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Abou Karam P, Rosenhek‐Goldian I, Ziv T, Ben Ami Pilo H, Azuri I, Rivkin A, Kiper E, Rotkopf R, Cohen SR, Torrecilhas AC, Avinoam O, Rojas A, Morandi MI, Regev‐Rudzki N. Malaria parasites release vesicle subpopulations with signatures of different destinations. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e54755. [PMID: 35642585 PMCID: PMC9253735 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202254755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Malaria is the most serious mosquito-borne parasitic disease, caused mainly by the intracellular parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite invades human red blood cells and releases extracellular vesicles (EVs) to alter its host responses. It becomes clear that EVs are generally composed of sub-populations. Seeking to identify EV subpopulations, we subject malaria-derived EVs to size-separation analysis, using asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation. Multi-technique analysis reveals surprising characteristics: we identify two distinct EV subpopulations differing in size and protein content. Small EVs are enriched in complement-system proteins and large EVs in proteasome subunits. We then measure the membrane fusion abilities of each subpopulation with three types of host cellular membranes: plasma, late and early endosome. Remarkably, small EVs fuse to early endosome liposomes at significantly greater levels than large EVs. Atomic force microscope imaging combined with machine-learning methods further emphasizes the difference in biophysical properties between the two subpopulations. These results shed light on the sophisticated mechanism by which malaria parasites utilize EV subpopulations as a communication tool to target different cellular destinations or host systems.
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- Paula Abou Karam
- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Smoler Proteomics CenterDepartment of BiologyTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifaIsrael
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Bioinformatics UnitLife Sciences Core FacilitiesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Bioinformatics UnitLife Sciences Core FacilitiesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Department of Chemical Research SupportWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Laboratory of HelminthologyFaculty of MicrobiologyUniversity of Costa RicaSan JoséCosta Rica
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesWeizmann Institute of ScienceRehovotIsrael
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Molotkovsky RJ, Galimzyanov TR, Ermakov YA. Polypeptides on the Surface of Lipid Membranes. Theoretical Analysis of Electrokinetic Data. COLLOID JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061933x19020108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tomková H, Sokolová R, Opletal T, Kučerová P, Kučera L, Součková J, Skopalová J, Barták P. Electrochemical sensor based on phospholipid modified glassy carbon electrode - determination of paraquat. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A thermodynamic analysis of the effects of myelin basic protein (MBP) on DPPS and DPPG monolayers. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wang X, Zhang Y, Bi H, Han X. Supported lipid bilayer membrane arrays on micro-patterned ITO electrodes. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10294h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lipid bilayer arrays were formed on micropatterned ITO electrodes. With this bilayer array platform both the fluorescence microscopy and electrochemical detection can be realized to explore the biophysical properties of cell membrane.
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- Xuejing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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Morriss-Andrews A, Brown FLH, Shea JE. A coarse-grained model for peptide aggregation on a membrane surface. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:8420-32. [PMID: 24791936 DOI: 10.1021/jp502871m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The aggregation of peptides on a lipid bilayer is studied using coarse-grained molecular dynamics in implicit solvent. Peptides bind to and self-assemble on the membrane surface into β-rich fibrillar aggregates, even under conditions where only disordered oligomers form in bulk solution. Relative to a solid surface, the membrane surface facilitates peptide mobility and a more complex network of morphology transitions as aggregation proceeds. Additionally, final aggregate structures realized on the membrane surface are distinct from those observed on a comparable solid surface. The aggregated fibrils alter the local structure and material properties of the lipid bilayer in their immediate vicinity but have only a modest effect on the overall bending rigidity of the bilayer.
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- Alex Morriss-Andrews
- Department of Physics, University of California Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Mahal A, Goshisht MK, Khullar P, Kumar H, Singh N, Kaur G, Bakshi MS. Protein mixtures of environmentally friendly zein to understand protein–protein interactions through biomaterials synthesis, hemolysis, and their antimicrobial activities. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:14257-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01457j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Protein–protein interactions through biomaterials synthesis for biological applications.
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- Aabroo Mahal
- Department of Chemistry
- B.B.K. D.A.V. College for Women
- Amritsar 143005, India
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
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- Department of Chemistry
- B.B.K. D.A.V. College for Women
- Amritsar 143005, India
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
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- Department of Chemistry
- B.B.K. D.A.V. College for Women
- Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
- Jalandhar-144011, India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- Rupnagar-140001, India
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- Nanotechnology Research Laboratory
- College of North Atlantic
- Labrador City, NL A2V 2K7 Canada
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Lima LMC, Giannotti MI, Redondo-Morata L, Vale MLC, Marques EF, Sanz F. Morphological and nanomechanical behavior of supported lipid bilayers on addition of cationic surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:9352-61. [PMID: 23782267 DOI: 10.1021/la400067n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The addition of surfactants to lipid bilayers is important for the modulation of lipid bilayer properties (e.g., in protein reconstitution and development of nonviral gene delivery vehicles) and to provide insight on the properties of natural biomembranes. In this work, the thermal behavior, organization, and nanomechanical stability of model cationic lipid-surfactant bilayers have been investigated. Two different cationic surfactants, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and a novel derivative of the amino acid serine (Ser16TFAc), have been added (up to 50 mol %) to both liposomes and supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) composed by the zwitterionic phospholipid DPPC. The thermal phase behavior of mixed liposomes has been probed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the morphology and nanomechanical properties of mixed SLBs by atomic force microscopy-based force spectroscopy (AFM-FS). Although DSC thermograms show different results for the two mixed liposomes, when both are deposited on mica substrates similar trends on the morphology and the mechanical response of the lipid-surfactant bilayers are observed. DSC thermograms indicate microdomain formation in both systems, but while CTAB decreases the degree of organization on the liposome bilayer, Ser16TFAc ultimately induces the opposite effect. Regarding the AFM-FS studies, they show that microphase segregation occurs for these systems and that the effect is dependent on the surfactant content. In both SLB systems, different microdomains characterized by their height and breakthrough force Fb are formed. The molecular organization and composition is critically discussed in the light of our experimental results and literature data on similar lipid-surfactant systems.
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- Lia M C Lima
- Centro de Investigação em Química, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Preparation of DOPC and DPPC Supported Planar Lipid Bilayers for Atomic Force Microscopy and Atomic Force Spectroscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:3514-39. [PMID: 23389046 PMCID: PMC3588056 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14023514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cell membranes are typically very complex, consisting of a multitude of different lipids and proteins. Supported lipid bilayers are widely used as model systems to study biological membranes. Atomic force microscopy and force spectroscopy techniques are nanoscale methods that are successfully used to study supported lipid bilayers. These methods, especially force spectroscopy, require the reliable preparation of supported lipid bilayers with extended coverage. The unreliability and a lack of a complete understanding of the vesicle fusion process though have held back progress in this promising field. We document here robust protocols for the formation of fluid phase DOPC and gel phase DPPC bilayers on mica. Insights into the most crucial experimental parameters and a comparison between DOPC and DPPC preparation are presented. Finally, we demonstrate force spectroscopy measurements on DOPC surfaces and measure rupture forces and bilayer depths that agree well with X-ray diffraction data. We also believe our approach to decomposing the force-distance curves into depth sub-components provides a more reliable method for characterising the depth of fluid phase lipid bilayers, particularly in comparison with typical image analysis approaches.
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Wu N, Zhou X, Czajkowsky DM, Ye M, Zeng D, Fu Y, Fan C, Hu J, Li B. In situ monitoring of single molecule binding reactions with time-lapse atomic force microscopy on functionalized DNA origami. NANOSCALE 2011; 3:2481-2484. [PMID: 21526259 DOI: 10.1039/c1nr10181a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Individual biomolecular binding events were recorded in situ by combining time-lapse atomic force microscopy and DNA origami. Single streptavidin molecules bound to specifically biotinyated DNA origami were simply counted as a function of time to obtain a direct measure of the binding rate.
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- Na Wu
- Laboratory of Physical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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Morandat S, El Kirat K. Cytochrome c provokes the weakening of zwitterionic membranes as measured by force spectroscopy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2011; 82:111-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2010] [Revised: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Steinem C, Janshoff A. Multicomponent membranes on solid substrates: Interfaces for protein binding. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Material properties of lipid microdomains: force-volume imaging study of the effect of cholesterol on lipid microdomain rigidity. Biophys J 2010; 99:834-44. [PMID: 20682261 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The effect of cholesterol (CHOL) on the material properties of supported lipid bilayers composed of lipid mixtures that mimic the composition of lipid microdomains was studied by force-volume (FV) imaging under near-physiological conditions. These studies were carried out with lipid mixtures of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoylphosphatidylserine, and sphingomyelin. FV imaging enabled simultaneous topology and force measurements of sphingomyelin-rich domains (higher domain (HD)) and phospholipid-rich domains (lower domain (LD)), which allowed quantitative measurement of the force needed to puncture the lipid bilayer with or without CHOL. The force required to penetrate the various domains of the bilayer was probed using high- and low-ionic-strength buffers as a function of increasing amounts of CHOL in the bilayer. The progressive addition of CHOL also led to a decreasing height difference between HD and LD. FV imaging further demonstrated a lack of adhesion between the atomic force microscope tip and the HD or LD at loads below the breakthrough force. These results can lead to a better understanding of the role that CHOL plays in the mechanical properties of cellular membranes in modulating membrane rigidity, which has important implications for cellular mechanotransduction.
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Lateral heterogeneities in supported bilayers from pure and mixed phosphatidylethanolamine demonstrating hydrogen bonding capacity. Biointerphases 2010; 3:96-104. [PMID: 20408706 DOI: 10.1116/1.3040158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The phase behavior and lateral organization of saturated phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) bilayers were investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and force-volume (FV) imaging for both pure and two component mixed layers. The results demonstrated the existence of unexpected segregated domains in pure PE membranes at temperatures well below the transition temperature (T(m)) of the component phospholipid. These domains were of low mechanical stability and lacked the capacity for hydrogen bonding between lipid headgroups. Temperature dependent studies for different PC/PE ratios using AFM also demonstrated the mixing of these phospholipid bilayers to exhibit only a single gel to liquid transition temperature. Further work performed using FV imaging and chemically modified probes established that no lipid segregation exists at the PC/PE ratios investigated.
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Nanomechanics of lipid bilayers by force spectroscopy with AFM: A perspective. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1798:741-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AFM study of the interaction of cytochrome P450 2C9 with phospholipid bilayers. Chem Phys Lipids 2010; 163:182-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Revised: 08/07/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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El Kirat K, Morandat S. Cytochrome c interaction with neutral lipid membranes: influence of lipid packing and protein charges. Chem Phys Lipids 2009; 162:17-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 08/05/2009] [Accepted: 08/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mo GCH, Yip CM. Supported lipid bilayer templated J-aggregate growth: role of stabilizing cation-pi interactions and headgroup packing. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:10719-10729. [PMID: 19645500 DOI: 10.1021/la901227h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Controlling the self-assembly of molecules into specific structural motifs has important implications for the design of materials with specific optical properties. We report here the results of a correlated confocal fluorescence-atomic force microscopy (AFM) study of pseudoisocyanine iodide (PIC) self-assembly on supported lipid bilayers. Through judicious selection of bilayer headgroup packing and chemistry, two types of PIC J-aggregates, distinguishable by their absorbance spectra, and both exhibiting strong resonant fluorescence and bathochromic shifts in absorbance relative to the monomer, were isolated. Remarkably, selective templating can be achieved using different zwitterionic headgroups, producing J-aggregates that display a larger bathochromic shift than their solution counterparts. Our correlated confocal-AFM studies coupled with FT-IR spectroscopy suggested that zwitterionic phospholipids mediate J-aggregate formation through specific cation-pi interactions between PIC and the lipid headgroups with the PIC molecules oriented largely perpendicular to the bilayer normal. The existence of the two isoforms further suggests that bilayer headgroup packing plays a key role in controlling interchromophore organization and subsequent aggregate nucleation and growth.
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- Gary C H Mo
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Nussio MR, Oncins G, Ridelis I, Szili E, Shapter JG, Sanz F, Voelcker NH. Nanomechanical Characterization of Phospholipid Bilayer Islands on Flat and Porous Substrates: A Force Spectroscopy Study. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:10339-47. [DOI: 10.1021/jp811035g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Matthew R. Nussio
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, Scientific-Technical Services, Nanometric Techniques Unit, University of Barcelona, Soler i Sabaris 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Baldiri Reixac 13,08028 Barcelona, Spain, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and CIBER
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Reimhult E, Kasemo B, Höök F. Rupture pathway of phosphatidylcholine liposomes on silicon dioxide. Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:1683-1696. [PMID: 19468333 PMCID: PMC2680641 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10041683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2009] [Revised: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We have investigated the pathway by which unilamellar POPC liposomes upon adsorption undergo rupture and form a supported lipid bilayer (SLB) on a SiO(2) surface. Biotinylated lipids were selectively incorporated in the outer monolayer of POPC liposomes to create liposomes with asymmetric lipid compositions in the outer and inner leaflets. The specific binding of neutravidin and anti-biotin to SLBs formed by liposome fusion, prior to and after equilibrated flip-flop between the upper and lower monolayers in the SLB, were then investigated. It was concluded that the lipids in the outer monolayer of the vesicle predominantly end up on the SLB side facing the SiO(2) substrate, as demonstrated by having maximum 30-40% of lipids in the liposome outer monolayer orienting towards the bulk after forming the SLB.
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- Erik Reimhult
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden; E-Mails:
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- Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden; E-Mails:
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- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden; E-Mails:
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Böcker M, Muschter S, Schmitt EK, Steinem C, Schäffer TE. Imaging and patterning of pore-suspending membranes with scanning ion conductance microscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:3022-3028. [PMID: 19437710 DOI: 10.1021/la8034227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nano-BLMs (black lipid membranes) suspending the pores of highly ordered porous silicon substrates have been proven useful for functional investigations of ion channel proteins by electrical readouts. With the aim to monitor the resistive behavior of nano-BLMs spatially resolved in a contact-free manner, we report here on the visualization of nano-BLMs by means of scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM). Silicon surfaces with highly ordered pore arrays were coated with a gold layer and functionalized with octadecanethiol before a droplet of 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPhPC) (2% w/v) dissolved in n-decane was applied. The topography of DPhPC membranes suspending the pores was stably imaged for hours without mechanical contact using SICM. This suggests that SICM provides a significant advantage over atomic force microscopy, where mechanical interactions occur that easily damage the suspended membranes. Dynamic processes such as spreading and rupturing of membranes were spatially and temporally resolved. Furthermore, SICM was used to individually manipulate membranes suspending single pores, thereby writing lithographic patterns into the lipid. The process of local membrane manipulation was correlated to a characteristic signature in the simultaneously recorded ion current. The results show that SICM is well-suited both for contact-free imaging of soft suspended membranes and for local membrane manipulation.
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- Matthias Böcker
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstr. 7, Bldg. A3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Interaction forces and adhesion of supported myelin lipid bilayers modulated by myelin basic protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:3154-9. [PMID: 19218452 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0813110106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Force-distance measurements between supported lipid bilayers mimicking the cytoplasmic surface of myelin at various surface coverages of myelin basic protein (MBP) indicate that maximum adhesion and minimum cytoplasmic spacing occur when each negative lipid in the membrane can bind to a positive arginine or lysine group on MBP. At the optimal lipid/protein ratio, additional attractive forces are provided by hydrophobic, van der Waals, and weak dipolar interactions between zwitterionic groups on the lipids and MBP. When MBP is depleted, the adhesion decreases and the cytoplasmic space swells; when MBP is in excess, the bilayers swell even more. Excess MBP forms a weak gel between the surfaces, which collapses on compression. The organization and proper functioning of myelin can be understood in terms of physical noncovalent forces that are optimized at a particular combination of both the amounts of and ratio between the charged lipids and MBP. Thus loss of adhesion, possibly contributing to demyelination, can be brought about by either an excess or deficit of MBP or anionic lipids.
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Dibucaine effects on structural and elastic properties of lipid bilayers. Biophys Chem 2008; 139:75-83. [PMID: 19010585 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this work we report the interaction effects of the local anesthetic dibucaine (DBC) with lipid patches in model membranes by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Supported lipid bilayers (egg phosphatidylcholine, EPC and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, DMPC) were prepared by fusion of unilamellar vesicles on mica and imaged in aqueous media. The AFM images show irregularly distributed and sized EPC patches on mica. On the other hand DMPC formation presents extensive bilayer regions on top of which multibilayer patches are formed. In the presence of DBC we observed a progressive disruption of these patches, but for DMPC bilayers this process occurred more slowly than for EPC. In both cases, phase images show the formation of small structures on the bilayer surface suggesting an effect on the elastic properties of the bilayers when DBC is present. Dynamic surface tension and dilatational surface elasticity measurements of EPC and DMPC monolayers in the presence of DBC by the pendant drop technique were also performed, in order to elucidate these results. The curve of lipid monolayer elasticity versus DBC concentration, for both EPC and DMPC cases, shows a maximum for the surface elasticity modulus at the same concentration where we observed the disruption of the bilayer by AFM. Our results suggest that changes in the local curvature of the bilayer induced by DBC could explain the anesthetic action in membranes.
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Daschner De Tercero M, Abbott NL. Ordering Transitions in Liquid Crystals Permit Imaging of Spatial and Temporal Patterns Formed by Proteins Penetrating into Lipid-Laden Interfaces. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2008; 196:234-251. [PMID: 23671353 DOI: 10.1080/00986440802290060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recent studies have reported that full monolayers of L-α-dilaurylphosphatidylcholine (L-DLPC) and D-α-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (D-DPPC) formed at interfaces between thermotropic liquid crystals (LCs) and aqueous phases lead to homeotropic (perpendicular) orientations of nematic LCs and that specific binding of proteins to these interfaces (such as phospholipase A2 binding to D-DPPC) can trigger orientational ordering transitions in the liquid crystals. We report on the nonspecific interactions of proteins with aqueous-LC interfaces decorated with partial monolayer coverage of L-DLPC. Whereas nonspecific interactions of four proteins (cytochrome c, bovine serum albumin,immunoglobulins, and neutravidin) do not perturb the ordering of the LC when a full monolayer of L-DLPC is assembled at the aqueous-LC interface, we observe patterned orientational transitions in the LC that reflect penetration of proteins into the interface of the LC with partial monolayer coverage of L-DLPC. The spatial patterns formed by the proteins and lipids at the interface are surprisingly complex, and in some cases the protein domains are found to compartmentalize lipid within the interfaces. These results suggest that phospholipid-decorated interfaces between thermotropic liquid crystals and aqueous phases offer the basis of a simple and versatile tool to study the spatial organization and dynamics ofprotein networks formed at mobile, lipid-decorated interfaces.
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- Maren Daschner De Tercero
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,Wisconsin, USA
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Oleson TA, Sahai N. Oxide-dependent adsorption of a model membrane phospholipid, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine: bulk adsorption isotherms. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:4865-4873. [PMID: 18348581 DOI: 10.1021/la703599g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The importance of substrate chemistry and structure on supported phospholipid bilayer design and functionality is only recently being recognized. Our goal is to investigate systematically the substrate-dependence of phospholipid adsorption with an emphasis on oxide surface chemistry and to determine the dominant controlling forces. We obtained bulk adsorption isotherms at 55 degrees C for dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) at pH values of 5.0, 7.2, and 9.0 and at two ionic strengths with and without Ca(2+), on quartz (alpha-SiO(2)), rutile (alpha-TiO(2)), and corundum (alpha-Al(2)O(3)), which represent a wide a range of points of zero charge (PZC). Adsorption was strongly oxide- and pH-dependent. At pH 5.0, adsorption increased as quartz < rutile approximately corundum, while at pH 7.2 and 9.0, the trend was quartz approximately rutile < corundum. Adsorption decreased with increasing pH (increasing negative surface charge), although adsorption occurred even at pH > or = PZC of the oxides. These trends indicate that adsorption is controlled by attractive van der Waals forces and further modified by electrostatic interactions of oxide surface sites with the negatively charged phosphate ester (-R(PO(4)-)R'-) portion of the DPPC headgroup. Also, the maximum observed adsorption on negatively charged oxide surfaces corresponded to roughly two bilayers, whereas significantly higher adsorption of up to four bilayers occurred on positively charged surfaces. Calcium ions promote adsorption beyond a second bilayer, regardless of the sign of oxide surface charge. We develop a conceptual model for the structure of the electric double layer to explain these observations.
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- Timothy A Oleson
- Department of Geology & Geophysics, 1215 West Dayton Street, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
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Morandat S, El Kirat K. Real-time atomic force microscopy reveals cytochrome c-induced alterations in neutral lipid bilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:10929-32. [PMID: 17887784 DOI: 10.1021/la702158j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The interaction of cytochrome c (cyt c) with supported lipid membranes was investigated on the nanoscale by real-time atomic force microscopy. Cyt c promoted the formation and the expansion of depressed areas in the fluid parts of the bilayer. When the depressions reached the gel domains, they induced the thickening of their edges. According to the step-height differences, cyt c was able to remove neutral lipids in the fluid phase and then to reside on the mica surface. Concerning gel phases, cyt c might insert between the two lipid leaflets, or it might intercalate between the mica and the bilayer.
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- Sandrine Morandat
- Laboratoire de Génie Enzymatique et Cellulaire, UMR-CNRS 6022, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, BP 20529, 60205 Compiègne Cedex, France
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Domènech O, Morros A, Cabañas ME, Montero MT, Hernández-Borrell J. Thermal response of domains in cardiolipin content bilayers. Ultramicroscopy 2007; 107:943-7. [PMID: 17570594 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2007.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the study described here, supported planar bilayers (SPBs) of 1-palmitoy-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE):cardiolipin (CL) (0.8:0.2, mol/mol) were examined using atomic force microscopy (AFM). SPBs were formed from suspensions of POPE:CL (0.8:0.2, mol/mol) in inverted hexagonal (H(II)) phases (buffer containing Ca(2+)). Three laterally segregated domains which differ in height were observed at 24 degrees C. Based on the area accounted for each domain and the nominal composition of the mixture, we interpret that the higher domain is formed by CL, while the intermediate and lower domains (LDs) are formed by POPE. The three domains respond to temperature increase with relative changes in their area. At 37 degrees C, we observed that the increase in the area of the intermediate domain occurs at the expense of the LD. (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance ((31)P-NMR) and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used in combination with AFM to characterize the phase behavior of the suspensions and to elucidate the nature of the structures observed.
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- Oscar Domènech
- Departament de Química-Física, Facultat de Química, U.B. 08028, Spain
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Zhang Q, Ma Y. Interaction between a rodlike inclusion and a supported bilayer membrane. J Chem Phys 2007; 125:164710. [PMID: 17092123 DOI: 10.1063/1.2359436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The interactions between a rodlike inclusion and a supported copolymer bilayer membrane are investigated by using the self-consistent field theory. For different system parameters, physical observables, such as the interaction free energy, entropy, and translocation energy barrier, are obtained. Particular emphasis is put on the closely energetic and entropic analyses of the interaction. It shows that the interfacial energy provides a qualitative trend and dominates the basic shape of the interaction free energy curve; the combination of chemical potential energy and total entropy contribution is responsible for the translocation energy barrier and the weak attraction in the vicinity of upper monolayer surface. We also specify the nature, height, and shape of the energy barrier to translocation. Particularly, the height is roughly proportional to the rod radius.
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- Qiyi Zhang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Seantier B, Breffa C, Félix O, Decher G. Dissipation-enhanced quartz crystal microbalance studies on the experimental parameters controlling the formation of supported lipid bilayers. J Phys Chem B 2007; 109:21755-65. [PMID: 16853826 DOI: 10.1021/jp053482f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report on the investigations of the transformation of spherically closed lipid bilayers to supported lipid bilayers in aqueous media in contact with SiO(2) surfaces. The adsorption kinetics of small unilamellar vesicles composed of dimyristoyl- (DMPC) and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) mixtures on SiO(2) surfaces were investigated using a dissipation-enhanced quartz crystal microbalance (QCM-D) as a function of buffer (composition and pH), lipid concentration (0.01-1.0 mg/mL), temperature (15-37 degrees C), and lipid composition (DMPC and DMPC/DPPC mixtures). The lipid mixtures used here possess a phase transition temperature (T(m)) of 24-33 degrees C, which is close to the ambient temperature or above and thus considerably higher than most other systems studied by QCM-D. With HEPES or Tris.HCl containing sodium chloride (150 mM) and/or calcium chloride (2 mM), intact vesicles adsorb on the surface until a critical density ((c)) is reached. At close vesicle contact the transformation from vesicles to supported phospholipid bilayers (SPBs) occurs. In absence of CaCl(2), the kinetics of the SPB formation process are slowed, but the passage through (c) is still observed. The latter disappears when buffers with low ionic strength were used. SPB formation was studied in a pH range of 3-10, yet the passage through (c) is obtained only for pH values above to the physiological pH (7.4-10). With an increasing vesicle concentration, (c) is reached after shorter exposure times. At a vesicle concentration of 0.01-1 mg/mL, vesicle fusion on SiO(2) proceeds with the same pathway and accelerates roughly proportionally. In contrast, the pathway of vesicle fusion is strongly influenced by the temperature in the vicinity of T(m). Above and around the T(m), transformation of vesicles to SPB proceeds smoothly, while below, a large number of nonruptured vesicles coexist with SPB. As expected, the physical state of the membrane controls the interaction with both surface and neighboring vesicles.
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- B Seantier
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Charles Sadron, 6 rue Boussingault, F-67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Rispoli P, Carzino R, Svaldo-Lanero T, Relini A, Cavalleri O, Fasano A, Liuzzi GM, Carlone G, Riccio P, Gliozzi A, Rolandi R. A thermodynamic and structural study of myelin basic protein in lipid membrane models. Biophys J 2007; 93:1999-2010. [PMID: 17513373 PMCID: PMC1959534 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.103820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a major protein of the myelin membrane in the central nervous system. It is believed to play a relevant role in the structure and function of the myelin sheath and is a candidate autoantigen in demyelinating processes such as multiple sclerosis. MBP has many features typical of soluble proteins but is capable of strongly interacting with lipids, probably via a conformation change. Its structure in the lipid membrane as well as the details of its interaction with the lipid membrane are still to be resolved. In this article we study the interaction of MBP with Langmuir films of anionic and neutral phospholipids, used as experimental models of the lipid membrane. By analyzing the equilibrium surface pressure/area isotherms of these films, we measured the protein partition coefficient between the aqueous solution and the lipid membrane, the mixing ratio between protein and lipid, and the area of the protein molecules inserted in the lipid film. The penetration depth of MBP in the lipid monolayer was evaluated by x-ray reflectivity measurements. The mixing ratio and the MBP molecular area decrease as the surface pressure increases, and at high surface pressure the protein is preferentially located at the lipid/water interface for both anionic and neutral lipids. The morphology of MBP adsorbed on lipid films was studied by atomic force microscopy. MBP forms bean-like structures and induces a lateral compaction of the lipid surface. Scattered MBP particles have also been observed. These particles, which are 2.35-nm high, 4.7-nm wide, and 13.3-nm long, could be formed by protein-lipid complexes. On the basis of their size, they could also be either single MBP molecules or pairs of c-shaped interpenetrating molecules.
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- P Rispoli
- Department of Physics, University of Genoa, 16146 Genova, Italy
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Simon A, Girard-Egrot A, Sauter F, Pudda C, Picollet D'Hahan N, Blum L, Chatelain F, Fuchs A. Formation and stability of a suspended biomimetic lipid bilayer on silicon submicrometer-sized pores. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 308:337-43. [PMID: 17275017 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2006] [Revised: 11/28/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We report the fabrication of a thin silicon membrane with an array of micrometer and submicrometer pores that acts as a scaffold for suspending a lipid bilayer. We successfully deposited a lipid bilayer by the Langmuir-Blodgett method on a synthetic silicon membrane bearing arrays of pores with sizes of 1000, 650, and 300 nm. Topographic images obtained by AFM showed a suspended lipid film spanning the pores, whatever the pore size. Higher stability of bilayers supported on smaller pores was shown by AFM characterization. These results represent an important first step to creating a biomimetic environment to study cell membrane dynamics and/or in developing a biosensor.
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- A Simon
- CEA, DSV/DRDC/Biopuces, 38 054 Grenoble cedex 9, France.
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Hunley MT, McKee MG, Long TE. Submicron functional fibrous scaffolds based on electrospun phospholipids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b613474b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Garcia-Manyes S, Oncins G, Sanz F. Effect of pH and ionic strength on phospholipid nanomechanics and on deposition process onto hydrophilic surfaces measured by AFM. Electrochim Acta 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2006.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Domènech O, Morros A, Cabañas ME, Teresa Montero M, Hernández-Borrell J. Supported planar bilayers from hexagonal phases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1768:100-6. [PMID: 16860290 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2006] [Revised: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In this work the presence of inverted hexagonal phases H(II) of 1-palmitoy-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) and cardiolipin (CL) (0.8:0.2, mol/mol) in the presence of Ca(2+) were observed via (31)P-NMR spectroscopy. When suspensions of the same composition were extended onto mica, H(II) phases transformed into structures which features are those of supported planar bilayers (SPBs). When characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), the SPBs revealed the existence of two laterally segregated domains (the interdomain height being approximately 1 nm). Cytochrome c (cyt c), which binds preferentially to acidic phospholipids like CL, was used to demonstrate the nature of the domains. We used 1-anilinonaphtalen-8-sulfonate (ANS) to demonstrate that in the presence of cyt c, the fluorescence of ANS decreased significantly in lamellar phases. Conversely, the ANS binding to H(II) phases was negligible. When cyt c was injected into AFM fluid imaging cells, where SPBs of POPE:CL had previously formed poorly defined structures, protein aggregates ( approximately 100 nm diameter) were ostensibly observed only on the upper domains, which suggests not only that they are mainly formed by CL, but also provides evidence of bilayer formation from H(II) phases. Furthermore, a model for the nanostructure of the SPBs is herein proposed.
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- Oscar Domènech
- Departament de Química-Física, Facultat de Química, Spain
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Domènech O, Sanz F, Montero MT, Hernández-Borrell J. Thermodynamic and structural study of the main phospholipid components comprising the mitochondrial inner membrane. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:213-21. [PMID: 16556434 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2005] [Revised: 01/24/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cardiolipin (CL) is a phospholipid found in the energy-transducing membranes of bacteria and mitochondria and it is thought to be involved in relevant biological processes as apoptosis. In this work, the mixing properties of CL and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocoline (POPC) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) at the air-water interface, have been examined using the thermodynamic framework analysis of compression isotherms. Accordingly, the values of the Gibbs energy of mixing, the more stable monolayers assayed were: POPC:CL (0.6:0.4, mol:mol) and POPE:CL (0.8:0.2, mol:mol). The results reflect that attractive forces are the greatest contributors to the total interaction in these compositions. Supported planar bilayers (SPBs) with such compositions were examined using atomic force microscopy (AFM) at different temperatures. With the POPC:CL mixture, rounded and featureless SPBs were obtained at 4 degrees C and 24 degrees C. In contrast, the extension of the POPE:CL mixture revealed the existence of different lipid domains at 24 degrees C and 37 degrees C. Three lipid domains coexisted which can be distinguished by measuring the step height difference between the uncovered mica and the bilayer. While the low and intermediate domains were temperature dependent, the high domain was composition dependent. When cytochrome c (cyt c) was injected into the fluid cell, the protein showed a preferential adsorption onto the high domain of the POPC:CL. These results suggest that the high domain is mainly formed by CL.
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- Oscar Domènech
- Departament de Química Física, U.B. 08028-Barcelona, Spain
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Garcia-Manyes S, Oncins G, Sanz F. Effect of temperature on the nanomechanics of lipid bilayers studied by force spectroscopy. Biophys J 2005; 89:4261-74. [PMID: 16150966 PMCID: PMC1366991 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.065581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Accepted: 08/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The effect of temperature on the nanomechanical response of supported lipid bilayers has been studied by force spectroscopy with atomic force microscopy. We have experimentally proved that the force needed to puncture the lipid bilayer (Fy) is temperature dependent. The quantitative measurement of the evolution of Fy with temperature has been related to the structural changes that the surface undergoes as observed through atomic force microscopy images. These studies were carried out with three different phosphatidylcholine bilayers with different main phase transition temperature (TM), namely, 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. The solid-like phase shows a much higher Fy than the liquid-like phase, which also exhibits a jump in the force curve. Within the solid-like phase, Fy decreases as temperature is increased and suddenly drops as it approaches TM. Interestingly, a "well" in the Fy versus temperature plot occurs around TM, thus proving an "anomalous mechanical softening" around TM. Such mechanical softening has been predicted by experimental techniques and also by molecular dynamics simulations and interpreted in terms of water ordering around the phospholipid headgroups. Ion binding has been demonstrated to increase Fy, and its influence on both solid and liquid phases has also been discussed.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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The use of chemically modified atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes allows us to measure the surface charges of supported planar lipid bilayers with high sensitivity through the force spectroscopy operation mode. By controlling the chemistry of the tip, we can perform a classical analytical chemistry titration where the titration agent is a weak acid (attached to the AFM tip) with the particularity of being performed in surface rather than in solution and, especially, at the nanometric scale. Thus, the AFM tip acts as a real "nanosensor". The approaching curves of the force plots reveal that electrostatic interactions between the tip and the supported membrane play a key role. Besides, the plot of the adhesion force (measured from the retracting curve of the force plots) versus pH displays a nonsigmoidal shape with a peak in the adhesion force attributed to high-energy hydrogen bonds. One of these peaks corresponds to the pKa of the surface under study and the other to the pKa of the titrating probe attached to the tip.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Oncins G, Garcia-Manyes S, Sanz F. Study of frictional properties of a phospholipid bilayer in a liquid environment with lateral force microscopy as a function of NaCl concentration. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2005; 21:7373-9. [PMID: 16042468 DOI: 10.1021/la050644q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Friction properties of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC)-supported planar bilayers deposited on mica were tested in a liquid environment by lateral force microscopy. The presence of these bilayers was detected by imaging and force measurements with atomic force microscopy. To test how the presence of NaCl affects the frictional properties of the phospholipid bilayers, four DMPC bilayers were prepared on mica in saline media ranging from 0 to 0.1 M NaCl. Changes in the lateral vs vertical force curves were recorded as a function of NaCl concentration and related to structural changes induced in the DMPC bilayer by electrolyte ions. Three friction regimes were observed as the vertical force exerted by the tip on the bilayer increased. To relate the friction response to the structure of the DMPC bilayer, topographic images were recorded at the same time as friction data. Ions in solution screened charges present in DMPC polar heads, leading to more compact bilayers. As a consequence, the vertical force at which the bilayer broke during friction experiments increased with NaCl concentration. In addition, the topographic images showed that low-NaCl-concentration bilayers recover more easily due to the low cohesion between phospholipid molecules.
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- Gerard Oncins
- CREBEC and Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Garcia-Manyes S, Oncins G, Sanz F. Effect of ion-binding and chemical phospholipid structure on the nanomechanics of lipid bilayers studied by force spectroscopy. Biophys J 2005; 89:1812-26. [PMID: 15980180 PMCID: PMC1366684 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.064030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The nanomechanical response of supported lipid bilayers has been studied by force spectroscopy with atomic force microscopy. We have experimentally proved that the amount of ions present in the measuring system has a strong effect on the force needed to puncture a 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayer with an atomic force microscope tip, thus highlighting the role that monovalent cations (so far underestimated, e.g., Na(+)) play upon membrane stability. The increase in the yield threshold force has been related to the increase in lateral interactions (higher phospholipid-phospholipid interaction, decrease in area per lipid) promoted by ions bound into the membrane. The same tendency has also been observed for other phosphatidylcholine bilayers, namely, 2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-3-phosphocholine, and also for phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers such as 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-3-phosphoethanolamine. Finally, this effect has been also tested on a natural lipid bilayer (Escherichia coli lipid extract), showing the same overall tendency. The kinetics of the process has also been studied, together with the role of water upon membrane stability and its effect on membrane nanomechanics. Finally, the effect of the chemical structure of the phospholipid molecule on the nanomechanical response of the membrane has also been discussed.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Cristofolini L, Fontana MP, Serra F, Fasano A, Riccio P, Konovalov O. Microstructural analysis of the effects of incorporation of myelin basic protein in phospholipid layers. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2005; 34:1041-8. [PMID: 15917983 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0489-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2005] [Revised: 04/07/2005] [Accepted: 05/04/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report an X-ray reflectivity study on the effects of adsorption of myelin basic protein (MBP) on Langmuir monolayers and on deposited Langmuir-Schaefer multilayers of the phospholipid dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol (DPPG). We provide for the first time, direct microscopic evidence on the destructuring effects of MBP leading to plasticity of the DPPG layers supporting commonly accepted models of the stabilizing role of MBP in the myelin membrane. We also show how protein adsorption onto the layer is determined both by electrostatic and nonspecific hydrophobic interactions.
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- L Cristofolini
- Dipartmento di Fisica e Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, Universita' di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7a, 43100 Parma, Italy.
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Pera I, Stark R, Kappl M, Butt HJ, Benfenati F. Using the atomic force microscope to study the interaction between two solid supported lipid bilayers and the influence of synapsin I. Biophys J 2005; 87:2446-55. [PMID: 15454442 PMCID: PMC1304665 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.044214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To measure the interaction between two lipid bilayers with an atomic force microscope one solid supported bilayer was formed on a planar surface by spontaneous vesicle fusion. To spontaneously adsorb lipid bilayers also on the atomic force microscope tip, the tips were first coated with gold and a monolayer of mercapto undecanol. Calculations indicate that long-chain hydroxyl terminated alkyl thiols tend to enhance spontaneous vesicle fusion because of an increased van der Waals attraction as compared to short-chain thiols. Interactions measured between dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoylphosphatidylserine, and dioleoyloxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride showed the electrostatic double-layer force plus a shorter-range repulsion which decayed exponentially with a decay length of 0.7 nm for dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, 1.2 nm for dioleoylphosphatidylserine, and 0.8 nm for dioleoyloxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride. The salt concentration drastically changed the interaction between dioleoyloxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride bilayers. As an example for the influence of proteins on bilayer-bilayer interaction, the influence of the synaptic vesicle-associated, phospholipid binding protein synapsin I was studied. Synapsin I increased membrane stability so that the bilayers could not be penetrated with the tip.
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- Ioana Pera
- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Atomic force microscopy in structured liquids: remark on the interpretation of jumps in force curves. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.10.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Choi EJ, Dimitriadis EK. Cytochrome c adsorption to supported, anionic lipid bilayers studied via atomic force microscopy. Biophys J 2004; 87:3234-41. [PMID: 15347587 PMCID: PMC1304793 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.047738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2004] [Accepted: 08/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The adsorption of membrane-associated protein cytochrome c to anionic lipid bilayers of dioleoyl phosphatidylglycerol was studied in low ionic strength physiological buffer using atomic force microscopy. The bilayers were supported on polylysinated mica. The formation of stable, single lipid bilayers was confirmed by imaging and force spectroscopy. Upon addition of low concentrations of cytochrome c, protein molecules were not topographically visible on the lipid bilayer-buffer interface. However, the forces required to punch through the bilayer by indentation using the atomic force microscopy probe were significantly lower after protein adsorption, which suggest that the protein inserts into the bilayer. Moreover, the apparent thickness of the bilayer remained unchanged after cytochrome c adsorption. Yet, mass spectroscopy and visible light absorption spectroscopy confirmed the presence of cytochrome c in the lipid bilayers. These results suggest that 1), cytochrome c inserts into the bilayer and resides in its hydrophobic core; 2), cytochrome c insertion changes the mechanical properties of the bilayer significantly; and 3), bilayer force spectroscopy may be a useful tool in investigating lipid-protein interactions.
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- Eugene J Choi
- Instrumentation Research and Development Resource, Division of Bioengineering and Physical Science, Office of Research Services, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Künneke S, Krüger D, Janshoff A. Scrutiny of the failure of lipid membranes as a function of headgroups, chain length, and lamellarity measured by scanning force microscopy. Biophys J 2004; 86:1545-53. [PMID: 14990481 PMCID: PMC1303989 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(04)74222-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A fast, quantitative, and unambiguous screening of material properties of biomembranes using scanning force microscopy in pulsed force mode on lipid membranes is presented. The spatially resolved study of breakthrough force, breakthrough distance, adhesion, stiffness, and topography of lipid membranes as determined simultaneously by digitalized pulsed force mode provides new insight into the structure-function relationship of model membranes, which are systematically analyzed by varying chain length, lipid headgroup, and lamellarity. For this purpose, a novel unbiased analysis method is presented. A strong correlation between adhesion and breakthrough events is found on lipid bilayers and multilayers and discussed in terms of structural stability and chemical and physical interactions. Our findings indicate that multilamellar 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine is mechanically strengthened with respect to material failure by calcium ions in solution.
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- Stephanie Künneke
- Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Murray J, Cuccia L, Ianoul A, Cheetham JJ, Johnston LJ. Imaging the Selective Binding of Synapsin to Anionic Membrane Domains. Chembiochem 2004; 5:1489-94. [PMID: 15481031 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Synapsins are membrane-associated proteins that cover the surface of synaptic vesicles and are responsible for maintaining a pool of neurotransmitter-loaded vesicles for use during neuronal activity. We have used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study the interaction of synapsin I with negatively charged lipid domains in phase-separated supported lipid bilayers prepared from mixtures of phosphatidylcholines (PCs) and phosphatidylserines (PSs). The results indicate a mixture of electrostatic binding to anionic PS-rich domains as well as some nonspecific binding to the PC phase. Interestingly, both protein binding and scanning with synapsin-coated AFM tips can be used to visualize charged lipid domains that cannot be detected by topography alone.
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- Jill Murray
- Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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Berquand A, Mingeot-Leclercq MP, Dufrêne YF. Real-time imaging of drug-membrane interactions by atomic force microscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2004; 1664:198-205. [PMID: 15328052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2004] [Revised: 05/25/2004] [Accepted: 05/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Understanding drug-biomembrane interactions at high resolution is a key issue in current biophysical and pharmaceutical research. Here we used real-time atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging to visualize the interaction of the antibiotic azithromycin with lipid domains in model biomembranes. Various supported lipid bilayers were prepared by fusion of unilamellar vesicles on mica and imaged in buffer solution. Phase-separation was observed in the form of domains made of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), sphingomyelin (SM), or SM/cholesterol (SM/Chl) surrounded by a fluid matrix of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC). Time-lapse images collected following addition of 1 mM azithromycin revealed progressive erosion and disappearance of DPPC gel domains within 60 min. We attribute this effect to the disruption of the tight molecular packing of the DPPC molecules by the drug, in agreement with earlier biophysical experiments. By contrast, SM and SM-Chl domains were not modified by azithromycin. We suggest that the higher membrane stability of SM-containing domains results from stronger intermolecular interactions between SM molecules. This work provides direct evidence that the perturbation of lipid domains by azithromycin strongly depends on the lipid nature and opens the door for developing new applications in membrane biophysics and pharmacology.
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- A Berquand
- Unité de chimie des interfaces, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/18, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Hu Y, Doudevski I, Wood D, Moscarello M, Husted C, Genain C, Zasadzinski JA, Israelachvili J. Synergistic interactions of lipids and myelin basic protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:13466-71. [PMID: 15353595 PMCID: PMC518780 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405665101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This report describes force measurements and atomic force microscope imaging of lipid-protein interactions that determine the structure of a model membrane system that closely mimics the myelin sheath. Our results suggest that noncovalent, mainly electrostatic and hydrophobic, interactions are responsible for the multilamellar structure and stability of myelin. We find that myelin basic protein acts as a lipid coupler between two apposed bilayers and as a lipid "hole-filler," effectively preventing defect holes from developing. From our protein-mediated-adhesion and force-distance measurements, we develop a simple quantitative model that gives a reasonably accurate picture of the molecular mechanism and adhesion of bilayer-bridging proteins by means of noncovalent interactions. The results and model indicate that optimum myelin adhesion and stability depend on the difference between, rather than the product of, the opposite charges on the lipid bilayers and myelin basic protein, as well as on the repulsive forces associated with membrane fluidity, and that small changes in any of these parameters away from the synergistically optimum values can lead to large changes in the adhesion or even its total elimination. Our results also show that the often-asked question of which membrane species, the lipids or the proteins, are the "important ones" may be misplaced. Both components work synergistically to provide the adhesion and overall structure. A better appreciation of the mechanism of this synergy may allow for a better understanding of stacked and especially myelin membrane structures and may lead to better treatments for demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
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- Yufang Hu
- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biology and Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Kay CWM. The Electronic Structure of the Photoexcited Triplet State of Free-Base (Tetraphenyl)porphyrin by Time-Resolved Electron−Nuclear Double Resonance and Density Functional Theory. J Am Chem Soc 2003; 125:13861-7. [PMID: 14599226 DOI: 10.1021/ja036278j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The photoexcited triplet states of free-base porphyrin (H(2)P) and free-base tetraphenylporphyrin (H(2)TPP) have been investigated by time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance and electron-nuclear double resonance in a toluene glass at 80 K. Both the zero-field splitting parameters, D and E, and the proton A(zz) hyperfine coupling tensor components could be determined. D is about 13% larger in H(2)P than in H(2)TPP. In contrast, however, the A(zz) hyperfine coupling tensor components showed differences of less than 2%. To aid the understanding of these results, the electronic structures of H(2)P and H(2)TPP have been modeled using density functional theory. The geometrical structures of both molecules in their lowest triplet states were calculated using the Becke3 Lee-Yang-Parr composite exchange correlation functional and the 6-31G* basis set. Hyperfine couplings for these structures were calculated using the same functional but with the extended EPR-II basis set. These allow unambiguous assignment of the experimentally determined couplings. The theoretical values for H(2)P and H(2)TPP agree with the experimental values in that the presence of the phenyl groups has only a small effect on the unpaired electron spin-density distribution. The difference in sensitivity of the zero-field splitting parameters and the hyperfine couplings to mesophenyl substitution is discussed in terms of the wave functions of the four frontier orbitals of porphyrins introduced by Gouterman.
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- Christopher W M Kay
- Institute of Experimental Physics, Free University Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Tang J, Jiang J, Song Y, Peng Z, Wu Z, Dong S, Wang E. Conformation change of horseradish peroxidase in lipid membrane. Chem Phys Lipids 2002; 120:119-29. [PMID: 12426081 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(02)00109-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The electrochemical behavior of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) bilayer on the glassy carbon (GC) electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The direct electron transfer of HRP was observed in the DMPC bilayer. Only a small cathodic peak was observed for HRP on the bare GC electrode. The electron transfer of HRP in the DMPC membrane is facilitated by DMPC membrane. UV-Vis and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy were used to study the interaction between HRP and DMPC membrane. On binding to the DMPC membrane the secondary structure of HRP remains unchanged while there is a substantial change in the conformation of the heme active site. Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) was first applied for the investigation on the structure of HRP adsorbed on supported phospholipid bilayer on the mica and on the bare mica. HRP molecules adsorb and aggregate on the mica without DMPC bilayer. The aggregation indicates an attractive interaction among the adsorbed molecules. The molecules are randomly distributed in the DMPC bilayer. The adsorption of HRP in the DMPC bilayer changes drastically the domains and defects in the DMPC bilayer due to a strong interaction between HRP and DMPC films.
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- Jilin Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, China
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Schiller P, Mögel HJ, Wahab M, Reimer U. Cooperative Effects Induced by Adsorbed Polypeptides in Mixed Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp014226f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- P. Schiller
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie der TU Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany and FSU Jena, Institut für Biochemie und Biophysik, Philosophenweg 12, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie der TU Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany and FSU Jena, Institut für Biochemie und Biophysik, Philosophenweg 12, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie der TU Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany and FSU Jena, Institut für Biochemie und Biophysik, Philosophenweg 12, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie der TU Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany and FSU Jena, Institut für Biochemie und Biophysik, Philosophenweg 12, 07743 Jena, Germany
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