Control Release 2023; 353:51-62. [PMID: 36410613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Compared to subcutaneous injections, oral administration of insulin would be a preferred route of drug administration for diabetic patients. For oral delivery, both liposomes and alginate hydrogels face many challenges, including early burst release of the encapsulated drug and poor intestinal drug absorption. Also, adhesion to the intestinal mucosa remains weak, which all result in a low bioavailability of the payload. This study reports on an alginate hydrogel loaded with liposomes for oral insulin administration. Liposomes (Lip) loaded with arginine-insulin complexes (AINS) were incorporated into a hydrogel prepared from cysteine modified alginate (Cys-Alg) to form liposome-in-alginate hydrogels (AINS-Lip-Gel). An ex vivo study proves that intestinal permeation of AINS and AINS-Lip is approximately 2.0 and 6.0-fold, respectively, higher than that of free insulin. The hydrogel retarded early release of insulin (∼30%) from the liposomes and enhanced the intestinal mucosal retention. In vivo experiments revealed that the AINS-Lip-Gel released insulin in a controlled manner and possessed strong hypoglycemic effects. We conclude that liposome-in-alginate hydrogels loaded with AINS represent an attractive strategy for the oral delivery of insulin.
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Urea counteracts trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) compaction of lipid membranes by modifying van der Waals interactions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 629:165-172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ko TH, Chen YF. Correlation between the In-Plane Critical Behavior and Out-of-Plane Interaction of Ternary Lipid Membranes. MEMBRANES 2022; 13:6. [PMID: 36676813 PMCID: PMC9860714 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Liquid-liquid phase-separating lipid membranes belong to the 2-D Ising universality class. While their in-plane critical behaviors are well studied, how the behaviors modulate out-of-plane interactions is rarely explored, despite its profound implications for biomembranes and 2-D ferromagnets. Here, we examine how the interlayer interaction, manifested as membrane fusion, is affected by the membranes' critical fluctuations. Remarkably, the critical fluctuations suppress membrane fusion, suggesting a correlation between critical behaviors and interlayer interactions for 2-D Ising systems.
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Wehrum S, Siukstaite L, Williamson DJ, Branson TR, Sych T, Madl J, Wildsmith GC, Dai W, Kempmann E, Ross JF, Thomsen M, Webb ME, Römer W, Turnbull WB. Membrane Fusion Mediated by Non-covalent Binding of Re-engineered Cholera Toxin Assemblies to Glycolipids. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:3929-3938. [PMID: 36367814 PMCID: PMC9764410 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Membrane fusion is essential for the transport of macromolecules and viruses across membranes. While glycan-binding proteins (lectins) often initiate cellular adhesion, subsequent fusion events require additional protein machinery. No mechanism for membrane fusion arising from simply a protein binding to membrane glycolipids has been described thus far. Herein, we report that a biotinylated protein derived from cholera toxin becomes a fusogenic lectin upon cross-linking with streptavidin. This novel reengineered protein brings about hemifusion and fusion of vesicles as demonstrated by mixing of fluorescently labeled lipids between vesicles as well as content mixing of liposomes filled with fluorescently labeled dextran. Exclusion of the complex at vesicle-vesicle interfaces could also be observed, indicating the formation of hemifusion diaphragms. Discovery of this fusogenic lectin complex demonstrates that new emergent properties can arise from simple changes in protein architecture and provides insights into new mechanisms of lipid-driven fusion.
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- Sarah Wehrum
- Faculty
of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Bioss-Centre
for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Schänzlestraße
18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty
of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Bioss-Centre
for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Schänzlestraße
18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- Faculty
of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Bioss-Centre
for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Schänzlestraße
18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Freiburg
Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technology (FIT), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany,Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Women’s and Children’s
Health, Karolinska Institutet, 17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Faculty
of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Bioss-Centre
for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Schänzlestraße
18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Freiburg
Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technology (FIT), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- Faculty
of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Bioss-Centre
for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Schänzlestraße
18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- School of
Biomedical Sciences and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..
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- Faculty
of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Schänzlestraße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Bioss-Centre
for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Schänzlestraße
18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany,Freiburg
Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technology (FIT), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany,
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- School
of Chemistry and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K..,
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Mannsverk S, Villamil Giraldo AM, Kasson PM. Influenza Virus Membrane Fusion Is Promoted by the Endosome-Resident Phospholipid Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:10445-10451. [PMID: 36468619 PMCID: PMC9761668 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The phospholipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is enriched in late endosomal and endolysosomal membranes and is believed to be involved in membrane deformation and generation of intralumenal vesicles within late endosomes. Previous studies have demonstrated that BMP promotes membrane fusion of several enveloped viruses, but a limited effect has been found on influenza virus. Here, we report the use of single-virus fusion assays to dissect BMP's effect on influenza virus fusion in greater depth. In agreement with prior reports, we found that hemifusion kinetics and efficiency were unaffected by the addition of 10-20 mol % BMP to the target membrane. However, using an assay for fusion pore formation and genome exposure, we found full fusion efficiency to be substantially enhanced by the addition of 10-20 mol % BMP to the target membrane, while the kinetics remained unaffected. By comparing BMP to other negatively charged phospholipids, we found the effect on fusion efficiency mainly attributable to headgroup charge, although we also hypothesize a role for BMP's unusual chemical structure. Our results suggest that BMP function as a permissive factor for a wider range of viruses than previously reported. We hypothesize that BMP may be a general cofactor for endosomal entry of enveloped viruses.
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- Steinar Mannsverk
- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75124, Sweden
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- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75124, Sweden
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- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75124, Sweden,Departments
of Molecular Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States,
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Molotkovsky RJ, Kuzmin PI. Fusion of Peroxisome and Lipid Droplet Membranes: Expansion of a π-Shaped Structure. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW), SUPPLEMENT SERIES A: MEMBRANE AND CELL BIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990747822050105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Haldar S. Recent Developments in Single-Virus Fusion Assay. J Membr Biol 2022; 255:747-755. [PMID: 36173449 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-022-00270-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Viral infection is a global health hazard. A crucial step in the infection cycle of enveloped viruses is the fusion of viral and host cellular membranes, which permits the transfer of the viral genome to the host cells. Membrane fusion is a ubiquitous process involved in sperm-egg fusion, exocytosis, vesicular trafficking, and viral entry to host cells. While different protein machineries catalyze the diverse fusion processes, the essential step, i.e., merging of two lipid bilayers against a kinetic energy barrier, is the same. Therefore, viral fusion machineries/pathways are not only the sites for antiviral drug development but also serve as model fusogens. Ensemble-based spectroscopic approaches or bulk fusion assays have yielded valuable insights regarding the fusion processes. However, due to the stochastic nature of the fusion events, ensemble-based assays do not permit synchronization of all the fusion events, and the molecular steps leading to fusion pore opening cannot be resolved entirely and correlated with the structural changes in viral fusion proteins. Several single-virus fusion assays have been developed to circumvent these issues. The review describes the recent advancements in single-virus/particle fusion assays using the Influenza virus as a paradigm.
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- Sourav Haldar
- Division of Virus Research and Therapeutics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Jiménez-Munguía I, Beaven AH, Blank PS, Sodt AJ, Zimmerberg J. Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) and its antiviral activity. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2022; 77:102467. [PMID: 36306674 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2022.102467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Infections caused by enveloped viruses require fusion with cellular membranes for viral genome entry. Viral entry occurs following an interaction of viral and cellular membranes allowing the formation of fusion pores, by which the virus accesses the cytoplasm. Here, we focus on interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) and its antiviral activity. IFITM3 is predicted to block or stall viral fusion at an intermediate state, causing viral propagation to fail. After introducing IFITM3, we describe the generalized lipid membrane fusion pathway and how it can be stalled, particularly with respect to IFITM3, and current questions regarding IFITM3's topology, with specific emphasis on IFITM3's amphipathic α-helix (AAH) 59V-68M, which is necessary for the antiviral activity. We report new hydrophobicity and hydrophobic moment calculations for this peptide and a variety of active site peptides from known membrane-remodeling proteins. Finally, we discuss the effects of posttranslational modifications and localization, how IFITM3's AAH may block viral fusion, and possible ramifications of membrane composition.
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- I Jiménez-Munguía
- Section on Integrative Biophysics Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), MD, USA
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- Unit on Membrane Chemical Physics Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) MD, USA; Postdoctoral Research Associate Program, National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Integrative Biophysics Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), MD, USA
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- Unit on Membrane Chemical Physics Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) MD, USA.
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- Section on Integrative Biophysics Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), MD, USA.
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VpdC is a ubiquitin-activated phospholipase effector that regulates Legionella vacuole expansion during infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2209149119. [PMID: 36413498 PMCID: PMC9860323 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209149119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Intravacuolar pathogens need to gradually expand their surrounding vacuole to accommodate the growing number of bacterial offspring during intracellular replication. Here we found that Legionella pneumophila controls vacuole expansion by fine-tuning the generation of lysophospholipids within the vacuolar membrane. Upon allosteric activation by binding to host ubiquitin, the type IVB (Dot/Icm) effector VpdC converts phospholipids into lysophospholipids which, at moderate concentrations, are known to promote membrane fusion but block it at elevated levels by generating excessive positive membrane curvature. Consequently, L. pneumophila overproducing VpdC were prevented from adequately expanding their surrounding membrane, trapping the replicating bacteria within spatially confined vacuoles and reducing their capability to proliferate intracellularly. Quantitative lipidomics confirmed a VpdC-dependent increase in several types of lysophospholipids during infection, and VpdC production in transiently transfected cells caused tubulation of organelle membranes as well as mitochondria fragmentation, processes that can be phenocopied by supplying cells with exogenous lysophospholipids. Together, these results demonstrate an important role for bacterial phospholipases in vacuolar expansion.
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Lopez C, David-Briand E, Mériadec C, Bourgaux C, Pérez J, Artzner F. Milk sphingosomes as lipid carriers for α-tocopherol in aqueous foods: thermotropic phase behaviour and morphology. Food Res Int 2022; 162:112115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Villalaín J. Interaction of Lassa virus fusion and membrane proximal peptides with late endosomal membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:184031. [PMID: 35964711 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mammarenaviruses include many significant worldwide-widespread human pathogens, among them Lassa virus (LASV), having a dramatic morbidity and mortality rate. They are a potential high-risk menace to the worldwide public health since there are no treatments and there is a high possibility of animal-to-human and human-to-human viral transmission. These viruses enter into the cells by endocytosis fusing its membrane envelope with the late endosomal membrane thanks to the glycoprotein GP2, a membrane fusion protein of class I. This protein contains different domains, among them the N-terminal fusion peptide (NFP), the internal fusion loop (IFL), the membrane proximal external region (MPER) and the transmembrane domain (TMD). All these domains are implicated in the membrane fusion process. In this work, we have used an all-atom molecular dynamics study to know the binding of these protein domains with a complex membrane mimicking the late endosome one. We show that the NFP/IFL domain is capable of spontaneously inserting into the membrane without a significant change of secondary structure, the MPER domain locates at the bilayer interface with an orientation parallel to the membrane surface and tends to interact with other MPER domains, and the TMD domain tilts inside the bilayer. Moreover, they predominantly interact with negatively charged phospholipids. Overall, these membrane-interacting domains would characterise a target that would make possible to find effective antiviral molecules against LASV in particular and Mammarenaviruses in general.
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- José Villalaín
- Institute of Research, Development, and Innovation in Healthcare Biotechnology (IDiBE), Universitas "Miguel Hernández", E-03202 Elche-Alicante, Spain.
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Elson A, Anuj A, Barnea-Zohar M, Reuven N. The origins and formation of bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Bone 2022; 164:116538. [PMID: 36028118 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Osteoclasts (OCLs) are hematopoietic cells whose physiological function is to degrade bone. OCLs are key players in the processes that determine and maintain the mass, shape, and physical properties of bone. OCLs adhere to bone tightly and degrade its matrix by secreting protons and proteases onto the underlying surface. The combination of low pH and proteases degrades the mineral and protein components of the matrix and forms a resorption pit; the degraded material is internalized by the cell and then secreted into the circulation. Insufficient or excessive activity of OCLs can lead to significant changes in bone and either cause or exacerbate symptoms of diseases, as in osteoporosis, osteopetrosis, and cancer-induced bone lysis. OCLs are derived from monocyte-macrophage precursor cells whose origins are in two distinct embryonic cell lineages - erythromyeloid progenitor cells of the yolk sac, and hematopoietic stem cells. OCLs are formed in a multi-stage process that is induced by the cytokines M-CSF and RANKL, during which the cells differentiate, fuse to form multi-nucleated cells, and then differentiate further to become mature, bone-resorbing OCLs. Recent studies indicate that OCLs can undergo fission in vivo to generate smaller cells, called "osteomorphs", that can be "re-cycled" by fusing with other cells to form new OCLs. In this review we describe OCLs and discuss their cellular origins and the cellular and molecular events that drive osteoclastogenesis.
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- Ari Elson
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Kalutsky MA, Galimzyanov TR, Molotkovsky RJ. A Model of Lipid Monolayer-Bilayer Fusion of Lipid Droplets and Peroxisomes. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12100992. [PMID: 36295751 PMCID: PMC9612070 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12100992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Lipid droplets are unique organelles that store neutral lipids encapsulated by the lipid monolayer. In some processes of cellular metabolism, lipid droplets interact with peroxisomes resulting in the fusion of their envelopes and the formation of protrusions of the peroxisome monolayer, called pexopodia. The formation of pexopodia is facilitated by free fatty acids generated during lipolysis within lipid droplets. In this work, we studied the fusion of monolayer and bilayer membranes during the interaction between lipid droplets and peroxisomes. To this end, we built the energy trajectory of this process using the continuum elasticity theory and investigated the molecular details of the fusion structures utilizing molecular dynamics. We divided the fusion process into two stages: formation of a stalk and its consequent expansion into pexopodia. We found that in the considered system, the stalk was energetically more stable and had a lower energy barrier of formation compared to the case of bilayer fusion. The further evolution of the stalk depended on the value of the spontaneous curvature of the membrane in a threshold manner. We attributed the possible expansion of the stalk to the incorporation of free fatty acids into the stalk region. The developed model allowed describing quantitatively the process of monolayer-bilayer fusion.
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- Maksim A. Kalutsky
- A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31/5 Leninskiy Prospekt, 119071 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Theoretical Physics and Quantum Technologies, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 4 Leninskiy Prospekt, 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31/5 Leninskiy Prospekt, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31/5 Leninskiy Prospekt, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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Paez-Perez M, Russell IA, Cicuta P, Di Michele L. Modulating membrane fusion through the design of fusogenic DNA circuits and bilayer composition. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:7035-7044. [PMID: 36000473 PMCID: PMC9516350 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00863g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Membrane fusion is a ubiquitous phenomenon linked to many biological processes, and represents a crucial step in liposome-based drug delivery strategies. The ability to control, ever more precisely, membrane fusion pathways would thus be highly valuable for next generation nano-medical solutions and, more generally, the design of advanced biomimetic systems such as synthetic cells. In this article, we present fusogenic nanostructures constructed from synthetic DNA which, different from previous solutions, unlock routes for modulating the rate of fusion and making it conditional to the presence of soluble DNA molecules, thus demonstrating how membrane fusion can be controlled through simple DNA-based molecular circuits. We then systematically explore the relationship between lipid-membrane composition, its biophysical properties, and measured fusion efficiency, linking our observations to the stability of transition states in the fusion pathway. Finally, we observe that specific lipid compositions lead to the emergence of complex bilayer architectures in the fusion products, such as nested morphologies, which are accompanied by alterations in biophysical behaviour. Our findings provide multiple, orthogonal strategies to program lipid-membrane fusion, which leverage the design of either the fusogenic DNA constructs or the physico/chemical properties of the membranes, and could thus be valuable in applications where some design parameters are constrained by other factors such as material cost and biocompatibility, as it is often the case in biotechnological applications.
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- Miguel Paez-Perez
- Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- fabriCELL, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Biological and Soft Systems, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.
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- Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- fabriCELL, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
- Biological and Soft Systems, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.
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Vance TDR, Yip P, Jiménez E, Li S, Gawol D, Byrnes J, Usón I, Ziyyat A, Lee JE. SPACA6 ectodomain structure reveals a conserved superfamily of gamete fusion-associated proteins. Commun Biol 2022; 5:984. [PMID: 36115925 PMCID: PMC9482655 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03883-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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SPACA6 is a sperm-expressed surface protein that is critical for gamete fusion during mammalian sexual reproduction. Despite this fundamental role, little is known about how SPACA6 specifically functions. We elucidated the crystal structure of the SPACA6 ectodomain at 2.2-Å resolution, revealing a two-domain protein containing a four-helix bundle and Ig-like β-sandwich connected via a quasi-flexible linker. This structure is reminiscent of IZUMO1, another gamete fusion-associated protein, making SPACA6 and IZUMO1 founding members of a superfamily of fertilization-associated proteins, herein dubbed the IST superfamily. The IST superfamily is defined structurally by its distorted four-helix bundle and a pair of disulfide-bonded CXXC motifs. A structure-based search of the AlphaFold human proteome identified more protein members to this superfamily; remarkably, many of these proteins are linked to gamete fusion. The SPACA6 structure and its connection to other IST-superfamily members provide a missing link in our knowledge of mammalian gamete fusion.
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- Tyler D R Vance
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, F-75014, Paris, France
- Service d'Histologie, d'Embryologie, Biologie de la Reproduction, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, F-75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Cavalcanti RRM, Lira RB, Riske KA. Membrane Fusion Biophysical Analysis of Fusogenic Liposomes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:10430-10441. [PMID: 35977420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Liposomes represent important drug carrier vehicles in biological systems. A fusogenic liposomal system composed of equimolar mixtures of the cationic lipid DOTAP and the phospholipid DOPE showed high fusion and delivery efficiencies with cells and lipid vesicles. However, aspects of the thermodynamics involving the interaction of these fusogenic liposomes and biomimetic systems remain unclear. Here, we investigate the fusion of this system with large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) composed of the zwitterionic lipid POPC and increasing fractions of the anionic lipid POPG and up to 30 mol % cholesterol. The focus here is to concomitantly follow changes in size, zeta-potential, and enthalpy binding upon membrane interaction and fusion. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) data showed that membrane fusion in our system is an exothermic process in the absence of cholesterol, suggesting that electrostatic attraction is the driving force for fusion. An endothermic component appeared and eventually dominated the titration at 30 mol % cholesterol, which we propose is caused by membrane fluidification when cholesterol is diluted upon fusion. The inflection points of the ITC data occurred around 0.5-0.7 POPG/DOTAP for all systems, the same stoichiometry for which zeta-potential and dynamic light scattering measurements showed an increase in size coupled with charge neutralization of the system, which is consistent with the fact that fusion in our system is charge-mediated. Microscopy observations of the final mixtures revealed the presence of giant vesicles, which is a clear indication of fusion, coexisting with intermediate-sized objects that could be the result of both fusion and/or aggregation. The results show that the fusion efficiency of the DOTAP:DOPE fusogenic system is modulated by the charge and membrane packing of the acceptor membrane and explain why the system fuses very efficiently with cells.
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- Rafaela R M Cavalcanti
- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, CEP 04039-032, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, CEP 04039-032, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, CEP 04039-032, São Paulo, Brazil
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Mangini M, D’Angelo R, Vinciguerra C, Payré C, Lambeau G, Balestrieri B, Charles JF, Mariggiò S. Multimodal regulation of the osteoclastogenesis process by secreted group IIA phospholipase A 2. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:966950. [PMID: 36105351 PMCID: PMC9467450 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.966950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence points to the involvement of group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA) in pathologies characterized by abnormal osteoclast bone-resorption activity. Here, the role of this moonlighting protein has been deepened in the osteoclastogenesis process driven by the RANKL cytokine in RAW264.7 macrophages and bone-marrow derived precursor cells from BALB/cJ mice. Inhibitors with distinct selectivity toward sPLA2-IIA activities and recombinant sPLA2-IIA (wild-type or catalytically inactive forms, full-length or partial protein sequences) were instrumental to dissect out sPLA2-IIA function, in conjunction with reduction of sPLA2-IIA expression using small-interfering-RNAs and precursor cells from Pla2g2a knock-out mice. The reported data indicate sPLA2-IIA participation in murine osteoclast maturation, control of syncytium formation and resorbing activity, by mechanisms that may be both catalytically dependent and independent. Of note, these studies provide a more complete understanding of the still enigmatic osteoclast multinucleation process, a crucial step for bone-resorbing activity, uncovering the role of sPLA2-IIA interaction with a still unidentified receptor to regulate osteoclast fusion through p38 SAPK activation. This could pave the way for the design of specific inhibitors of sPLA2-IIA binding to interacting partners implicated in osteoclast syncytium formation.
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- Maria Mangini
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Jeff and Penny Vinik Center for Translational Immunology Research, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Naples, Italy,*Correspondence: Stefania Mariggiò,
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Morandi MI, Busko P, Ozer-Partuk E, Khan S, Zarfati G, Elbaz-Alon Y, Abou Karam P, Napso Shogan T, Ginini L, Gil Z, Regev-Rudzki N, Avinoam O. Extracellular vesicle fusion visualized by cryo-electron microscopy. PNAS NEXUS 2022; 1:pgac156. [PMID: 36714848 PMCID: PMC9802263 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) transfer bioactive molecules between cells in a process reminiscent of enveloped viruses. EV cargo delivery is thought to occur by protein-mediated and pH-dependent membrane fusion of the EV and the cellular membrane. However, there is a lack of methods to identify the fusion proteins and resolve their mechanism. We developed and benchmarked an in vitro biophysical assay to investigate EV membrane fusion. The assay was standardized by directly comparing EV and viral fusion with liposomes. We show that EVs and retroviruses fuse with liposomes mimicking the membrane composition of the late endosome in a pH- and protein-dependent manner. Moreover, we directly visualize the stages of membrane fusion using cryo-electron tomography. We find that, unlike most retroviruses, EVs remain fusogenic after acidification and reneutralization. These results provide novel insights into the EV cargo delivery mechanism and an experimental approach to identify the EV fusion machinery.
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- Mattia I Morandi
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Faculty of Health, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Faculty of Health, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel,Head and Neck Center, Holy Family Hospital, Nazareth 1641100, Israel
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Illuminating membrane structural dynamics of fusion and endocytosis with advanced light imaging techniques. Biochem Soc Trans 2022; 50:1157-1167. [PMID: 35960003 PMCID: PMC9444071 DOI: 10.1042/bst20210263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Visualization of cellular dynamics using fluorescent light microscopy has become a reliable and indispensable source of experimental evidence for biological studies. Over the past two decades, the development of super-resolution microscopy platforms coupled with innovations in protein and molecule labeling led to significant biological findings that were previously unobservable due to the barrier of the diffraction limit. As a result, the ability to image the dynamics of cellular processes is vastly enhanced. These imaging tools are extremely useful in cellular physiology for the study of vesicle fusion and endocytosis. In this review, we will explore the power of stimulated emission depletion (STED) and confocal microscopy in combination with various labeling techniques in real-time observation of the membrane transformation of fusion and endocytosis, as well as their underlying mechanisms. We will review how STED and confocal imaging are used to reveal fusion and endocytic membrane transformation processes in live cells, including hemi-fusion; hemi-fission; hemi-to-full fusion; fusion pore opening, expansion, constriction and closure; shrinking or enlargement of the Ω-shape membrane structure after vesicle fusion; sequential compound fusion; and the sequential endocytic membrane transformation from flat- to O-shape via the intermediate Λ- and Ω-shape transition. We will also discuss how the recent development of imaging techniques would impact future studies in the field.
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Controlling the shape and topology of two-component colloidal membranes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2204453119. [PMID: 35914159 PMCID: PMC9371715 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204453119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Changes in the geometry and topology of self-assembled membranes underlie diverse processes across cellular biology and engineering. Similar to lipid bilayers, monolayer colloidal membranes have in-plane fluid-like dynamics and out-of-plane bending elasticity. Their open edges and micrometer-length scale provide a tractable system to study the equilibrium energetics and dynamic pathways of membrane assembly and reconfiguration. Here, we find that doping colloidal membranes with short miscible rods transforms disk-shaped membranes into saddle-shaped surfaces with complex edge structures. The saddle-shaped membranes are well approximated by Enneper's minimal surfaces. Theoretical modeling demonstrates that their formation is driven by increasing the positive Gaussian modulus, which in turn, is controlled by the fraction of short rods. Further coalescence of saddle-shaped surfaces leads to diverse topologically distinct structures, including shapes similar to catenoids, trinoids, four-noids, and higher-order structures. At long timescales, we observe the formation of a system-spanning, sponge-like phase. The unique features of colloidal membranes reveal the topological transformations that accompany coalescence pathways in real time. We enhance the functionality of these membranes by making their shape responsive to external stimuli. Our results demonstrate a pathway toward control of thin elastic sheets' shape and topology-a pathway driven by the emergent elasticity induced by compositional heterogeneity.
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Fifty Years of the Fluid–Mosaic Model of Biomembrane Structure and Organization and Its Importance in Biomedicine with Particular Emphasis on Membrane Lipid Replacement. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10071711. [PMID: 35885016 PMCID: PMC9313417 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10071711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The Fluid–Mosaic Model has been the accepted general or basic model for biomembrane structure and organization for the last 50 years. In order to establish a basic model for biomembranes, some general principles had to be established, such as thermodynamic assumptions, various molecular interactions, component dynamics, macromolecular organization and other features. Previous researchers placed most membrane proteins on the exterior and interior surfaces of lipid bilayers to form trimolecular structures or as lipoprotein units arranged as modular sheets. Such membrane models were structurally and thermodynamically unsound and did not allow independent lipid and protein lateral movements. The Fluid–Mosaic Membrane Model was the only model that accounted for these and other characteristics, such as membrane asymmetry, variable lateral movements of membrane components, cis- and transmembrane linkages and dynamic associations of membrane components into multimolecular complexes. The original version of the Fluid–Mosaic Membrane Model was never proposed as the ultimate molecular description of all biomembranes, but it did provide a basic framework for nanometer-scale biomembrane organization and dynamics. Because this model was based on available 1960s-era data, it could not explain all of the properties of various biomembranes discovered in subsequent years. However, the fundamental organizational and dynamic aspects of this model remain relevant to this day. After the first generation of this model was published, additional data on various structures associated with membranes were included, resulting in the addition of membrane-associated cytoskeletal, extracellular matrix and other structures, specialized lipid–lipid and lipid–protein domains, and other configurations that can affect membrane dynamics. The presence of such specialized membrane domains has significantly reduced the extent of the fluid lipid membrane matrix as first proposed, and biomembranes are now considered to be less fluid and more mosaic with some fluid areas, rather than a fluid matrix with predominantly mobile components. However, the fluid–lipid matrix regions remain very important in biomembranes, especially those involved in the binding and release of membrane lipid vesicles and the uptake of various nutrients. Membrane phospholipids can associate spontaneously to form lipid structures and vesicles that can fuse with various cellular membranes to transport lipids and other nutrients into cells and organelles and expel damaged lipids and toxic hydrophobic molecules from cells and tissues. This process and the clinical use of membrane phospholipid supplements has important implications for chronic illnesses and the support of healthy mitochondria, plasma membranes and other cellular membrane structures.
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Mion D, Bunel L, Heo P, Pincet F. The beginning and the end of SNARE-induced membrane fusion. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 12:1958-1979. [PMID: 35622519 PMCID: PMC9623537 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Membrane fusion is not a spontaneous process. Physiologically, the formation of coiled-coil protein complexes, the SNAREpins, bridges the membrane of a vesicle and a target membrane, brings them in close contact, and provides the energy necessary for their fusion. In this review, we utilize results from in vitro experiments and simple physics and chemistry models to dissect the kinetics and energetics of the fusion process from the encounter of the two membranes to the full expansion of a fusion pore. We find three main energy barriers that oppose the fusion process: SNAREpin initiation, fusion pore opening, and expansion. SNAREpin initiation is inherent to the proteins and makes in vitro fusion kinetic experiments rather slow. The kinetics are physiologically accelerated by effectors. The energy barriers that precede pore opening and pore expansion can be overcome by several SNAREpins acting in concert.
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- Delphine Mion
- Laboratoire de Physique de l'École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSLCNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris CitéFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l'École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSLCNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris CitéFrance
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP)INSERM U1266ParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l'École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSLCNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris CitéFrance
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Ramezanpour M, Tieleman DP. Computational Insights into the Role of Cholesterol in Inverted Hexagonal Phase Stabilization and Endosomal Drug Release. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:7462-7471. [PMID: 35675506 PMCID: PMC9220946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Cholesterol is a major component of many lipid-based drug delivery systems, including cationic lipid nanoparticles. Despite its critical role in the drug release stage, the underlying molecular mechanism by which cholesterol assists in endosomal escape remains unclear. An efficient drug release from the endosome requires endosomal disruption. This disruption is believed to involve a lamellar-to-inverted hexagonal (Lα-HII) phase transition upon fusion of the lipid nanoparticle with the endosomal membrane. We used molecular dynamics simulations to study the structural properties of HII systems composed of an anionic lipid distearoyl phosphatidylserine (DSPS), an ionizable cationic lipid (KC2H), and cholesterol for several hydration levels and molar ratios. This system corresponds to the lipid mixtures in the hypothesized HII structure formed upon fusion and is of interest for the rational design of ionizable cationic lipids, including KC2, for an optimal drug release. Simulations suggest a geometry- and symmetry-driven lipid sorting and cholesterol-DSPS co-location around the water cores. Cholesterol preferentially co-locates with negatively charged saturated DSPS lipids at interstitial angles. The observed cholesterol-DSPS co-location results in an overall increase in the DSPS acyl chains' order parameters, which we propose to assist in stabilizing the HII phase by stretching the DSPS acyl chains for filling the voids formed by three adjacent lipid tubules. Furthermore, a systematic increase in the cholesterol concentration increased the lattice plane spacing and the water core radius but decreased the undulations along the lipid tubule axis. We propose that cholesterol and the degree of saturation/polyunsaturation of the lipid acyl chains, and not the lipid charge, are the main contributors in facilitating the Lα-HII phase transition and stabilizing/destabilizing the formed HII phase, whereas the positive charge of the ionizable cationic lipid promotes the LNP-endosomal membrane adhesion and assists in initiating the fusion process at the local contact area. We also propose that the effect of cholesterol on the HII structure and curvature is the main underlying reason for the well-documented HII stabilization and destabilization at low and high molar concentrations of cholesterol, respectively.
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Maltseva D, Gonella G, Ruysschaert JM, Bonn M. Phospholipid acyl tail affects lipid headgroup orientation and membrane hydration. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:234706. [PMID: 35732527 DOI: 10.1063/5.0092237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Biomembrane hydration is crucial for understanding processes at biological interfaces. While the effect of the lipid headgroup has been studied extensively, the effect (if any) of the acyl chain chemical structure on lipid-bound interfacial water has remained elusive. We study model membranes composed of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipids, the most abundant lipids in biomembranes. We explore the extent to which the lipid headgroup packing and associated water organization are affected by the lipid acyl tail unsaturation and chain length. To this end, we employ a combination of surface-sensitive techniques, including sum-frequency generation spectroscopy, surface pressure measurements, and Brewster angle microscopy imaging. Our results reveal that the acyl tail structure critically affects the headgroup phosphate orientational distribution and lipid-associated water molecules, for both PE and PC lipid monolayers at the air/water interface. These insights reveal the importance of acyl chain chemistry in determining not only membrane fluidity but also membrane hydration.
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- Daria Maltseva
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratory for the Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Monocyte-Macrophage Lineage Cell Fusion. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126553. [PMID: 35742997 PMCID: PMC9223484 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cell fusion (fusogenesis) occurs in natural and pathological conditions in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Cells of monocyte–macrophage lineage are highly fusogenic. They create syncytial multinucleated giant cells (MGCs) such as osteoclasts (OCs), MGCs associated with the areas of infection/inflammation, and foreign body-induced giant cells (FBGCs). The fusion of monocytes/macrophages with tumor cells may promote cancer metastasis. We describe types and examples of monocyte–macrophage lineage cell fusion and the role of actin-based structures in cell fusion.
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Xu B, Ding J, Caliari A, Lu N, Han F, Xia Y, Xu J, Yomo T. Photoinducible Azobenzene trimethylammonium bromide (AzoTAB)-mediated giant vesicle fusion compatible with synthetic protein translation reactions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 618:113-118. [PMID: 35717905 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lipid giant vesicles represent a versatile minimal model system to study the physicochemical basis of lipid membrane fusion. Membrane fusion processes are also of interest in synthetic cell research, where cell-mimicking behavior often requires dynamically interacting compartments. For these applications, triggered fusion compatible with transcription-translation systems is key in achieving complexity. Recently, a photosensitive surfactant, azobenzene trimethylammonium bromide (AzoTAB), has been reported to induce membrane fusion by a photoinduced conformational change. Using imaging flow cytometer (IFC) and confocal microscopy we quantitatively investigated photoinduced AzoTAB-mediated fusion of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine vesicles. The IFC analysis result showed that the fusion rate could reach about 40% following AzoTAB addition and UV irradiation in optimized conditions. We confirmed the compatibility between AzoTAB-induced vesicle fusion and a synthetic cell-free protein translation system using green fluorescent protein as reporter. With the techniques presented, cell-sized vesicle fusion can be quantitatively analyzed and optimized, paving the way to controllable synthetic cells with fundamental biological functions like the ability to express proteins from encapsulated plasmids.
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- Boying Xu
- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China; Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, PR China
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- School of Software Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Biology and Information Science, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China.
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Wnętrzak A, Chachaj-Brekiesz A, Kuś K, Lipiec E, Dynarowicz-Latka P. Oxysterols can act antiviral through modification of lipid membrane properties - The Langmuir monolayer study. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 220:106092. [PMID: 35272016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2022.106092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In this paper we tested how oxysterols influence on fusion process between viral lipid envelope and host cells membranes. For this purpose, the Zika virus was selected, while dendritic cell (DC) and neural cell (NC) membranes were chosen as target membranes. The investigated systems were modeled as multicomponent Langmuir monolayers and characterized using surface manometry and imaging in micro- (Brewster angle microscopy, BAM) and nanoscale (Atomic Force Microscopy, AFM) to monitor local heterogeneity. The fusion process was conducted by mixing viral and host cell membranes devoid and in the presence of oxysterols: 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-OH) and 7β-hydroxycholesterol (7β-OH) as representatives of chain- and ring-oxidized oxysterols, respectively. Our results show that oxysterols hinder the fusion with host cell membranes by modifying their biophysical properties. Moreover, oxysterols applied to an already infected membrane reverse the changes caused by the infection. It could therefore be concluded that oxysterols may display antiviral activity in two ways: they prevent the healthy membrane from viral infection by blocking the fusion process; and protect already infected membrane from pathological changes induced by the virus.
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- Anita Wnętrzak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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Wagner AM, Quandt J, Söder D, Garay‐Sarmiento M, Joseph A, Petrovskii VS, Witzdam L, Hammoor T, Steitz P, Haraszti T, Potemkin II, Kostina NY, Herrmann A, Rodriguez‐Emmenegger C. Ionic Combisomes: A New Class of Biomimetic Vesicles to Fuse with Life. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200617. [PMID: 35393756 PMCID: PMC9189634 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The construction of biomembranes that faithfully capture the properties and dynamic functions of cell membranes remains a challenge in the development of synthetic cells and their application. Here a new concept for synthetic cell membranes based on the self-assembly of amphiphilic comb polymers into vesicles, termed ionic combisomes (i-combisomes) is introduced. These combs consist of a polyzwitterionic backbone to which hydrophobic tails are linked by electrostatic interactions. Using a range of microscopies and molecular simulations, the self-assembly of a library of combs in water is screened. It is discovered that the hydrophobic tails form the membrane's core and force the backbone into a rod conformation with nematic-like ordering confined to the interface with water. This particular organization resulted in membranes that combine the stability of classic polymersomes with the biomimetic thickness, flexibility, and lateral mobility of liposomes. Such unparalleled matching of biophysical properties and the ability to locally reconfigure the molecular topology of its constituents enable the harboring of functional components of natural membranes and fusion with living bacteria to "hijack" their periphery. This provides an almost inexhaustible palette to design the chemical and biological makeup of the i-combisomes membrane resulting in a powerful platform for fundamental studies and technological applications.
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- Anna M. Wagner
- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Chair of BiotechnologyRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 3Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- Physics DepartmentLomonosov Moscow State UniversityLeninskie Gory 1–2Moscow119991Russian Federation
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Physics DepartmentLomonosov Moscow State UniversityLeninskie Gory 1–2Moscow119991Russian Federation
- National Research, South Ural State UniversityChelyabinsk454080Russian Federation
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 2Aachen52074Germany
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- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstraße 50Aachen52074Germany
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)Carrer de Baldiri Reixac, 10, 12Barcelona08028Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)Passeig Lluís Companys 23Barcelona08010Spain
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Dadhich R, Kapoor S. Lipidomic and Membrane Mechanical Signatures in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Scope for Membrane-Based Theranostics. Mol Cell Biochem 2022; 477:2507-2528. [PMID: 35595957 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04459-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer associated with poor prognosis, higher grade, and a high rate of metastatic occurrence. Limited therapeutic interventions and the compounding issue of drug resistance in triple-negative breast cancer warrants the discovery of novel therapeutic targets and diagnostic modules. To this view, in addition to proteins, lipids also regulate cellular functions via the formation of membranes that modulate membrane protein function, diffusion, and their localization; thus, orchestrating signaling hot spots enriched in specific lipids/proteins on cell membranes. Lipid deregulation in cancer leads to reprogramming of the membrane dynamics and functions impacting cell proliferation, metabolism, and metastasis, providing exciting starting points for developing lipid-based approaches for treating TNBC. In this review, we provide a detailed account of specific lipidic changes in breast cancer, link the altered lipidome with membrane structure and mechanical properties, and describe how these are linked to subsequent downstream functions implicit in cancer progression, metastasis, and chemoresistance. At the fundamental level, we discuss how the lipid-centric findings in TNBC are providing cues for developing lipid-inspired theranostic strategies while bridging existing gaps in our understanding of the functional involvement of lipid membranes in cancer.
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- Ruchika Dadhich
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India. .,Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
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Joardar A, Pattnaik GP, Chakraborty H. Combination of Oleic Acid and the gp41 Fusion Peptide Switches the Phosphatidylethanolamine-Induced Membrane Fusion Mechanism from a Nonclassical to a Classical Stalk Model. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:3673-3684. [PMID: 35580344 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Membrane fusion is considered to be one of the crucial processes for the existence of eukaryotes and the entry of enveloped viruses into host cells. The fusion mechanism depends on the lipid composition of the membrane as well as the properties of fusion proteins or peptides. The gp41 fusion peptide from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is known to catalyze membrane fusion by altering the physical properties of the membrane. Earlier, we demonstrated that a membrane containing 30 mol % phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) circumvents the classical stalk model because of its intrinsic negative curvature. In this work, we demonstrated how the gp41 fusion peptide influences the fusion mechanism of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC)/1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phos-pho¬ethanolamine (DOPE) (70/30 mol %) membranes. We further evaluated the effect of the same peptide on the mechanism of fusion for membranes containing 30 mol % PE and a fatty acid with an intrinsic positive curvature (oleic acid (OA)). Our results show that gp41 switches the fusion mechanism from a nonclassical to a classical stalk model when membranes contain OA, but fails to do so for DOPC/DOPE membranes. This could be due to the extreme influence of the intrinsic negative curvature of PE, which is partially downregulated in the presence of OA.
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- Ankita Joardar
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India
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Major recent advances and previous data have led to a plausible model of how key proteins mediate neurotransmitter release. In this model, the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) attachment protein (SNAP) receptor (SNARE) proteins syntaxin-1, SNAP-25, and synaptobrevin form tight complexes that bring the membranes together and are crucial for membrane fusion. NSF and SNAPs disassemble SNARE complexes and ensure that fusion occurs through an exquisitely regulated pathway that starts with Munc18-1 bound to a closed conformation of syntaxin-1. Munc18-1 also binds to synaptobrevin, forming a template to assemble the SNARE complex when Munc13-1 opens syntaxin-1 while bridging the vesicle and plasma membranes. Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin bind to partially assembled SNARE complexes, likely stabilizing them and preventing fusion until Ca2+ binding to synaptotagmin-1 causes dissociation from the SNARE complex and induces interactions with phospholipids that help trigger release. Although fundamental questions remain about the mechanism of membrane fusion, these advances provide a framework to investigate the mechanisms underlying presynaptic plasticity.
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- Josep Rizo
- Departments of Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA;
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Tang CH, Shi SH, Lin CY, Wang WH. Lipid profiling differentiates the effect of ambient microenriched copper on a coral as an advanced tool for biomonitoring. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 178:113650. [PMID: 35447438 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Copper can be beneficial or harmful to coral at environmentally relevant levels, making environmental monitoring a challenging. Membrane lipids make the cell a dynamic environment according to the circumstances; thus, the lipid profile should be indicative of an environmental/physiological state. To gain more insight into the copper effect on coral health and be a basis of biomonitoring, glycerophosphocholine profiling of coral exposed to microenriched copper levels was conducted in this study. The copper microenrichments resulted in a diacritical effect of decreasing carbonic anhydrase activity, following a supplementation effect, on coral lipid metabolism. Microdifferences in copper levels are critical to determine the coral metabolic state and were therefore included in this study. In addition, an excellent quantitative model correlating the coral lipid variation with the exposed copper levels or the induced physiological effect was obtained to demonstrate its performance for biomonitoring.
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- Chuan-Ho Tang
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan; Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan; Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Joardar A, Pattnaik GP, Chakraborty H. Mechanism of Membrane Fusion: Interplay of Lipid and Peptide. J Membr Biol 2022; 255:211-224. [PMID: 35435451 PMCID: PMC9014786 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-022-00233-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Membrane fusion is an essential process for the survival of eukaryotes and the entry of enveloped viruses into host cells. A proper understanding of the mechanism of membrane fusion would provide us a handle to manipulate several biological pathways, and design efficient vaccines against emerging and re-emerging viral infections. Although fusion proteins take the central stage in catalyzing the process, role of lipid composition is also of paramount importance. Lipid composition modulates membrane organization and dynamics and impacts the lipid–protein (peptide) interaction. Moreover, the intrinsic curvature of lipids has strong impact on the formation of stalk and hemifusion diaphragm. Detection of transiently stable intermediates remains the bottleneck in the understanding of fusion mechanism. In order to circumvent this challenge, analytical methods can be employed to determine the kinetic parameters from ensemble average measurements of observables, such as lipid mixing, content mixing, and content leakage. The current review aims to present an analytical method that would aid our understanding of the fusion mechanism, provides a better insight into the role of lipid shape, and discusses the interplay of lipid and peptide in membrane fusion.
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- Ankita Joardar
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha, 768019, India
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha, 768019, India.
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