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Park JW, Ahn DJ. Temperature effect on nanometer-scale physical properties of mixed phospholipid monolayers. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2008; 62:157-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Revised: 09/10/2007] [Accepted: 09/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Casey DR, Sebai SC, Shearman GC, Ces O, Law RV, Templer RH, Gee AD. Formulation Affects the Rate of Membrane Degradation Catalyzed by Cationic Amphiphilic Drugs. Ind Eng Chem Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1021/ie071265q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Duncan R. Casey
- Chemical Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Biology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- GSK Clinical Imaging Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to reveal intimate details about the effect of anesthetics on phospholipid bilayers. In AFM, surfaces are probed using a tip revealing lateral structural features at 10-20-nm resolution and height features at 0.5-nm resolution. Additionally, information on the viscoelasticity of the surface can be gained by examining the forces of tip-surface interactions. This is also known as force spectroscopy. In this chapter, the use of AFM to observe and quantify anesthetic-induced changes in phospholipid bilayers is detailed. The procedures developed to create supported phospholipid bilayers are described and the techniques developed to generate the best AFM images and force spectroscopy results have been revealed.
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Leonenko Z, Cramb DT, Amrein M, Finot E. Atomic Force Microscopy: Interaction Forces Measured in Phospholipid Monolayers, Bilayers and Cell Membranes. NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY 2007. [PMCID: PMC7123617 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74083-4_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful technique which is commonly used to image surfaces at the nanoscale and single-molecule level, as well as to investigate physical properties of the sample surface using a technique known as force spectroscopy. In this chapter, we review our recent research where we used AFM to investigate physical properties of phospholipid monolayers, bilayers, and cell membranes. We describe the experimental procedures for AFM imaging, force measurements, and theoretical models to analyze force spectroscopy data. The data obtained allowed correlations between AFM topography and local adhesion and mechanoelastic properties of supported lipid bilayers in water, supported pulmonary surfactant films in air, and the plasma membrane of epithelial type II cells. Finally, AFM was applied to help elucidate the effect of anesthetics and cholesterol present in the lipid films.
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Faiss S, Schuy S, Weiskopf D, Steinem C, Janshoff A. Phase transition of individually addressable microstructured membranes visualized by imaging ellipsometry. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:13979-86. [PMID: 18044861 DOI: 10.1021/jp073671t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The phase transition of individually addressable microstructured lipid bilayers was investigated by means of imaging ellipsometry. Microstructured bilayers were created on silicon substrates by micromolding in capillaries, and the thermotropic behavior of various saturated diacyl phosphatidylcholine (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dipentadecoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC)) bilayers as well as DMPC/cholesterol membranes was determined by measuring the area expansion and thickness of the bilayer as a function of temperature. We found an increase in the main phase transition temperature T(M) of 2-6 degrees C and a substantially reduced cooperativity compared to multilamellar vesicles. Measurements of lateral diffusion constants D employing fluorescence recovery after photobleaching revealed, however, only a marginal decrease in D compared to those found for vesicles and multibilayers. The known dependencies of T(M) both on the chain length of diacyl PC membranes and on the cholesterol content were reproduced on a solid support. Microstructured bilayers offer the unique advantage of integrating an internal standard of known thermotropic properties, which turned out to be important for reducing the measurement error and for ruling out the slightly changing impact of the surface on the phase transition behavior due to the surface pretreatment.
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- Simon Faiss
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Welder Weg 11, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Oncins G, Picas L, Hernández-Borrell J, Garcia-Manyes S, Sanz F. Thermal response of Langmuir-Blodgett films of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine studied by atomic force microscopy and force spectroscopy. Biophys J 2007; 93:2713-25. [PMID: 17586574 PMCID: PMC1989725 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.110916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The topographic evolution of supported dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayers with temperature has been followed by atomic force microscopy in liquid environment, revealing the presence of only one phase transition event at approximately 46 degrees C. This finding is a direct experimental proof that the two phase transitions observed in the corresponding bilayers correspond to the individual phase transition of the two leaflets composing the bilayer. The transition temperature and its dependency on the measuring medium (liquid saline solution or air) is discussed in terms of changes in van der Waals, hydration, and hydrophobic/hydrophilic interactions, and it is directly compared with the transition temperatures observed in the related bilayers under the same experimental conditions. Force spectroscopy allows us to probe the nanomechanical properties of such monolayers as a function of temperature. These measurements show that the force needed to puncture the monolayers is highly dependent on the temperature and on the phospholipid phase, ranging from 120+/-4 pN at room temperature (liquid condensed phase) to 49+/-2 pN at 65 degrees C (liquid expanded phase), which represents a two orders-of-magnitude decrease respective to the forces needed to puncture DPPC bilayers. The topographic study of the monolayers in air around the transition temperature revealed the presence of boundary domains in the monolayer surface forming 120 degrees angles between them, thus suggesting that the cooling process from the liquid-expanded to the liquid-condensed phase follows a nucleation and growth mechanism.
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- Gerard Oncins
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona and Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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Moran-Mirabal JM, Aubrecht DM, Craighead HG. Phase separation and fractal domain formation in phospholipid/diacetylene-supported lipid bilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:10661-71. [PMID: 17715953 DOI: 10.1021/la701371f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Phase separation in lipid bilayers is a phenomenon dependent on many environmental parameters such as pH, temperature, ionic strength, and pressure. Its importance in biological systems is reflected by the fact that it has been implicated in the spatial reorganization of plasma membranes, which leads to signaling and stimulation. Here, we present the study of phase separation, domain formation, and domain morphology of supported lipid bilayers composed of mixtures of diacetylene lipids and phospholipids. We have used high-resolution fluorescence and atomic force microscopy to characterize the phase separation between these lipids, and have found that at temperatures below 40 degrees C diacetylene molecules form fractal-like domains. These molecules aggregate in tetralayer stacks with an average monolayer thickness of 3 nm. Boundary and area fractal dimensions were calculated to quantify the domain growth and morphology. A transition from dendritic to dense branching growth was observed as the relative diacetylene concentration was increased. The ability to tailor the growth pattern by changing the relative amount of diacetylene molecules makes this a useful model system for the study of nonequilibrium growth phenomena. In addition, we have explored the possibility of promoting diacetylene domain nucleation through the use of nanostructured surfaces. We found that nanoscale perturbations acted as nucleation sites and modified the growth pattern of diacetylene domains. Phase separation induced by nanometer-scale perturbations could prove useful in selectively positioning lipid patches with specific compositions.
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- Jose M Moran-Mirabal
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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García-Sáez AJ, Chiantia S, Schwille P. Effect of line tension on the lateral organization of lipid membranes. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:33537-33544. [PMID: 17848582 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706162200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The principles of organization and functioning of cellular membranes are currently not well understood. The raft hypothesis suggests the existence of domains or rafts in cell membranes, which behave as protein and lipid platforms. They have a functional role in important cellular processes, like protein sorting or cell signaling, among others. Theoretical work suggests that the interfacial energy at the domain edge, also known as line tension, is a key parameter determining the distribution of domain sizes, but there is little evidence of how line tension affects membrane organization. We have investigated the effects of the line tension on the formation and stability of liquid ordered domains in model lipid bilayers with raft-like composition by means of time-lapse confocal microscopy coupled to atomic force microscopy. We varied the hydrophobic mismatch between the two phases, and consequently the line tension, by modifying the thickness of the disordered phase with phosphatidylcholines of different acyl chain length. The temperature of domain formation, the dynamics of domain growth, and the distribution of domain sizes depend strongly on the thickness difference between the domains and the surrounding membrane, which is related to line tension. When considering line tension calculated from a theoretical model, our results revealed a linear increase of the temperature of domain formation and domain growth rate with line tension. Domain budding was also shown to depend on height mismatch. Our experiments contribute significantly to our knowledge of the physical-chemical parameters that control membrane organization. Importantly, the general trends observed can be extended to cellular membranes.
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- Ana J García-Sáez
- Biotechnologisches Zentrum der Techische Universität Dresden, 1307 Dresden, Germany
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- Biotechnologisches Zentrum der Techische Universität Dresden, 1307 Dresden, Germany
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- Biotechnologisches Zentrum der Techische Universität Dresden, 1307 Dresden, Germany.
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Pan J, Tristram-Nagle S, Kucerka N, Nagle JF. Temperature dependence of structure, bending rigidity, and bilayer interactions of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers. Biophys J 2007; 94:117-24. [PMID: 17827241 PMCID: PMC2134881 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.115691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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X-ray diffuse scattering was measured from oriented stacks and unilamellar vesicles of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers to obtain the temperature dependence of the structure and of the material properties. The area/molecule, A, was 75.5 A(2) at 45 degrees C, 72.4 A(2) at 30 degrees C, and 69.1 A(2) at 15 degrees C, which gives the area expansivity alpha(A) = 0.0029/deg at 30 degrees C, and we show that this value is in excellent agreement with the polymer brush theory. The bilayer becomes thinner with increasing temperature; the contractivity of the hydrocarbon portion was alpha(Dc) = 0.0019/deg; the difference between alpha(A) and alpha(Dc) is consistent with the previously measured volume expansivity alpha(Vc) = 0.0010/deg. The bending modulus K(C) decreased as exp(455/T) with increasing T (K). Our area compressibility modulus K(A) decreased with increasing temperature by 5%, the same as the surface tension of dodecane/water, in agreement again with the polymer brush theory. Regarding interactions between bilayers, the compression modulus B as a function of interbilayer water spacing D'(W) was found to be nearly independent of temperature. The repulsive fluctuation pressure calculated from B and K(C) increased with temperature, and the Hamaker parameter for the van der Waals interaction was nearly independent of temperature; this explains why the fully hydrated water spacing, D'(W), that we obtain from our structural results increases with temperature.
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- Jianjun Pan
- Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Yoder NC, Kalsani V, Schuy S, Vogel R, Janshoff A, Kumar K. Nanoscale patterning in mixed fluorocarbon-hydrocarbon phospholipid bilayers. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:9037-43. [PMID: 17602478 PMCID: PMC2507729 DOI: 10.1021/ja070950l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A growing body of literature suggests that fluorocarbons can direct self-assembly within hydrocarbon environments. We report here the fabrication and characterization of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) composed of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and a synthetic, fluorocarbon-functionalized analogue, 1. AFM investigation of these model membranes reveals an intricate, composition-dependent domain structure consisting of approximately 50 nm stripes interspersed between approximately 1 microm sized domains. Although DSC of 1 showed a phase transition near room temperature, DSC of DPPC:1 mixtures exhibited complex phase behavior suggesting domain segregation. Finally, temperature-dependent AFM of DPPC:1 bilayers shows that, while the stripe structures can be melted above the Tm of 1, the stripes and domains result from immiscibility of the hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon lipid gel phases. Fluorination appears to be a promising strategy for chemical self-assembly in two dimensions. In particular, because no modification is made to the lipid headgroups, it may be useful for nanopatterning biologically relevant ligands on bilayers in vitro or in living cells.
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford MA 02155
- Cancer Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston MA 02110
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Schuy S, Janshoff A. Thermal expansion of microstructured DMPC bilayers quantified by temperature-controlled atomic force microscopy. Chemphyschem 2007; 7:1207-10. [PMID: 16676368 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200600013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Steffen Schuy
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Welder Weg 11, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Johnston LJ. Nanoscale imaging of domains in supported lipid membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:5886-95. [PMID: 17428076 DOI: 10.1021/la070108t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The formation of domains in supported lipid membranes has been studied extensively as a model for the 2D organization of cell membranes. The compartmentalization of biological membranes to give domains such as cholesterol-rich rafts plays an important role in many biological processes. This article summarizes experiments from the author's laboratory in which a combination of atomic force microscopy and near-field scanning optical microscopy is used to probe phase separation in supported monolayers and bilayers as models for membrane rafts. These techniques are used to study binary and ternary lipid mixtures that have gel-phase or liquid-ordered domains that vary in size from tens of nanometers to tens of micrometers, surrounded by a fluid-disordered membrane. Examples are presented in which these models are used to investigate the distribution of glycolipid membrane raft markers and the preference for peptide and protein localization in ordered versus fluid membrane phases. Finally, the enzyme-mediated restructuring of membranes containing liquid-ordered domains provides an in vitro model for the coalescence of membrane rafts to give signaling platforms. Overall, the results demonstrate the importance of using techniques that can probe the nanoscale organization of membranes and of combining techniques that yield complementary information. Furthermore, the ability of supported lipid bilayers to model some aspects of membrane compartmentalization provides an important approach to understanding natural membranes.
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- Linda J Johnston
- Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Garcia-Manyes S, Domènech O, Sanz F, Montero MT, Hernandez-Borrell J. Atomic force microscopy and force spectroscopy study of Langmuir–Blodgett films formed by heteroacid phospholipids of biological interest. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2007; 1768:1190-8. [PMID: 17376401 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2006] [Revised: 01/17/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of two heteroacid phospholipids of biological interest 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC), as well as a mixed monolayer with chi(POPC)=0.4, were transferred onto mica in order to investigate by a combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and force spectroscopy (FS) their height, and particularly, their nanomechanical properties. AFM images of such monolayers extracted at 30 mN m(-1) revealed a smooth and defect-free topography except for the POPE monolayer. Since scratching such soft monolayers in contact mode was proved unsuccessful, their molecular height was measured by means of the width of the jump present in the respective force-extension curves. While for pure POPC a small jump occurs near zero force, for the mixed monolayer with chi(POPC)=0.4 the jump occurs at approximately 800 pN. Widths of approximately 2 nm could be established for POPC and chi(POPC)=0.4, but not for POPE monolayer at this extracting pressure. Such different mechanical stability allowed us to directly measure the threshold area/lipid range value needed to induce mechanical stability to the monolayers. AFM imaging and FS were next applied to get further structural and mechanical insight into the POPE phase transition (LC-LC') occurring at pressures >36.5 mN m(-1). This phase transition was intimately related to a sudden decrease in the area/molecule value, resulting in a jump in the force curve occurring at high force ( approximately 1.72 nN). FS reveals to be the unique experimental technique able to unveil structural and nanomechanical properties for such soft phospholipid monolayers. The biological implications of the nanomechanical properties of the systems under investigation are discussed considering that the annular phospholipids region of some transmembrane proteins is enriched in POPE.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Departament de Química Física, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08028-Barcelona, Spain
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Zawisza I, Bin X, Lipkowski J. Potential-driven structural changes in Langmuir-Blodgett DMPC bilayers determined by in situ spectroelectrochemical PM IRRAS. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:5180-94. [PMID: 17373832 DOI: 10.1021/la063190l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Combined Langmuir-Blodgett vertical withdrawing and Langmuir-Schaefer horizontal touch (LB-LS) methods were employed to transfer DMPC bilayers onto a Au(111) electrode surface. Charge density measurements and photon polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy were employed to investigate electric field induced changes in the structure of the bilayer. The results show that the physical state and the molecular arrangement found in the monolayer at the air-water interface is to a large extent preserved in the bilayer formed by the LB-LS method. This approach provides an opportunity to produce supported bilayers with a well-designed architecture. The properties of the bilayer formed by the LB-LS method were compared to the properties of the bilayer produced by spontaneous fusion of unilamellar vesicles investigated in an earlier study (Bin, X.; Zawisza, I.; Lipkowski, J. Langmuir 2005, 21, 330-347). The tilt angles of the acyl chains are much smaller in the bilayer formed by the LB-LS method and are closer to the angles observed for vesicles and stacked hydrated bilayers. The tilt angles of the phosphate and choline groups are also smaller and are characteristic of an orientation in which the area per DMPC molecule is small. The electric field induced changes of these angles are also less pronounced in the bilayer formed by the LB-LS method. We have shown that these differences are a result of the higher packing density of the phospholipid molecules in the bilayer formed by the LB-LS method.
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- Izabella Zawisza
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G2W1, Ontario, Canada
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We show that water-soluble fullerenes accumulate on the surface of zwitterionic and cationic supported bilayers to different extents. We propose on the basis of bilayer thicknesses, phase-transition temperatures, and fullerene movement that the water-soluble fullerenes do not penetrate into the hydrocarbon tails of supported bilayers. These findings are important to toxicity issues concerning fullerene materials and the development of decorated lipid bilayers for future drug delivery or sensor application.
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- Tighe A Spurlin
- Department of Chemistry at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, USA
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Nováková E, Giewekemeyer K, Salditt T. Structure of two-component lipid membranes on solid support: an x-ray reflectivity study. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2006; 74:051911. [PMID: 17279943 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.74.051911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2006] [Revised: 07/06/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We report an x-ray reflectivity study of phospholipid membranes deposited on silicon by vesicle fusion. The samples investigated were composed of single phospholipid bilayers as well as two-component lipid bilayer systems with varied charge density. We show that the resolution obtained in the density profile across the bilayer is high enough to distinguish two head-group maxima in the profile if the sample is in the phase coexistence regime. The water layer between the bilayer and silicon is found to depend on the lipid surface charge density.
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- Eva Nováková
- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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Higgins MJ, Polcik M, Fukuma T, Sader JE, Nakayama Y, Jarvis SP. Structured water layers adjacent to biological membranes. Biophys J 2006; 91:2532-42. [PMID: 16798815 PMCID: PMC1562391 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.085688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Accepted: 06/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Water amid the restricted space of crowded biological macromolecules and at membrane interfaces is essential for cell function, though the structure and function of this "biological water" itself remains poorly defined. The force required to remove strongly bound water is referred to as the hydration force and due to its widespread importance, it has been studied in numerous systems. Here, by using a highly sensitive dynamic atomic force microscope technique in conjunction with a carbon nanotube probe, we reveal a hydration force with an oscillatory profile that reflects the removal of up to five structured water layers from between the probe and biological membrane surface. Further, we find that the hydration force can be modified by changing the membrane fluidity. For 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine gel (Lbeta) phase bilayers, each oscillation in the force profile indicates the force required to displace a single layer of water molecules from between the probe and bilayer. In contrast, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine fluid (Lalpha) phase bilayers at 60 degrees C and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine fluid (Lalpha) phase bilayers at 24 degrees C seriously disrupt the molecular ordering of the water and result predominantly in a monotonic force profile.
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- Michael J Higgins
- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Shafir A, Andelman D. Phase behavior of polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes at planar surfaces. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2006; 74:021803. [PMID: 17025462 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.74.021803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We investigate theoretically the phase diagram of an insoluble charged surfactant monolayer in contact with a semidilute polyelectrolyte solution (of opposite charge). The polyelectrolytes are assumed to have long-range and attractive (electrostatic) interaction with the surfactant molecules. In addition, we introduce a short-range (chemical) interaction which is either attractive or repulsive. The surfactant monolayer can have a lateral phase separation between dilute and condensed phases. Three different regimes of the coupled system are investigated depending on system parameters. A regime where the polyelectrolyte is depleted due to short range repulsion from the surface, and two adsorption regimes, one being dominated by electrostatics, whereas the other by short range chemical attraction (similar to neutral polymers). When the polyelectrolyte is more attracted (or at least less repelled) by the surfactant molecules as compared with the bare water-air interface, it will shift upwards the surfactant critical temperature. For repulsive short-range interactions the effect is opposite. Finally, the addition of salt to the solution is found to increase the critical temperature for attractive surfaces, but does not show any significant effect for repulsive surfaces.
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- Adi Shafir
- School of Physics and Astronomy Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Spurlin TA, Gewirth AA. Poly-L-lysine-induced morphology changes in mixed anionic/zwitterionic and neat zwitterionic-supported phospholipid bilayers. Biophys J 2006; 91:2919-27. [PMID: 16877517 PMCID: PMC1578480 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.082479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Poly-L-lysine-induced morphological changes in liquid phase supported bilayers consisting of mixed anionic/zwitterionic and neat zwitterionic headgroup phospholipids were studied with atomic force microscopy and epifluorescence microscopy. Results obtained from these studies indicate that poly-L-lysine can induce domains, defects, and aggregate structures on both mixed bilayers and strictly zwitterionic bilayers. The structures formed on liquid phase supported bilayers were observed to be immobile from a timescale of 50 ms to several minutes. We propose that poly-L-lysine of sufficient length interacts with the mica substrate and phospholipids to create the stationary structures noted.
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- Tighe A Spurlin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Leonenko Z, Finot E, Vassiliev V, Amrein M. Effect of cholesterol on the physical properties of pulmonary surfactant films: Atomic force measurements study. Ultramicroscopy 2006; 106:687-94. [PMID: 16675117 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2006.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Atomic force measurements were performed on supported pulmonary surfactant (PS) films to address the effect of cholesterol on the physical properties of lung surfactant films. We recently found that cholesterol in excess of a physiological proportion abolishes surfactant function, and is the reason that surfactant fails to lower the surface tension upon compression. In this study, we investigated how the loss of mechanical stability observed earlier is related to the local mechanical properties of the film by local force measurements. The presence of 20% of cholesterol in bovine lipid extract surfactant (BLES) resulted in a decrease of the observed adhesive interaction, and an increase in rigidity of the film. We discuss the implication the increased rigidity might have on the functional failure of PS.
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- Zoya Leonenko
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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Connell SD, Smith DA. The atomic force microscope as a tool for studying phase separation in lipid membranes. Mol Membr Biol 2006; 23:17-28. [PMID: 16600898 DOI: 10.1080/09687860500501158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Atomic force microscopy has developed into a powerful tool in the study of phase separation in lipid bilayers. Its ability to image a semi-fluid surface under buffer at nanometre lateral resolution and Angstrom resolution vertically allows us to distinguish phase separated lipid domains, models of the elusive rafts postulated to exist as functional platforms in the cellular membrane, which may only rise 0.3 nm above the surrounding membrane. This review charts the history of this development, and includes a description of sample preparation techniques, factors affecting image contrast mechanisms, its use in the investigation of the pre-transition ripple phase, and in the localization of cell surface proteins.
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- Simon D Connell
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, UK
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Luo MF, Yeh YL, Chen PL, Nien CH, Hsueh YW. An atomic force microscope study of thermal behavior of phospholipid monolayers on mica. J Chem Phys 2006; 124:194702. [PMID: 16729829 DOI: 10.1063/1.2194539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We observed by using atomic force microscope (AFM) phospholipid (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) monolayers on mica being annealed and cooled to a selection of temperatures through steps of 2-4 degrees C/min. The annealed phospholipid monolayers started to disappear at 45-50 degrees C and disappeared completely above 60-63 degrees C under AFM observation. The phospholipid monolayers reformed when the samples were cooled below 60 degrees C and developed from fractal into compact monolayer films with decreasing temperatures. Simultaneously the height of the reformed phospholipid films also increased with decreasing temperatures from 0.4 nm to the value before annealing. The observed thermal features are attributed to a phase-transition process that upon heating to above 45-50 degrees C, the lipids condensed in the monolayers transform into a low-density expanded phase in which the lipids are invisible to AFM, and the transformation continues and completes at 60-63 degrees C. The lipid densities of the expanded phase inferred from the dissociated area of the condensed phase are observed to be a function of the temperature. The behavior contrasts with a conventional first-order phase transition commonly seen in the Langmuir films. The temperature-dependent height and shape of the reformed phospholipid films during cooling are argued to arise from the adjustment of the packing and molecular tilting (with respect to the mica surface) of the phospholipids in order to accommodate more condensed phospholipids.
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- M F Luo
- Department of Physics and Nano-catalyst Centre, National Central University, Jungli 32054, Taiwan.
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Tian C, Tétreault E, Huang CK, Dahms TES. Electrostatic interactions of colicin E1 with the surface of Escherichia coli total lipid. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:693-701. [PMID: 16716249 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 03/02/2006] [Accepted: 03/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The surface properties of colicin E1, a 522-amino acid protein, and its interaction with monolayers of Escherichia coli (E. coli) total lipid and 1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine (DOPC) were studied using the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. Colicin E1 is amphiphilic, forming a protein monolayer at the air/buffer interface. The protein is thought to interact with the E. coli total lipid head groups through electrostatic interactions, followed by its insertion into the lipid monolayers. Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) of E. coli total lipid and DOPC, deposited onto mica at the cell membrane equivalence pressure for E. coli and incubated with colicin E1, were imaged by contact mode atomic force microscopy (CM-AFM). Colicin E1 formed protein aggregates on DOPC SLBs, while E. coli total lipid SLB was deformed following its incubation with colicin E1. Corresponding lateral force images, along with electrostatic surface potentials for colicin E1 P190, imply a direct interaction of colicin E1 with lipid head groups facilitating their charge neutralization.
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- Chunhong Tian
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2
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Leonenko Z, Finot E, Cramb D. AFM study of interaction forces in supported planar DPPC bilayers in the presence of general anesthetic halothane. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:487-92. [PMID: 16626631 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Revised: 02/27/2006] [Accepted: 02/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In spite of numerous investigations, the molecular mechanism of general anesthetics action is still not well understood. It has been shown that the anesthetic potency is related to the ability of an anesthetic to partition into the membrane. We have investigated changes in structure, dynamics and forces of interaction in supported dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayers in the presence of the general anesthetic halothane. In the present study, we measured the forces of interaction between the probe and the bilayer using an atomic force microscope. The changes in force curves as a function of anesthetic incorporation were analyzed. Force measurements were in good agreement with AFM imaging data, and provided valuable information on bilayer thickness, structural transitions, and halothane-induced changes in electrostatic and adhesive properties.
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- Z Leonenko
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Canada AB T2N 1N4
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Doménech O, Merino-Montero S, Montero MT, Hernández-Borrell J. Surface planar bilayers of phospholipids used in protein membrane reconstitution: An atomic force microscopy study. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2006; 47:102-6. [PMID: 16406753 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2005.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2005] [Revised: 11/22/2005] [Accepted: 11/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this work, using atomic force microscopy (AFM), we have studied the influence of the temperature on the properties of the surface planar bilayers (SPBs) formed with: (i) the total lipid extract of Escherichia coli; (ii) 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DMPC) (1:1, mol/mol); and, 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanol-amine (POPE) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (POPG) (3:1, mol/mol). According to the height profile analysis we performed, the height of the SPBs of DMPC:POPC were temperature dependent. Separated domains were observed in the SPBs of the POPE:POPG mixture and the E. coli lipid extract. The implication of those domains for the correct insertion of membrane proteins into proteoliposomes is discussed.
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- Oscar Doménech
- Departament de Química Física, UB E-08028-Barcelona, Spain
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Shamrakov LG, Leonenko ZV, Finot E, Cramb DT. Interaction Forces of a Supported DOPC Bilayer in the Presence of the General Anaesthetic Halothane — An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Aust J Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1071/ch06141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this study atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the effect of halothane on a supported dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) bilayer under conditions of high anaesthetic loading. In a previous study we demonstrated that bilayer restructuring occurs as a result of halothane incorporation. Force measurements using AFM indicate an initial decrease in adhesive forces and compressibility between the bilayer and AFM tip, followed by an increase in adhesion properties as a function of incubation time. This effect is attributed to the location and dynamic redistribution of halothane within the bilayer.
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Ariola FS, Mudaliar DJ, Walvick RP, Heikal AA. Dynamics imaging of lipid phases and lipid-marker interactions in model biomembranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2006; 8:4517-29. [PMID: 17047749 DOI: 10.1039/b608629b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biomembranes are complex systems that regulate numerous biological processes. Lipid phases that constitute these membranes influence their properties and transport characteristics. Here, we demonstrate the potential of short-range dynamics imaging (excited-state lifetime, rotational diffusion, and order parameter) as a sensitive probe of lipid phases in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). Liquid-disordered and gel phases were labeled with Bodipy-PC at room temperature. Two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy of single-phase GUVs reveals more heterogeneity in fluorescence lifetimes of Bodipy in the gel phase (DPPC: 3.8+/-0.6 ns) as compared with the fluid phase (DOPC: 5.2+/-0.2 ns). The phase-specificity of excited-state lifetime of Bodipy-PC is attributed to the stacking of ordered lipid molecules that possibly enhances homo-FRET. Fluorescence polarization anisotropy imaging also reveals distinctive molecular order that is phase specific. The results are compared with DiI-C12-labeled fluid GUVs to investigate the sensitivity of our fluorescence dynamics assay to different lipid-marker interactions. Our results provide a molecular perspective of lipid phase dynamics and the nature of their microenvironments that will ultimately help our understanding of the structure-function relationship of biomembranes in vivo. Furthermore, these ultrafast excited-state dynamics will be used for molecular dynamics simulation of lipid-lipid, lipid-marker and lipid-protein interactions.
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- Florly S Ariola
- Department of Bioengineering, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 231 Hallowell Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Garcia-Manyes S, Oncins G, Sanz F. Effect of temperature on the nanomechanics of lipid bilayers studied by force spectroscopy. Biophys J 2005; 89:4261-74. [PMID: 16150966 PMCID: PMC1366991 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.065581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Accepted: 08/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The effect of temperature on the nanomechanical response of supported lipid bilayers has been studied by force spectroscopy with atomic force microscopy. We have experimentally proved that the force needed to puncture the lipid bilayer (Fy) is temperature dependent. The quantitative measurement of the evolution of Fy with temperature has been related to the structural changes that the surface undergoes as observed through atomic force microscopy images. These studies were carried out with three different phosphatidylcholine bilayers with different main phase transition temperature (TM), namely, 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. The solid-like phase shows a much higher Fy than the liquid-like phase, which also exhibits a jump in the force curve. Within the solid-like phase, Fy decreases as temperature is increased and suddenly drops as it approaches TM. Interestingly, a "well" in the Fy versus temperature plot occurs around TM, thus proving an "anomalous mechanical softening" around TM. Such mechanical softening has been predicted by experimental techniques and also by molecular dynamics simulations and interpreted in terms of water ordering around the phospholipid headgroups. Ion binding has been demonstrated to increase Fy, and its influence on both solid and liquid phases has also been discussed.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Liu J, Conboy JC. Structure of a gel phase lipid bilayer prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett/Langmuir-Schaefer method characterized by sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2005; 21:9091-7. [PMID: 16171337 DOI: 10.1021/la051500e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The structure of a planar supported lipid bilayer (PSLB) prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB)/Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) method was investigated by sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy (SFVS). By using asymmetric lipid bilayers composed of selectively deuterated 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) lipids, the orientation of the fatty acid chains and phosphocholine headgroups has been determined independently for both leaflets of the bilayer. The alkyl chains of the lipids were found to be orientated approximately 13 degrees +/- 4 degrees from the surface normal for both leaflets. The lipid chains in both leaflets also contain some gauche content, which is consistent with previous NMR and FTIR studies of similar lipid systems. More importantly, the relative number of gauche defects does not seem to be influenced by the deposition method, LB versus LS. The headgroup orientation for the lipid film in contact with the silica support was determined to be 69 degrees +/- 3 degrees , whereas that in contact with the aqueous phase was 66 degrees +/- 4 degrees from the surface normal. The SFVS results indicate that the structure of the DSPC lipid film in contact with the solid support and the film adjacent to the aqueous phase are nearly identical in structure. These results suggesting the LB/LS deposition method do indeed produce symmetric lipid bilayers. These studies further add to the growing information on the efficacy of PSLBs as suitable models for biological membrane studies.
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- Jin Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E. RM 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Shamrakov LG, Cramb DT. Induced structural changes of a supported planar bilayer after exposure to halothane A real-time atomic force microscopy study. CAN J CHEM 2005. [DOI: 10.1139/v05-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the effect of the general anesthetic halothane on a supported DOPC phospholipid bilayer, under conditions of high anaesthetic loading. The presence of the anaesthetic in the lipid-induced restructuring of the supported bilayer, erosion of the bilayer from the mica surface, and the formation of lipid aggregates. Addition of halothane to lipid vesicles prior to adsorption on the mica surface inhibited the lysis of adsorbed vesicles and thus no planar bilayer formation was observed.Key words: lipid bilayer restructuring, atomic force microscopy, halothane, anesthesis.
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Smooth/rough layering in liquid-crystalline/gel state of dry phospholipid film, in relation to its ability to generate giant vesicles. Chem Phys Lett 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2005.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Garcia-Manyes S, Oncins G, Sanz F. Effect of ion-binding and chemical phospholipid structure on the nanomechanics of lipid bilayers studied by force spectroscopy. Biophys J 2005; 89:1812-26. [PMID: 15980180 PMCID: PMC1366684 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.064030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The nanomechanical response of supported lipid bilayers has been studied by force spectroscopy with atomic force microscopy. We have experimentally proved that the amount of ions present in the measuring system has a strong effect on the force needed to puncture a 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayer with an atomic force microscope tip, thus highlighting the role that monovalent cations (so far underestimated, e.g., Na(+)) play upon membrane stability. The increase in the yield threshold force has been related to the increase in lateral interactions (higher phospholipid-phospholipid interaction, decrease in area per lipid) promoted by ions bound into the membrane. The same tendency has also been observed for other phosphatidylcholine bilayers, namely, 2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-3-phosphocholine, and also for phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers such as 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-3-phosphoethanolamine. Finally, this effect has been also tested on a natural lipid bilayer (Escherichia coli lipid extract), showing the same overall tendency. The kinetics of the process has also been studied, together with the role of water upon membrane stability and its effect on membrane nanomechanics. Finally, the effect of the chemical structure of the phospholipid molecule on the nanomechanical response of the membrane has also been discussed.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Burns AR, Frankel DJ, Buranda T. Local mobility in lipid domains of supported bilayers characterized by atomic force microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Biophys J 2005; 89:1081-93. [PMID: 15879469 PMCID: PMC1366593 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.060327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) is used to examine mobility of labeled probes at specific sites in supported bilayers consisting of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) lipid domains in 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC). Those sites are mapped beforehand with simultaneous atomic force microscopy and submicron confocal fluorescence imaging, allowing characterization of probe partitioning between gel DPPC and disordered liquid DOPC domains with corresponding topography of domain structure. We thus examine the relative partitioning and mobility in gel and disordered liquid phases for headgroup- and tailgroup-labeled GM1 ganglioside probes and for headgroup- and tailgroup-labeled phospholipid probes. For the GM1 probes, large differences in mobility between fluid and gel domains are observed; whereas unexpected mobility is observed in submicron gel domains for the phospholipid probes. We attribute the latter to domain heterogeneities that could be induced by the probe. Furthermore, fits to the FCS data for the phospholipid probes in the DOPC fluid phase require two components (fast and slow). Although proximity to the glass substrate may be a factor, local distortion of the probe by the fluorophore could also be important. Overall, we observe nonideal aspects of phospholipid probe mobility and partitioning that may not be restricted to supported bilayers.
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- A R Burns
- Biomolecular Materials and Interfaces Department, MS 1413 Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
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Keller D, Larsen NB, Møller IM, Mouritsen OG. Decoupled phase transitions and grain-boundary melting in supported phospholipid bilayers. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 94:025701. [PMID: 15698195 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.025701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two separate liquid-solid phase transitions are detected in the two monolayers of a mica-supported phospholipid bilayer by atomic force microscopy. The phase transitions of the two monolayers are decoupled by the stronger interaction between the lipid headgroups of the proximal monolayer and the mica support. The transition temperature of the proximal monolayer is increased and this transition occurs over a narrower temperature range. Both transitions occur via grain-boundary melting and the variation of the width of the interfacial zone with temperature is consistent with mean-field theory.
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- Danielle Keller
- MEMPHYS, Physics Department, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Feng ZV, Spurlin TA, Gewirth AA. Direct visualization of asymmetric behavior in supported lipid bilayers at the gel-fluid phase transition. Biophys J 2004; 88:2154-64. [PMID: 15596519 PMCID: PMC1305267 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.052456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We utilize in situ, temperature-dependent atomic force microscopy to examine the gel-fluid phase transition behavior in supported phospholipid bilayers constructed from 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dipentadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. The primary gel-fluid phase transition at T(m) occurs through development of anisotropic cracks in the gel phase, which develop into the fluid phase. At approximately 5 degrees C above T(m), atomic force microscopy studies reveal the presence of a secondary phase transition in all three bilayers studied. The secondary phase transition occurs as a consequence of decoupling between the two leaflets of the bilayer due to enhanced stabilization of the lower leaflet with either the support or the water entrained between the support and the bilayer. Addition of the transmembrane protein gramicidin A or construction of a highly defected gel phase results in elimination of this decoupling and removal of the secondary phase transition.
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- Z Vivian Feng
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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