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Gonzalez-Castro RA, Whitcomb LA, Pinsinski EC, Carnevale EM. Cryopreservation of equine spermatozoa reduces plasma membrane integrity and phospholipase C zeta 1 content as associated with oocyte activation. Andrology 2024; 12:918-931. [PMID: 37608516 DOI: 10.1111/andr.13517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phospholipase C zeta (PLCZ1) is considered the major sperm-borne oocyte activation factor. Cryopreserved stallion spermatozoa are commonly used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). However, plasma membrane damage and protein modifications caused by cryopreservation could impair sperm structure and function, leading to a reduction of PLCZ1 and oocyte activation after ICSI. OBJECTIVES We compared membrane integrity and PLCZ1 abundance in populations for fresh, frozen, and refrozen stallion spermatozoa, either thawed and refrozen at room or low temperature; and examined the effect of relative PLCZ1 content on cleavage after ICSI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Western blotting, ELISA, and immunofluorescence were conducted in stallion spermatozoa, freezing extenders, and detergent-extracted sperm fractions to detect and quantify PLCZ1. Retrospectively, PLCZ1 content and cleavage rate were analyzed. Fresh, frozen, and refrozen at room and low temperatures spermatozoa were evaluated for acrosomal and plasma membrane integrity and PLCZ1 content using flow cytometry. RESULTS Western blotting, ELISA, and immunofluorescence revealed significant reduction of PLCZ1 in spermatozoa after cryopreservation and confirmed PLCZ1 detection in extenders. After detergent extraction, a PLCZ1-nonextractable fraction remained in the postacrosomal region of spermatozoa. Plasma membrane integrity was significantly reduced after freezing. Acrosomal and plasma membrane integrity were similar between frozen and refrozen samples at low temperature, but both were significantly higher than samples refrozen at room temperature. Acrosomal and plasma membrane integrity significantly correlated to PLCZ1 content. Percentages of PLCZ1-labeled spermatozoa and PLCZ1 content were reduced after freezing but not after refreezing. Relative content and localization of PLCZ1 were associated with cleavage rates after ICSI. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Sperm PLCZ1 content associates with cleavage rates after ICSI. Cryopreservation is detrimental to sperm plasma membrane integrity and PLCZ1 retention. However, refreezing did not result in additional PLCZ1 loss. Refreezing stallion spermatozoa at a low temperature resulted in better survival but did not improve PLCZ1 retention.
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- Raul A Gonzalez-Castro
- Equine Reproduction Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Equine Reproduction Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Ozimic S, Ban-Frangez H, Stimpfel M. Sperm Cryopreservation Today: Approaches, Efficiency, and Pitfalls. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:4716-4734. [PMID: 37367049 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45060300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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The cryopreservation of human spermatozoa has been an option for patients undergoing chemo or radiotherapies since the late 1950s. Presently, there are different techniques for the cryopreservation of spermatozoa. The most commonly used techniques are programmable slow freezing and freezing on liquid nitrogen vapors, while the use of vitrification is still not accepted as clinically relevant. Although there have been many improvements, the ideal technique for achieving better post-thaw sperm quality continues to be a mystery. A major obstacle during cryopreservation is the formation of intracellular ice crystals. Cryodamage generated by cryopreservation causes structural and molecular alterations in spermatozoa. Injuries can happen because of oxidative stress, temperature stress, and osmotic stress, which then result in changes in the plasma membrane fluidity, motility, viability, and DNA integrity of the spermatozoa. To prevent cryodamage as much as possible, cryoprotectants are added, and in some clinical trial cases, even antioxidants that may improve post-thaw sperm quality are added. This review discusses cryopreservation techniques, cryodamage on molecular and structural levels, and cryoprotectants. It provides a comparison of cryopreservation techniques and describes recent advances in those techniques.
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- Sanja Ozimic
- Department of Human Reproduction, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Human Reproduction, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Human Reproduction, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Hemostatic Abnormalities in Gaucher Disease: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11236920. [PMID: 36498496 PMCID: PMC9735904 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11236920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare inherited lysosomal metabolism disorder, characterized by an accumulation into lysosomes of reticuloendothelial cells, especially in the bone marrow, spleen, and liver of β-glucosylceramide and glucosyl sphingosine, which is its deacylated product. Impaired storage is responsible for a chronic inflammatory state at the sites of accumulation and together represents the pathophysiological cause of GD. GD is a progressive, multi-organ chronic disorder. Type 1 GD is the most prevalent form, with heterogeneous multisystem involvement and different severity of symptoms at any age. Hematological involvement is consistent, and a bleeding tendency is frequent, particularly at diagnosis. Several coagulation and primary hemostasis abnormalities are observed in GD. Bleeding manifestations are rarely severe and usually mucocutaneous. Post-operative, delivery, and post-partum hemorrhages are also common. Thrombocytopenia, platelet function defects, and clotting abnormalities, alone or variably associated, contribute to increase the risk of bleeding in GD. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) or substrate reduction therapy (SRT) are the two specific available treatments effective in improving typical hematological symptoms and abnormalities, including those of hemostasis. However, the use of medication to potentiate hemostasis may be also useful in defined clinical situations: recent starting of ERT/SRT, surgery, delivery, and life-threatening bleeding.
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Li M, Wang L, Tang D, Zhao G, Ni Z, Gu N, Yang F. Hemodynamic Mimic Shear Stress for Platelet Membrane Nanobubbles Preparation and Integrin α IIbβ 3 Conformation Regulation. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:271-279. [PMID: 34894698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Platelet (PLT) membrane biomimetic nanomaterials have become promising theranostic platforms due to their good biocompatibility and effectiveness. However, in order to achieve precise regulation of cell membrane components, novel controllable construction approaches need to be developed. Inspired by the interaction mechanism among platelet production, activation, and dynamic biomechanical signals in blood circulation, here a platelet nanobubbles (PNBs) with reassembled platelet membrane with ideal echogenicity was fabricated using an adjustable pressure-induced shear stress method. The results demonstrate that the high shear stress during PNBs fabrication led to the enrichment of platelet membrane lipid rafts and proteins, as well as their reassembly on the gas-liquid interface. More importantly, the conformation of platelet integrin αIIbβ3 was transformed into a shear stress-induced intermediate affinity state, which gives PNBs enhanced adhesion ability to the vascular endothelial injury. Taken together, these PNBs have great application potential in the specifically targeted ultrasound diagnosis of vascular endothelial injury.
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- Mingxi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P.R. China
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- Mathematical Sciences Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-2280, United States
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P.R. China
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Belleville-Rolland T, Leuci A, Mansour A, Decouture B, Martin F, Poirault-Chassac S, Rouaud M, Guerineau H, Dizier B, Pidard D, Gaussem P, Bachelot-Loza C. Role of Membrane Lipid Rafts in MRP4 (ABCC4) Dependent Regulation of the cAMP Pathway in Blood Platelets. Thromb Haemost 2021; 121:1628-1636. [PMID: 33851387 DOI: 10.1055/a-1481-2663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platelet cytosolic cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels are balanced by synthesis, degradation, and efflux. Efflux can occur via multidrug resistant protein-4 (MRP4; ABCC4) present on dense granule and/or plasma membranes. As lipid rafts have been shown to interfere on cAMP homeostasis, we evaluated the relationships between the distribution and activity of MRP4 in lipid rafts and cAMP efflux. METHODS Platelet activation and cAMP homeostasis were analyzed in human and wild-type or MRP4-deleted mouse platelets in the presence of methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MßCD) to disrupt lipid rafts, and of activators of the cAMP signalling pathways. Human platelet MRP4 and effector proteins of the cAMP pathway were analyzed by immunoblots in lipid rafts isolated by differential centrifugation. RESULTS MßCD dose dependently inhibited human and mouse platelet aggregation without affecting per se cAMP levels. An additive inhibitory effect existed between the adenylate cyclase (AC) activator forskolin and MßCD that was accompanied by an overincrease of cAMP, and which was significantly enhanced upon MRP4 deletion. Finally, an efflux of cAMP out of resting platelets incubated with prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) was observed that was partly dependent on MRP4. Lipid rafts contained a small fraction (≈15%) of MRP4 and most of the inhibitory G-protein Gi, whereas Gs protein, AC3, and phosphodiesterases PDE2 and PDE3A were all present as only trace amounts. CONCLUSION Our results are in favour of part of MRP4 present at the platelet surface, including in lipid rafts. Lipid raft integrity is necessary for cAMP signalling regulation, although MRP4 and most players of cAMP homeostasis are essentially located outside rafts.
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- Tiphaine Belleville-Rolland
- Service d'hématologie biologique, AH-HP, Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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- Service d'hématologie biologique, AH-HP, Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM U1140, Paris, France
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López GD, Suesca E, Álvarez-Rivera G, Rosato AE, Ibáñez E, Cifuentes A, Leidy C, Carazzone C. Carotenogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus: New insights and impact on membrane biophysical properties. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2021; 1866:158941. [PMID: 33862238 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2021.158941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Staphyloxanthin (STX) is a saccharolipid derived from a carotenoid in Staphylococcus aureus involved in oxidative-stress tolerance and antimicrobial peptide resistance. STX influences the biophysical properties of the bacterial membrane and has been associated to the formation of lipid domains in the regulation of methicillin-resistance. In this work, a targeted metabolomics and biophysical characterization study was carried out to investigate the biosynthetic pathways of carotenoids, and their impact on the membrane biophysical properties. Five different S. aureus strains were investigated, including three wild-type strains containing the crtM gene related to STX biosynthesis, a crtM-deletion mutant, and a crtMN plasmid-complemented variant. LC-DAD-MS/MS analysis of extracts allowed the identification of 34 metabolites related to carotenogenesis in S. aureus at different growth phases (8, 24 and 48 h), showing the progression of these metabolites as the bacteria advances into the stationary phase. For the first time, 22 members of a large family of carotenoids were identified, including STX and STX-homologues, as well as Dehydro-STX and Dehydro-STX-homologues. Moreover, thermotropic behavior of the CH2 stretch of lipid acyl chains in live cells by FTIR, show that the presence of STX increases acyl chain order at the bacterial growth temperature. Indeed, the cooperative melting event of the bacterial membrane, which occurs around 15 °C in the native strains, shifts with increased carotenoid content. These results show the diversity biosynthetic of carotenoids in S. aureus, and their influence on membrane biophysical properties.
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- Gerson-Dirceu López
- Laboratory of Advanced Analytical Techniques in Natural Products (LATNAP), Chemistry Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia; Laboratory of Biophysics, Physics Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia; Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research, CIAL, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Physics Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Molecular Microbiology Diagnostics-Research, Riverside University Health System, Professor Loma Linda University, Moreno Valley, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research, CIAL, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research, CIAL, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Physics Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Analytical Techniques in Natural Products (LATNAP), Chemistry Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
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The Missing Protein: Is T-Cadherin a Previously Unknown GPI-Anchored Receptor on Platelets? MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11030218. [PMID: 33808741 PMCID: PMC8003554 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11030218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The membrane of platelets contains at least one uncharacterized glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein according to the literature. Moreover, there is not enough knowledge on the receptor of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) mediating rapid Ca2+ signaling in platelets. Coincidentally, expression of a GPI-anchored protein T-cadherin increases LDL-induced Ca2+ signaling in nucleated cells. Here we showed evidence that supports the hypothesis about the presence of T-cadherin on platelets. The presence of T-cadherin on the surface of platelets and megakaryocytes was proven using antibodies whose specificity was tested on several negative and positive control cells by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Using phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, the presence of glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor in the platelet T-cadherin form as well as in other known forms was confirmed. We showed by immunoblotting that the significant part of T-cadherin was detected in specific membrane domains (detergent Triton X-114 resistant) and the molecular weight of this newly identified protein was greater than that of T-cadherin from nucleated cells. Nevertheless, polymerase chain reaction data confirmed only the presence of isoform-1 of T-cadherin in platelets and megakaryocytes, which was also present in nucleated cells. We observed the redistribution of this newly identified protein after the activation of platelets, but only further work may explain its functional importance. Thus, our data described T-cadherin with some post-translational modifications as a new GPI-anchored protein on human platelets.
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Frias MA, Disalvo EA. Breakdown of classical paradigms in relation to membrane structure and functions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1863:183512. [PMID: 33202248 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Updates of the mosaic fluid membrane model implicitly sustain the paradigms that bilayers are closed systems conserving a state of fluidity and behaving as a dielectric slab. All of them are a consequence of disregarding water as part of the membrane structure and its essential role in the thermodynamics and kinetics of membrane response to bioeffectors. A correlation of the thermodynamic properties with the structural features of water makes possible to introduce the lipid membrane as a responsive structure due to the relaxation of water rearrangements in the kinetics of bioeffectors' interactions. This analysis concludes that the lipid membranes are open systems and, according to thermodynamic of irreversible formalism, bilayers and monolayers can be reasonable compared under controlled conditions. The inclusion of water in the complex structure makes feasible to reconsider the concept of dielectric slab and fluidity.
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- M A Frias
- Applied Biophysics and Food Research Center, CIBAAL-UNSE-CONICET, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Applied Biophysics and Food Research Center, CIBAAL-UNSE-CONICET, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
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Lazar S, Wurtzel JGT, Chen X, Ma P, Goldfinger LE. High-efficiency unassisted transfection of platelets with naked double-stranded miRNAs modulates signal-activated translation and platelet function. Platelets 2020; 32:794-806. [PMID: 32838617 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2020.1809642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We sought novel approaches to improve transfection efficiencies of microRNAs (miRNAs) in platelets, and to apply these approaches to investigate the roles of miRNAs in regulating signal-activated protein translation and functional effects. We found that ex vivo human platelets support gymnosis---internalization of ectopic miRNAs following co-incubation in the absence of conventional transfection reagents or schemes---and subsequently incorporate transfected miRNA into ARGONAUTE2 (AGO2)-based RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISC). Thrombin/fibrinogen stimulation activated translation of miR-223-3p target SEPTIN2, which was suppressed by miR-223-3p transfection in an AGO2/RISC-dependent manner. Thrombin/fibrinogen-induced exosome and microvesicle generation was inhibited by miR-223-3p transfection, and this effect was reversed with a RISC inhibitor. Platelet gymnosis of naked miRNAs appeared to be mediated in part by endocytic pathways including clathrin-dependent and fluid-phase endocytosis and caveolae. These results demonstrate the ability of ex vivo platelets to internalize ectopic miRNAs by unassisted transfection, and utilize them to modulate signal-activated translation and platelet function. Our results identify new roles for miR-223-3p in extracellular vesicle generation in stimulated platelets. High-efficiency gymnotic transfection of miRNAs in ex vivo platelets may be a broadly useful tool for exploring molecular genetic regulation of platelet function.
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- Sophia Lazar
- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Green SM, Padula MP, Marks DC, Johnson L. The Lipid Composition of Platelets and the Impact of Storage: An Overview. Transfus Med Rev 2020; 34:108-116. [PMID: 31987597 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipids and bioactive lipid mediators are essential for platelet function. The lipid profile of platelets is highly dynamic due to free exchange of lipids with the plasma, release of extracellular vesicles, and both enzymatic and nonenzymatic lipid conversion. The lipidome of platelets changes in response to activation to accommodate the functional requirements of platelets, particularly for maintenance of hemostasis. Furthermore, when stored at room temperature as a component for transfusion, the lipid profile of platelets is altered. Although there is a growing interest in alternate storage conditions, such as refrigeration and cryopreservation, few contemporary studies have examined the impact of these storage modes on the lipid profile. However, evidence exists that bioactive lipid mediators produced over the storage of blood products may have functional implications once these products are transfused. As such, there is a need to determine the changes occurring to the lipid profile of these products over storage. This review outlines the role of lipids in platelets and discusses the current state of lipidomics for studying platelet components for transfusion in an effort to highlight the necessity for additional transfusion-focused investigations.
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- Sarah M Green
- Research & Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Alexandria, NSW, Australia; School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Research & Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Alexandria, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Research & Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Alexandria, NSW, Australia.
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Stivala S, Sorrentino S, Gobbato S, Bonetti NR, Camici GG, Lüscher TF, Medalia O, Beer JH. Glycoprotein Ib clustering in platelets can be inhibited by α-linolenic acid as revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Haematologica 2019; 105:1660-1666. [PMID: 31439672 PMCID: PMC7271563 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.220988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Platelet adhesion to the sub-endothelial matrix and damaged endothelium occurs through a multi-step process mediated in the initial phase by glycoprotein Ib binding to von Willebrand factor (vWF), which leads to the subsequent formation of a platelet plug. The plant-derived ω-3 fatty acid α-linolenic acid is an abundant alternative to fish-derived n-3 fatty acids and has anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic properties. In this study, we investigated the impact of α-linolenic acid on human platelet binding to vWF under high-shear flow conditions (mimicking blood flow in stenosed arteries). Pre-incubation of fresh human blood from healthy donors with α-linolenic acid at dietary relevant concentrations reduced platelet binding and rolling on vWF-coated microchannels at a shear rate of 100 dyn/cm2. Depletion of membrane cholesterol by incubation of platelet-rich plasma with methyl-β cyclodextrin abrogated platelet rolling on vWF. Analysis of glycoprotein Ib by applying cryo-electron tomography to intact platelets revealed local clusters of glycoprotein Ib complexes upon exposure to shear force: the formation of these complexes could be prevented by treatment with α-linolenic acid. This study provides novel findings on the rapid local rearrangement of glycoprotein Ib complexes in response to high-shear flow and highlights the mechanism of in vitro inhibition of platelet binding to and rolling on vWF by α-linolenic acid.
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- Simona Stivala
- Laboratory for Platelet Research, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Platelet Research, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Platelet Research, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Platelet Research, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Research and Education, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Platelet Research, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Life Sciences and the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Laboratory for Platelet Research, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland .,Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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Wolkers WF, Oldenhof H, Tang F, Han J, Bigalk J, Sieme H. Factors Affecting the Membrane Permeability Barrier Function of Cells during Preservation Technologies. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:7520-7528. [PMID: 30501184 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cellular membranes are exposed to extreme conditions during the processing steps involved in cryopreservation (and freeze-drying) of cells. The first processing step involves adding protective agents. Exposing cells to protective agents causes fluxes of both water and solutes (i.e., permeating cryoprotective agents) across the cellular membrane, resulting in cell volume changes and possibly osmotic stress. In addition, protective molecules may interact with lipids, which may lead to membrane structural changes and permeabilization. After loading with protective agents, subsequent freezing exposes cells to severe osmotic and mechanical stresses, caused by extra and/or intracellular ice formation and a drastically increased solute concentration in the unfrozen fraction. Furthermore, cellular membranes undergo thermotropic and lyotropic phase transitions during cooling and freezing, which drastically alter the membrane permeability and its barrier function. In this article, it is shown that membrane permeability to water and solutes is dependent on the temperature, medium osmolality, types of solutes present, cell hydration level, and absence or presence of ice. Freezing most drastically alters the membrane permeability barrier function, which is reflected as a change in the activation energy for water transport. In addition, membranes become temporarily leaky during freezing-induced fluid-to-gel membrane phase transitions, resulting in the uptake of impermeable solutes.
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- Willem F Wolkers
- Institute of Multiphase Processes , Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstrasse 36 , Hannover 30167 , Germany
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- Unit for Reproductive Medicine, Clinic for Horses , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Buenteweg 15 , Hannover 30559 , Germany
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- Institute of Multiphase Processes , Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstrasse 36 , Hannover 30167 , Germany
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- Institute of Multiphase Processes , Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstrasse 36 , Hannover 30167 , Germany
- Unit for Reproductive Medicine, Clinic for Horses , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Buenteweg 15 , Hannover 30559 , Germany
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- Unit for Reproductive Medicine, Clinic for Horses , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Buenteweg 15 , Hannover 30559 , Germany
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- Unit for Reproductive Medicine, Clinic for Horses , University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover , Buenteweg 15 , Hannover 30559 , Germany
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Khaliulin AV, Gusyakova OA, Kozlov AV, Gabrilchak AI. [Metabolism processes and mechanisms of regulation of platelet activity (review of literature).]. Klin Lab Diagn 2019; 64:164-169. [PMID: 31012555 DOI: 10.18821/0869-2084-2019-64-3-164-169] [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] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Platelets play fundamental role in ensuring the hemostatic function in blood. In addition to this canonical function, the blood plates play angiotrophic, immunological, transport role, participate in the activation of plasma hemostasis, retraction of a blood clot, and can record circulating immune complexes. The review article presents current data on the structure and conjugation of molecular rearrangements of platelet ultrastructures associated with the functioning of an open canalicular platelet system, a dense tubular system, and a platelet cytoplasmic membrane. The main types of resting platelet metabolism, and the processes underlying the activation of platelets associated with the enhancement of carbohydrate and fatty acid catabolism are characterized, as well as some signaling pathways that regulate processes of induction of platelet aggregation. The data show the value of lipid components of activated platelet membranes, including phospholipids of various classes, glycolipids and cholesterol. The role of regulatory processes associated with the non-covalent modification of certain platelet proteins with fatty acids is reflected. Fundamental questions of platelet metabolism are relevant nowadays and require a combined approach of studying them, which can potentially solve many problems of clinical laboratory diagnostics, pathobiochemistry, and pharmacology. In preparing the review, we used sources from international and russian databases: Scopus, Web of Science, RSCI.
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- A V Khaliulin
- Samara State Medical University, 443099, Samara, Russia
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- Samara State Medical University, 443099, Samara, Russia
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- Samara State Medical University, 443099, Samara, Russia
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Pollet H, Conrard L, Cloos AS, Tyteca D. Plasma Membrane Lipid Domains as Platforms for Vesicle Biogenesis and Shedding? Biomolecules 2018; 8:E94. [PMID: 30223513 PMCID: PMC6164003 DOI: 10.3390/biom8030094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contribute to several pathophysiological processes and appear as emerging targets for disease diagnosis and therapy. However, successful translation from bench to bedside requires deeper understanding of EVs, in particular their diversity, composition, biogenesis and shedding mechanisms. In this review, we focus on plasma membrane-derived microvesicles (MVs), far less appreciated than exosomes. We integrate documented mechanisms involved in MV biogenesis and shedding, focusing on the red blood cell as a model. We then provide a perspective for the relevance of plasma membrane lipid composition and biophysical properties in microvesiculation on red blood cells but also platelets, immune and nervous cells as well as tumor cells. Although only a few data are available in this respect, most of them appear to converge to the idea that modulation of plasma membrane lipid content, transversal asymmetry and lateral heterogeneity in lipid domains may play a significant role in the vesiculation process. We suggest that lipid domains may represent platforms for inclusion/exclusion of membrane lipids and proteins into MVs and that MVs could originate from distinct domains during physiological processes and disease evolution.
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- Hélène Pollet
- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Lima-Verde IB, Johannisson A, Ntallaris T, Al-Essawe E, Al-Kass Z, Nongbua T, Dórea F, Lundeheim N, Kupisiewicz K, Edman A, Morrell JM. Effect of freezing bull semen in two non-egg yolk extenders on post-thaw sperm quality. Reprod Domest Anim 2018; 53:127-136. [PMID: 28960537 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Traditionally, extenders for bull semen included egg yolk or milk, but recently there has been a move to avoid material of animal origin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two commercial extenders (based on soya lecithin and liposomes) on bull sperm quality after cryopreservation. Post-thaw sperm quality was evaluated by computer-assisted sperm analysis and flow cytometric assessment of membrane integrity, chromatin integrity, mitochondrial membrane potential, production of reactive oxygen species and tyrosine phosphorylation. Furthermore, an artificial insemination (AI) trial was conducted, and 56-day non-return rates were evaluated. Semen frozen in the liposome-based extender showed similar membrane integrity and higher mitochondrial membrane potential compared to those in the soya lecithin-based extender. Chromatin integrity and production of live H2 O2 + reactive oxygen species were similar in both extenders. Less superoxide was produced in the samples extended with liposome-based extender, with or without menadione stimulation. Chromatin integrity and tyrosine phosphorylation were not affected by either type of extender. No differences in 56-day non-return rate between extenders containing soya lecithin and liposomes were observed in the AI trial (66% ± 0.8 and 65% ± 0.8, respectively). In conclusion, the sperm quality of bull semen frozen in the two extenders that do not contain material of animal origin was similar, although the semen frozen in the liposome-based extender had higher mitochondrial membrane potential. Either extender could be used in situations where extenders containing material of animal origin are to be avoided.
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- I B Lima-Verde
- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
- University Tiradentes, Technology and Research Institute, Aracaju-SE, Brazil
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
- Clinical Reproductive Physiology, Al-Nahrain University - High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
- Clinical Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand
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- National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Viking Genetics, Örnsro, Skara, Sweden
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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Characterization of lipid rafts in human platelets using nuclear magnetic resonance: A pilot study. Biochem Biophys Rep 2017; 10:132-136. [PMID: 28955740 PMCID: PMC5614646 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Lipid microdomains (‘lipid rafts’) are plasma membrane subregions, enriched in cholesterol and glycosphingolipids, which participate dynamically in cell signaling and molecular trafficking operations. One strategy for the study of the physicochemical properties of lipid rafts in model membrane systems has been the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), but until now this spectroscopic method has not been considered a clinically relevant tool. We performed a proof-of-concept study to test the feasibility of using NMR to study lipid rafts in human tissues. Platelets were selected as a cost-effective and minimally invasive model system in which lipid rafts have previously been studied using other approaches. Platelets were isolated from plasma of medication-free adult research participants (n=13) and lysed with homogenization and sonication. Lipid-enriched fractions were obtained using a discontinuous sucrose gradient. Association of lipid fractions with GM1 ganglioside was tested using HRP-conjugated cholera toxin B subunit dot blot assays. 1H high resolution magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HRMAS NMR) spectra obtained with single-pulse Bloch decay experiments yielded spectral linewidths and intensities as a function of temperature. Rates of lipid lateral diffusion that reported on raft size were measured with a two-dimensional stimulated echo longitudinal encode-decode NMR experiment. We found that lipid fractions at 10–35% sucrose density associated with GM1 ganglioside, a marker for lipid rafts. NMR spectra of the membrane phospholipids featured a prominent ‘centerband’ peak associated with the hydrocarbon chain methylene resonance at 1.3 ppm; the linewidth (full width at half-maximum intensity) of this ‘centerband’ peak, together with the ratio of intensities between the centerband and ‘spinning sideband’ peaks, agreed well with values reported previously for lipid rafts in model membranes. Decreasing temperature produced decreases in the 1.3 ppm peak intensity and a discontinuity at ~18 °C, for which the simplest explanation is a phase transition from Ld to Lo phases indicative of raft formation. Rates of lateral diffusion of the acyl chain lipid signal at 1.3 ppm, a quantitative measure of microdomain size, were consistent with lipid molecules organized in rafts. These results show that HRMAS NMR can characterize lipid microdomains in human platelets, a methodological advance that could be extended to other tissues in which membrane biochemistry may have physiological and pathophysiological relevance. Lipid raft properties have been studied mainly in model membranes or cell cultures. We report a novel 1H NMR approach to lipid raft characterization in human platelets. We find spectroscopy, diffusion, and phase transitions consistent with lipid rafts. NMR plus bioassays may be used to study raft-mediated cell function in human tissues.
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The Molecular Structure of Human Red Blood Cell Membranes from Highly Oriented, Solid Supported Multi-Lamellar Membranes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39661. [PMID: 28045119 PMCID: PMC5206716 DOI: 10.1038/srep39661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We prepared highly oriented, multi-lamellar stacks of human red blood cell (RBC) membranes applied on silicon wafers. RBC ghosts were prepared by hemolysis and applied onto functionalized silicon chips and annealed into multi-lamellar RBC membranes. High resolution X-ray diffraction was used to determine the molecular structure of the stacked membranes. We present direct experimental evidence that these RBC membranes consist of nanometer sized domains of integral coiled-coil peptides, as well as liquid ordered (lo) and liquid disordered (ld) lipids. Lamellar spacings, membrane and hydration water layer thicknesses, areas per lipid tail and domain sizes were determined. The common drug aspirin was added to the RBC membranes and found to interact with RBC membranes and preferably partition in the head group region of the lo domain leading to a fluidification of the membranes, i.e., a thinning of the bilayers and an increase in lipid tail spacing. Our results further support current models of RBC membranes as patchy structures and provide unprecedented structural details of the molecular organization in the different domains.
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Panes O, González C, Hidalgo P, Valderas JP, Acevedo M, Contreras S, Sánchez X, Pereira J, Rigotti A, Mezzano D. Platelet tissue factor activity and membrane cholesterol are increased in hypercholesterolemia and normalized by rosuvastatin, but not by atorvastatin. Atherosclerosis 2016; 257:164-171. [PMID: 28142075 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS High plasma LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and platelet responses have major pathogenic roles in atherothrombosis. Thus, statins and anti-platelet drugs constitute mainstays in cardiovascular prevention/treatment. However, the role of platelet tissue factor-dependent procoagulant activity (TF-PCA) has remained unexplored in hypercholesterolemia. We aimed to study platelet TF-PCA and its relationship with membrane cholesterol in vitro and in 45 hypercholesterolemic patients (HC-patients) (LDL-C >3.37 mmol/L, 130 mg/dL) and 37 control subjects (LDL-C <3.37 mmol/L). The effect of 1-month administration of 80 mg/day atorvastatin (n = 21) and 20 mg/day rosuvastatin (n = 24) was compared. METHODS Platelet TF-PCA was induced by GPIbα activation with VWF-ristocetin. RESULTS Cholesterol-enriched platelets in vitro had augmented aggregation/secretion and platelet FXa generation (1.65-fold increase, p = 0.01). HC-patients had 1.5-, 2.3- and 2.5-fold increases in platelet cholesterol, TF protein and activity, respectively; their platelets had neither hyper-aggregation nor endogenous thrombin generation (ETP). Rosuvastatin, but not atorvastatin, normalized platelet cholesterol, TF protein and FXa generation. It also increased slightly the plasma HDL-C levels, which correlated negatively with TF-PCA. CONCLUSIONS Platelets from HC-patients were not hyper-responsive to low concentrations of classical agonists and had normal PRP-ETP, before and after statin administration. However, washed platelets from HC-patients had increased membrane cholesterol, TF protein and TF-PCA. The platelet TF-dependent PCA was specifically expressed after VWF-induced GPIbα activation. Rosuvastatin, but not atorvastatin treatment, normalized the membrane cholesterol, TF protein and TF-PCA in HC-patients, possibly unveiling a new pleiotropic effect of rosuvastatin. Modulation of platelet TF-PCA may become a novel target to prevent/treat atherothrombosis without increasing bleeding risks.
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- Olga Panes
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Antofagasta, Chile
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Shang D, Zhang Z, Wang Q, Ran Y, Shaw TS, Van JN, Peng Y. Membrane skeleton orchestrates the platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX complex clustering and signaling. IUBMB Life 2016; 68:823-9. [PMID: 27634617 PMCID: PMC5132009 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Platelet glycoprotein Ib‐IX complex is affixed to the membrane skeleton through interaction with actin binding protein 280 (ABP‐280). We find that removal of the ABP‐280 binding sites in GP Ibα cytoplasmic tail has little impact on the complex clustering induced by antibody crosslinking. However, large truncation of the GP Ibα cytoplasmic tail allows the formation of larger patches of the complex, suggesting that an ABP‐280 independent force may exist. Besides, we observe that the signaling upon GP Ib‐IX clustering is elicited in both membrane lipid domain dependent and independent manner, a choice that relies on how the membrane skeleton interacts with the complex. Our findings suggest a more complex mechanism for how the membrane skeleton regulates the GP Ib‐IX function. © 2016 The Authors IUBMB Life published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 68(10):823–829, 2016
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- Dan Shang
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.,Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.,Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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Rabani V, Montange D, Davani S. Interactive protein network of FXIII-A1 in lipid rafts of activated and non-activated platelets. Platelets 2016; 27:598-602. [PMID: 27540960 DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2016.1153621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Lipid-rafts are defined as membrane microdomains enriched in cholesterol and glycosphingolipids within platelet plasma membrane. Lipid raft-mediated clot retraction requires factor XIII and other interacting proteins. The aim of this study was to investigate the proteins that interact with factor XIII in raft and non-raft domains of activated and non-activated platelet plasma membrane. By lipidomics analysis, we identified cholesterol- and sphingomyelin-enriched areas as lipid rafts. Platelets were activated by thrombin. Proteomics analysis provided an overview of the pathways in which proteins of rafts and non-rafts participated in the interaction network of FXIII-A1, a catalytic subunit of FXIII. "Platelet activation" was the principal pathway among KEGG pathways for proteins of rafts, both before and after activation. Network analysis showed four types of interactions (activation, binding, reaction, and catalysis) in raft and non-raft domains in interactive network of FXIII-A1. FXIII-A1 interactions with other proteins in raft domains and their role in homeostasis highlight the specialization of the raft domain in clot retraction via the Factor XIII protein network.
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- Vahideh Rabani
- a EA 3920 - Université de Franche Comté , Besançon , France
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- a EA 3920 - Université de Franche Comté , Besançon , France.,b Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Clinique et Toxicologie , CHU de Besançon , France
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- a EA 3920 - Université de Franche Comté , Besançon , France.,b Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Clinique et Toxicologie , CHU de Besançon , France
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Qu D, Huang H, DI J, Gao K, Lu Z, Zheng J. Structure, functional regulation and signaling properties of Rap2B. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:2339-2346. [PMID: 27073477 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The Ras family small guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein Rap2B is is a member of the Ras oncogene family and a novel target of p53 that regulates the p53-mediated pro-survival function of cells. The Rap2B protein shares ~90% homology with Rap2A, and its sequence is 70% identical to other members of the Rap family such as RaplA and RaplB. As a result, Rap2B has been theorized to have similar signaling effectors to the GTPase-binding protein Rap, which mediates various biological functions, including the regulation of sterile 20/mitogen-activated proteins. Since its identification in the early 1990s, Rap2B has elicited a considerable interest. Numerous studies indicate that Rap2B exerts specific biological functions, including binding and stimulating phospholipase C-ε and interferon-γ. In addition, downregulation of Rap2B affects the growth of melanoma cells. The present review summarizes the possible effectors and biological functions of Rap2B. Increasing evidence clearly supports the association between Rap2B function and tumor development. Therefore, it is conceivable that anticancer drugs targeting Rap2B may be generated as novel therapies against cancer.
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- Debao Qu
- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China; Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China; Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China; Center of Clinical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China
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Ansari M, Rakha B, Akhter S, Ashiq M. OPTIXcell improves the postthaw quality and fertility of buffalo bull sperm. Theriogenology 2016; 85:528-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Morita SY. Metabolism and Modification of Apolipoprotein B-Containing Lipoproteins Involved in Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis. Biol Pharm Bull 2016; 39:1-24. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shin-ya Morita
- Department of Pharmacy, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital
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Carquin M, D'Auria L, Pollet H, Bongarzone ER, Tyteca D. Recent progress on lipid lateral heterogeneity in plasma membranes: From rafts to submicrometric domains. Prog Lipid Res 2015; 62:1-24. [PMID: 26738447 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The concept of transient nanometric domains known as lipid rafts has brought interest to reassess the validity of the Singer-Nicolson model of a fluid bilayer for cell membranes. However, this new view is still insufficient to explain the cellular control of surface lipid diversity or membrane deformability. During the past decades, the hypothesis that some lipids form large (submicrometric/mesoscale vs nanometric rafts) and stable (>min vs s) membrane domains has emerged, largely based on indirect methods. Morphological evidence for stable submicrometric lipid domains, well-accepted for artificial and highly specialized biological membranes, was further reported for a variety of living cells from prokaryot es to yeast and mammalian cells. However, results remained questioned based on limitations of available fluorescent tools, use of poor lipid fixatives, and imaging artifacts due to non-resolved membrane projections. In this review, we will discuss recent evidence generated using powerful and innovative approaches such as lipid-specific toxin fragments that support the existence of submicrometric domains. We will integrate documented mechanisms involved in the formation and maintenance of these domains, and provide a perspective on their relevance on membrane deformability and regulation of membrane protein distribution.
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- Mélanie Carquin
- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- The Myelin Regeneration Group at the Dept. Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, 808 S. Wood St. MC512, Chicago, IL. 60612. USA
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- The Myelin Regeneration Group at the Dept. Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, 808 S. Wood St. MC512, Chicago, IL. 60612. USA
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Gaul V, Lopez SG, Lentz BR, Moran N, Forster RJ, Keyes TE. The lateral diffusion and fibrinogen induced clustering of platelet integrin αIIbβ3 reconstituted into physiologically mimetic GUVs. Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 7:402-11. [PMID: 25720532 DOI: 10.1039/c5ib00003c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Platelet integrin αIIbβ3 is a key mediator of platelet activation and thrombosis. Upon activation αIIbβ3 undergoes significant conformational rearrangement, inducing complex bidirectional signalling and protein recruitment leading to platelet activation. Reconstituted lipid models of the integrin can enhance our understanding of the structural and mechanistic details of αIIbβ3 behaviour away from the complexity of the platelet machinery. Here, a novel method of αIIbβ3 insertion into Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUVs) is described that allows for effective integrin reconstitution unrestricted by lipid composition. αIIbβ3 was inserted into two GUV lipid compositions that seek to better mimic the platelet membrane. First, "nature's own", comprising 32% DOPC, 25% DOPE, 20% CH, 15% SM and 8% DOPS, intended to mimic the platelet cell membrane. Fluorescence Lifetime Correlation Spectroscopy (FLCS) reveals that exposure of the integrin to the activators Mn(2+) or DTT does not influence the diffusion coefficient of αIIbβ3. Similarly, exposure to αIIbβ3's primary ligand fibrinogen (Fg) alone does not affect αIIbβ3's diffusion coefficient. However, addition of Fg with either activator reduces the integrin diffusion coefficient from 2.52 ± 0.29 to μm(2) s(-1) to 1.56 ± 0.26 (Mn(2+)) or 1.49 ± 0.41 μm(2) s(-1) (DTT) which is consistent with aggregation of activated αIIbβ3 induced by fibrinogen binding. The Multichannel Scaler (MCS) trace shows that the integrin-Fg complex diffuses through the confocal volume in clusters. Using the Saffman-Delbrück model as a first approximation, the diffusion coefficient of the complex suggests at least a 20-fold increase in the radius of membrane bound protein, consistent with integrin clustering. Second, αIIbβ3 was also reconstituted into a "raft forming" GUV with well defined liquid disordered (Ld) and liquid ordered (Lo) phases. Using confocal microscopy and lipid partitioning dyes, αIIbβ3 showed an affinity for the DOPC rich Ld phase of the raft forming GUVs, and was effectively excluded from the cholesterol and sphingomyelin rich Lo phase. Activation and Fg binding of the integrin did not alter the distribution of αIIbβ3 between the lipid phases. This observation suggests partitioning of the activated fibrinogen bound αIIbβ3 into cholesterol rich domains is not responsible for the integrin clustering observed.
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- Vinnie Gaul
- School of Chemical Sciences and National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Sieme H, Oldenhof H, Wolkers WF. Sperm Membrane Behaviour during Cooling and Cryopreservation. Reprod Domest Anim 2015; 50 Suppl 3:20-6. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- H Sieme
- Clinic for Horses - Unit for Reproductive Medicine; University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover; Hannover Germany
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- Clinic for Horses - Unit for Reproductive Medicine; University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover; Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Multiphase Processes; Leibniz Universität Hannover; Hannover Germany
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Sreeja KK, Ipsen JH, Sunil Kumar PB. Monte Carlo simulations of fluid vesicles. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2015; 27:273104. [PMID: 26087479 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/27/273104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Lipid vesicles are closed two dimensional fluid surfaces that are studied extensively as model systems for understanding the physical properties of biological membranes. Here we review the recent developments in the Monte Carlo techniques for simulating fluid vesicles and discuss some of their applications. The technique, which treats the membrane as an elastic sheet, is most suitable for the study of large scale conformations of membranes. The model can be used to study vesicles with fixed and varying topologies. Here we focus on the case of multi-component membranes with the local lipid and protein composition coupled to the membrane curvature leading to a variety of shapes. The phase diagram is more intriguing in the case of fluid vesicles having an in-plane orientational order that induce anisotropic directional curvatures. Methods to explore the steady state morphological structures due to active flux of materials have also been described in the context of Monte Carlo simulations.
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- K K Sreeja
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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Cremona A, Orsini F, Corsetto PA, Hoogenboom BW, Rizzo AM. Reversible Dissolution of Microdomains in Detergent-Resistant Membranes at Physiological Temperature. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132696. [PMID: 26147107 PMCID: PMC4493071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The formation of lipid microdomains ("rafts") is presumed to play an important role in various cellular functions, but their nature remains controversial. Here we report on microdomain formation in isolated, detergent-resistant membranes from MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells, studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Whereas microdomains were readily observed at room temperature, they shrunk in size and mostly disappeared at higher temperatures. This shrinking in microdomain size was accompanied by a gradual reduction of the height difference between the microdomains and the surrounding membrane, consistent with the behaviour expected for lipids that are laterally segregated in liquid ordered and liquid disordered domains. Immunolabeling experiments demonstrated that the microdomains contained flotillin-1, a protein associated with lipid rafts. The microdomains reversibly dissolved and reappeared, respectively, on heating to and cooling below temperatures around 37 °C, which is indicative of radical changes in local membrane order close to physiological temperature.
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- Andrea Cremona
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Tykhomyrov AA. Dynamics of thrombin-induced exposition of actin on the platelet surface. UKRAINIAN BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2015; 86:74-81. [PMID: 25816590 DOI: 10.15407/ubj86.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Platelets play the key role in thrombosis and are also involved in angiogenesis as well as immune and reparative responses. In the function cascade, platelets undergo a complex cell processing, and subcellular fragments, not detectable in the resting state, are exposed on platelet surface after stimulation with agonists. This study has been performed to evaluate dynamic characteristics of actin exposition on the surface of plasma membrane of thrombin-activated platelets. Using flow-cytometric assay, it has been observed that the level of actin presented on activated platelets directly depends on agonist concentration. In the case of platelet stimulation with thrombin in the highest concentration (1.0 U/ml) taken for this study, the level of actin exposed on activated platelets was up to 4.4 times higher as compared with resting cells. Confirmation of the flow cytometry data for cell-surface actin on thrombin-activated platelets was achieved by direct visualization using a confocal laser scanning microscopy. Period of actin exposition appeared to be longer than the time phase corresponding to platelet secretion stage. Functional role of platelet surface actin has required further detailed studying, however, it is thought that superficial actin could interact with various blood plasma proteins, including plasminogen and its activators, serving as a binding site and/or center for their pericellular processing.
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Alsop RJ, Toppozini L, Marquardt D, Kučerka N, Harroun TA, Rheinstädter MC. Aspirin inhibits formation of cholesterol rafts in fluid lipid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:805-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Moscardó A, Vallés J, Latorre A, Santos M. The association of thromboxane A2
receptor with lipid rafts is a determinant for platelet functional responses. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:3154-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.06.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Alsop RJ, Barrett MA, Zheng S, Dies H, Rheinstädter MC. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) increases the solubility of cholesterol when incorporated in lipid membranes. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:4275-4286. [PMID: 24789086 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm00372a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cholesterol has been well established as a mediator of cell membrane fluidity. By interacting with lipid tails, cholesterol causes the membrane tails to be constrained thereby reducing membrane fluidity, well known as the condensation effect. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), the main ingredient in aspirin, has recently been shown to increase fluidity in lipid bilayers by primarily interacting with lipid head groups. We used high-resolution X-ray diffraction to study both ASA and cholesterol coexisting in model membranes of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC). While a high cholesterol concentration of 40 mol% cholesterol leads to the formation of immiscible cholesterol bilayers, as was reported previously, increasing the amount of ASA in the membranes between 0 to 12.5 mol% was found to significantly increase the fluidity of the bilayers and dissolve the cholesterol plaques. We, therefore, present experimental evidence for an interaction between cholesterol and ASA on the level of the cell membrane at elevated levels of cholesterol and ASA.
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- Richard J Alsop
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Skripchenko A, Thompson-Montgomery D, Awatefe H, Turgeon A, Wagner SJ. Addition of sialidase or p38 MAPK inhibitors does not ameliorate decrements in platelet in vitro storage properties caused by 4 °C storage. Vox Sang 2014; 107:360-7. [PMID: 24976248 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Bacterial proliferation is inhibited in platelets (PLTs) stored at refrigerated temperatures, but also dramatically decreases PLT in vivo survival. Recent studies have demonstrated that cold temperature (CT) stored PLTs secrete sialidases upon re-warming, removing sialic acid from the PLT surface, which may be responsible for clustering of GPIbα and PLT clearance from circulation. In this study, the influence of a sialidase inhibitor or a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor was evaluated in units stored at 4 °C. MATERIALS AND METHODS After collection of a single Trima apheresis unit (n = 12), PLTs were aliquoted into four 60-ml CLX storage bags. One bag was stored at 20-24 °C (RT) with continuous agitation; a second bag was stored at 4 °C without agitation; a third bag was held at 4 °C without agitation with sialidase inhibitor, a fourth bag was incubated at 4 °C with a p38 MAPK inhibitor without agitation. RESULTS Beginning from Day 1, all in vitro PLT parameters were adversely affected by CT compared to those of RT. Similar in vitro storage properties were observed in CT PLT in the presence or absence of sialidase or p38 MAPK inhibitors. P38 MAPK phosphorylation inhibition was not observed at CT. Decrease of sialidase activity was observed for 2 days in PLTs stored in additive solution but not in plasma. CONCLUSION Addition of either sialidase or p38 MAPK inhibitors do not improve any in vitro parameters of PLTs stored at 4 °C in 100% plasma.
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- A Skripchenko
- American Red Cross Biomedical Services, Holland Laboratory, Rockville, MD, USA
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Carquin M, Pollet H, Veiga-da-Cunha M, Cominelli A, Van Der Smissen P, N'kuli F, Emonard H, Henriet P, Mizuno H, Courtoy PJ, Tyteca D. Endogenous sphingomyelin segregates into submicrometric domains in the living erythrocyte membrane. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:1331-42. [PMID: 24826836 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m048538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We recently reported that trace insertion of exogenous fluorescent (green BODIPY) analogs of sphingomyelin (SM) into living red blood cells (RBCs), partially spread onto coverslips, labels submicrometric domains, visible by confocal microscopy. We here extend this feature to endogenous SM, upon binding of a SM-specific nontoxic (NT) fragment of the earthworm toxin, lysenin, fused to the red monomeric fluorescent protein, mCherry [construct named His-mCherry-NT-lysenin (lysenin*)]. Specificity of lysenin* binding was verified with composition-defined liposomes and by loss of (125)I-lysenin* binding to erythrocytes upon SM depletion by SMase. The (125)I-lysenin* binding isotherm indicated saturation at 3.5 × 10(6) molecules/RBC, i.e., ∼3% of SM coverage. Nonsaturating lysenin* concentration also labeled sub-micrometric domains on the plasma membrane of partially spread erythrocytes, colocalizing with inserted green BODIPY-SM, and abrogated by SMase. Lysenin*-labeled domains were stable in time and space and were regulated by temperature and cholesterol. The abundance, size, positioning, and segregation of lysenin*-labeled domains from other lipids (BODIPY-phosphatidylcholine or -glycosphingolipids) depended on membrane tension. Similar lysenin*-labeled domains were evidenced in RBCs gently suspended in 3D-gel. Taken together, these data demonstrate submicrometric compartmentation of endogenous SM at the membrane of a living cell in vitro, and suggest it may be a genuine feature of erythrocytes in vivo.
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- Mélanie Carquin
- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- "Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire" Unit (MEDyC), CNRS UMR 7369, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Laboratoire SiRMa, 51 100 Reims, France
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Caponi S, Liguori L, Giugliarelli A, Mattarelli M, Morresi A, Sassi P, Urbanelli L, Musio C. Raman micro-spectroscopy: A powerful tool for the monitoring of dynamic supramolecular changes in living cells. Biophys Chem 2013; 182:58-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bagatolli LA, Mouritsen OG. Is the fluid mosaic (and the accompanying raft hypothesis) a suitable model to describe fundamental features of biological membranes? What may be missing? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:457. [PMID: 24312108 PMCID: PMC3826152 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The structure, dynamics, and stability of lipid bilayers are controlled by thermodynamic forces, leading to overall tensionless membranes with a distinct lateral organization and a conspicuous lateral pressure profile. Bilayers are also subject to built-in curvature-stress instabilities that may be released locally or globally in terms of morphological changes leading to the formation of non-lamellar and curved structures. A key controller of the bilayer's propensity to form curved structures is the average molecular shape of the different lipid molecules. Via the curvature stress, molecular shape mediates a coupling to membrane-protein function and provides a set of physical mechanisms for formation of lipid domains and laterally differentiated regions in the plane of the membrane. Unfortunately, these relevant physical features of membranes are often ignored in the most popular models for biological membranes. Results from a number of experimental and theoretical studies emphasize the significance of these fundamental physical properties and call for a refinement of the fluid mosaic model (and the accompanying raft hypothesis).
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- Luis A. Bagatolli
- Center for Biomembrane Physics (MEMPHYS), University of Southern DenmarkOdense, Denmark
- Membrane Biophysics and Biophotonics group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern DenmarkOdense, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Luis A. Bagatolli, Center for Biomembrane Physics (MEMPHYS), University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense 5230, Denmark e-mail:
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- Center for Biomembrane Physics (MEMPHYS), University of Southern DenmarkOdense, Denmark
- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, University of Southern DenmarkOdense, Denmark
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D'Auria L, Deleu M, Dufour S, Mingeot-Leclercq MP, Tyteca D. Surfactins modulate the lateral organization of fluorescent membrane polar lipids: A new tool to study drug:membrane interaction and assessment of the role of cholesterol and drug acyl chain length. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:2064-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Wydro P, Flasiński M, Broniatowski M. Does cholesterol preferentially pack in lipid domains with saturated sphingomyelin over phosphatidylcholine? A comprehensive monolayer study combined with grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and Brewster angle microscopy experiments. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 397:122-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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D'Auria L, Fenaux M, Aleksandrowicz P, Van Der Smissen P, Chantrain C, Vermylen C, Vikkula M, Courtoy PJ, Tyteca D. Micrometric segregation of fluorescent membrane lipids: relevance for endogenous lipids and biogenesis in erythrocytes. J Lipid Res 2013; 54:1066-76. [PMID: 23322884 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m034314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Micrometric membrane lipid segregation is controversial. We addressed this issue in attached erythrocytes and found that fluorescent boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) analogs of glycosphingolipids (GSLs) [glucosylceramide (BODIPY-GlcCer) and monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1BODIPY)], sphingomyelin (BODIPY-SM), and phosphatidylcholine (BODIPY-PC inserted into the plasma membrane spontaneously gathered into distinct submicrometric domains. GM1BODIPY domains colocalized with endogenous GM1 labeled by cholera toxin. All BODIPY-lipid domains disappeared upon erythrocyte stretching, indicating control by membrane tension. Minor cholesterol depletion suppressed BODIPY-SM and BODIPY-PC but preserved BODIPY-GlcCer domains. Each type of domain exchanged constituents but assumed fixed positions, suggesting self-clustering and anchorage to spectrin. Domains showed differential association with 4.1R versus ankyrin complexes upon antibody patching. BODIPY-lipid domains also responded differentially to uncoupling at 4.1R complexes [protein kinase C (PKC) activation] and ankyrin complexes (in spherocytosis, a membrane fragility disease). These data point to micrometric compartmentation of polar BODIPY-lipids modulated by membrane tension, cholesterol, and differential association to the two nonredundant membrane:spectrin anchorage complexes. Micrometric compartmentation might play a role in erythrocyte membrane deformability and fragility.
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- Ludovic D'Auria
- CELL Unit, Division of Hematology-Oncology, de Duve Institute and Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Gläfke C, Akhoondi M, Oldenhof H, Sieme H, Wolkers WF. Cryopreservation of platelets using trehalose: The role of membrane phase behavior during freezing. Biotechnol Prog 2012; 28:1347-54. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Field CL, Tablin F. Response of Northern Elephant Seal platelets to pressure and temperature changes: A comparison with human platelets. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2012; 162:289-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Revised: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Akhoondi M, Oldenhof H, Sieme H, Wolkers WF. Freezing-induced cellular and membrane dehydration in the presence of cryoprotective agents. Mol Membr Biol 2012; 29:197-206. [DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2012.699106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Gitz E, Koekman CA, van den Heuvel DJ, Deckmyn H, Akkerman JW, Gerritsen HC, Urbanus RT. Improved platelet survival after cold storage by prevention of glycoprotein Ibα clustering in lipid rafts. Haematologica 2012; 97:1873-81. [PMID: 22733027 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2012.066290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Storing platelets for transfusion at room temperature increases the risk of microbial infection and decreases platelet functionality, leading to out-date discard rates of up to 20%. Cold storage may be a better alternative, but this treatment leads to rapid platelet clearance after transfusion, initiated by changes in glycoprotein Ibα, the receptor for von Willebrand factor. DESIGN AND METHODS We examined the change in glycoprotein Ibα distribution using Förster resonance energy transfer by time-gated fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. RESULTS Cold storage induced deglycosylation of glycoprotein Ibα ectodomain, exposing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues, which sequestered with GM1 gangliosides in lipid rafts. Raft-associated glycoprotein Ibα formed clusters upon binding of 14-3-3ζ adaptor proteins to its cytoplasmic tail, a process accompanied by mitochondrial injury and phosphatidyl serine exposure. Cold storage left glycoprotein Ibα surface expression unchanged and although glycoprotein V decreased, the fall did not affect glycoprotein Ibα clustering. Prevention of glycoprotein Ibα clustering by blockade of deglycosylation and 14-3-3ζ translocation increased the survival of cold-stored platelets to above the levels of platelets stored at room temperature without compromising hemostatic functions. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that glycoprotein Ibα translocates to lipid rafts upon cold-induced deglycosylation and forms clusters by associating with 14-3-3ζ. Interference with these steps provides a means to enable cold storage of platelet concentrates in the near future.
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- Eelo Gitz
- Thrombosis and Hemostasis Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Oldenhof H, Friedel K, Akhoondi M, Gojowsky M, Wolkers WF, Sieme H. Membrane phase behavior during cooling of stallion sperm and its correlation with freezability. Mol Membr Biol 2012; 29:95-106. [DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2012.674161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Goggs R, Poole AW. Platelet signaling-a primer. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2012; 22:5-29. [PMID: 22316389 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2011.00704.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the receptors and signal transduction pathways involved in platelet plug formation and to highlight links between platelets, leukocytes, endothelium, and the coagulation system. DATA SOURCES Original studies, review articles, and book chapters in the human and veterinary medical fields. DATA SYNTHESIS Platelets express numerous surface receptors. Critical among these are glycoprotein VI, the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex, integrin α(IIb) β(3) , and the G-protein-coupled receptors for thrombin, ADP, and thromboxane. Activation of these receptors leads to various important functional events, in particular activation of the principal adhesion receptor α(IIb) β(3) . Integrin activation allows binding of ligands such as fibrinogen, mediating platelet-platelet interaction in the process of aggregation. Signals activated by these receptors also couple to 3 other important functional events, secretion of granule contents, change in cell shape through cytoskeletal rearrangement, and procoagulant membrane expression. These processes generate a stable thrombus to limit blood loss and promote restoration of endothelial integrity. CONCLUSIONS Improvements in our understanding of how platelets operate through their signaling networks are critical for diagnosis of unusual primary hemostatic disorders and for rational antithrombotic drug design.
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- Robert Goggs
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
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Nguyen TH, Havari E, McLaren R, Zhang M, Jiang Y, Madden SL, Roberts B, Kaplan J, Shankara S. Alemtuzumab induction of intracellular signaling and apoptosis in malignant B lymphocytes. Leuk Lymphoma 2011; 53:699-709. [PMID: 21916527 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2011.623253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The molecular changes induced by alemtuzumab following binding of CD52 on B tumor cells were investigated. Alemtuzumab alone had no detectable impact on cell signaling but cross-linking of alemtuzumab on the surface of B tumor lines with anti-human Fc antibodies induced a transient Ca(2+) flux followed by phosphorylation of several kinases involved in stress and survival pathways, and expression of associated proteins including TNF-α. Cross-linking of alemtuzumab also induced capping and caspase-dependent apoptosis of the tumor lines. When using primary cells from B-CLL patients, alemtuzumab alone was capable of inducing protein phosphorylation and apoptosis through the cross-linking of alemtuzumab by FcγRIIb receptors on B-CLL cells. Apoptosis was prevented by blocking of FcγRIIb receptors with anti-CD32 antibody. Overall, our results indicate that cross-linking of alemtuzumab on B tumor cells can occur naturally through Fc receptor interaction and leads to the activation of specific cellular pathways and induction of apoptosis.
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Borisova T, Kasatkina L, Ostapchenko L. The proton gradient of secretory granules and glutamate transport in blood platelets during cholesterol depletion of the plasma membrane by methyl-β-cyclodextrin. Neurochem Int 2011; 59:965-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2011.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2011] [Revised: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Röpke T, Oldenhof H, Leiding C, Sieme H, Bollwein H, Wolkers WF. Liposomes for cryopreservation of bovine sperm. Theriogenology 2011; 76:1465-72. [PMID: 21820724 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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In this study, the effect of various unilamellar liposomes on cryopreservation of bovine spermatozoa has been investigated. Liposomes were composed of saturated lipids with various acyl chain lengths: DSPC (18:0), DPPC (16:0), DMPC (14:0), or DLPC (12:0). Alternatively, liposomes were prepared using unsaturated egg phosphatidylcholine (EPC) or DOPC (18:1, neutral), alone or in combination with lipids with various head groups: DOPS (negatively charged), DOPG (negatively charged), and DOPE (neutral). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies showed that bovine sperm membranes display a gradual phase transition from 10 to 24 (o)C. Phase transition temperatures of the liposomes varied from -20 to +53 (o)C. Sperm was incubated in the presence of liposomes for either 6 or 24 h at 4 °C prior to freezing. Postfreeze survival rates were determined based on the percentage of progressively motile cells as well as the percentage of acrosome- and plasma membrane-intact cells. With DOPC liposomes a postthaw progressive motility of 43% was obtained compared with 59% using standard egg yolk freezing extender. Postthaw progressive motility increased up to 52% using DOPC:DOPG (9:1) liposomes, whereas DOPC:DOPS or DOPC:DOPE liposomes did not increase survival compared with DOPC liposomes. Among the saturated lipids, only DMPC was found to increase cryosurvival, up to 44% based on progressive motility. DLPC liposomes caused a complete loss in cell viability, already prior to freezing, whereas DPPC and DSPC liposomes neither positively nor negatively affected cryosurvival. Taken together, the higher postthaw survival obtained with DOPC:DOPG liposomes as compared with DOPC liposomes can likely be attributed to increased liposome-sperm interactions between the charged phosphatidylglycerol groups and charged regions in the sperm membranes. Interestingly, the lipid phase state of the liposomes during preincubation is not the decisive factor for their cryoprotective action.
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- T Röpke
- Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Stoll C, Holovati JL, Acker JP, Wolkers WF. Liposomes composed of unsaturated lipids for membrane modification of human erythrocytes. Mol Membr Biol 2011; 28:454-61. [PMID: 21954868 DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2011.622304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that certain saturated lipids protect red blood cells (RBCs) during hypothermic storage but provide little protection during freezing or freeze-drying, whereas various unsaturated lipids destabilize RBCs during hypothermic storage but protect during freezing and freeze-drying. The protective effect of liposomes has been attributed to membrane modifications. We have previously shown that cholesterol exchange and lipid transfer between liposomes composed of saturated lipids and RBCs critically depends on the length of the lipid acyl chains. In this study the effect of unsaturated lipids with differences in their number of unsaturated bonds (18:0/18:1, 18:1/18:1, 18:2/18:2) on RBC membrane properties has been studied. RBCs were incubated in the presence of liposomes and both the liposomal and RBC fraction were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) after incubation. The liposomes caused an increase in RBC membrane conformational disorder at suprazero temperatures. The fluidizing effect of the liposomes on the RBC membranes, however, was found to be similar for the different lipids irrespective of their unsaturation level. The gel to liquid crystalline phase transition temperature of the liposomes increased after incubation with RBCs. RBC membrane fluidity increased linearly during the first 8 hours of incubation in the presence of liposomes. The increase in RBC membrane fluidity was found to be temperature dependent and displayed Arrhenius behaviour between 20 and 40°C, with an activation energy of 88 kJ mol⁻¹. Taken together, liposomes composed of unsaturated lipids increase RBC membrane conformational disorder, which could explain their cryoprotective action.
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- Christoph Stoll
- Institute of Multiphase Processes, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Stoll C, Wolkers WF. Membrane Stability during Biopreservation of Blood Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 38:89-97. [PMID: 21566710 DOI: 10.1159/000326900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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SUMMARY: Storage methods, which can be taken into consideration for red blood cells and platelets, include liquid storage, cryopreservation and freeze-drying. Red blood cells can be hypothermically stored at refrigerated temperatures, whereas platelets are chilling sensitive and therefore cannot be stored at temperatures below 20 °C. Here we give an overview of available cryopreservation and freeze-drying procedures for blood cells and discuss the effects of these procedures on cells, particularly on cellular membranes. Cryopreservation and freeze-drying may result in chemical and structural modifications of cellular membranes. Membranes undergo phase and permeability changes during freezing and drying. Cryo- and lyoprotective agents prevent membrane damage by different mechanisms. Cryoprotective agents are preferentially excluded from membrane surfaces. They decrease the activation energy for water transport during freezing and control the rate of cellular dehydration. Lyoprotectants are thought to stabilize membranes during drying by forming direct hydrogen bonding interactions with phospholipid head groups. In addition, lyoprotectants can form a glassy state at room temperature. Recently liposomes have been investigated to stabilize blood cells during freezing and freeze-drying. Liposomes modify the composition of cellular membranes by lipid and cholesterol transfer, which can stabilize or destabilize the low temperature response of cells.
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- Christoph Stoll
- Institute of Multiphase Processes, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
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