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Nicolella Z, Okamoto Y, Watanabe NM, Thompson GL, Umakoshi H. Significance of in situ quantitative membrane property-morphology relation (QmPMR) analysis. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:4935-4949. [PMID: 38873752 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00253a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Deformation of the cell membrane is well understood from the viewpoint of protein interactions and free energy balance. However, the various dynamic properties of the membrane, such as lipid packing and hydrophobicity, and their relationship with cell membrane deformation are unknown. Therefore, the deformation of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and oleic acid (OA) giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) was induced by heating and cooling cycles, and time-lapse analysis was conducted based on the membrane hydrophobicity and physical parameters of "single-parent" and "daughter" vesicles. Fluorescence ratiometric analysis by simultaneous dual-wavelength detection revealed the variation of different hydrophilic GUVs and enabled inferences of the "daughter" vesicle composition and the "parent" membrane's local composition during deformation; the "daughter" vesicle composition of OA was lower than that of the "parents", and lateral movement of OA was the primary contributor to the formation of the "daughter" vesicles. Thus, our findings and the newly developed methodology, named in situ quantitative membrane property-morphology relation (QmPMR) analysis, would provide new insights into cell deformation and accelerate research on both deformation and its related events, such as budding and birthing.
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- Zachary Nicolella
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Rowan University, Rowan Hall, Room 333 70 Sewell St., Ste. E Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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Huster D, Maiti S, Herrmann A. Phospholipid Membranes as Chemically and Functionally Tunable Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312898. [PMID: 38456771 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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The sheet-like lipid bilayer is the fundamental structural component of all cell membranes. Its building blocks are phospholipids and cholesterol. Their amphiphilic structure spontaneously leads to the formation of a bilayer in aqueous environment. Lipids are not just structural elements. Individual lipid species, the lipid membrane structure, and lipid dynamics influence and regulate membrane protein function. An exciting field is emerging where the membrane-associated material properties of different bilayer systems are used in designing innovative solutions for widespread applications across various fields, such as the food industry, cosmetics, nano- and biomedicine, drug storage and delivery, biotechnology, nano- and biosensors, and computing. Here, the authors summarize what is known about how lipids determine the properties and functions of biological membranes and how this has been or can be translated into innovative applications. Based on recent progress in the understanding of membrane structure, dynamics, and physical properties, a perspective is provided on how membrane-controlled regulation of protein functions can extend current applications and even offer new applications.
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- Daniel Huster
- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Leipzig, Härtelstr. 16/18, D-04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai, 400 005, India
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Department Chemistry and Biochemistry, SupraFAB, Altensteinstr. 23a, D-14195, Berlin, Germany
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Paez-Perez M, Dent MR, Brooks NJ, Kuimova MK. Viscosity-Sensitive Membrane Dyes as Tools To Estimate the Crystalline Structure of Lipid Bilayers. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12006-12014. [PMID: 37526607 PMCID: PMC10433245 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Lipid membranes are crucial for cellular integrity and regulation, and tight control of their structural and mechanical properties is vital to ensure that they function properly. Fluorescent probes sensitive to the membrane's microenvironment are useful for investigating lipid membrane properties; however, there is currently a lack of quantitative correlation between the exact parameters of lipid organization and a readout from these dyes. Here, we investigate this relationship for "molecular rotors", or microviscosity sensors, by simultaneously measuring their fluorescence lifetime to determine the membrane viscosity, while using X-ray diffraction to determine the membrane's structural properties. Our results reveal a phase-dependent correlation between the membrane's structural parameters and mechanical properties measured by a BODIPY-based molecular rotor, giving excellent predictive power for the structural descriptors of the lipid bilayer. We also demonstrate that differences in membrane thickness between different lipid phases are not a prerequisite for the formation of lipid microdomains and that this requirement can be disrupted by the presence of line-active molecules. Our results underpin the use of membrane-sensitive dyes as reporters of the structure of lipid membranes.
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- Miguel Paez-Perez
- MSRH, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, U.K.
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- MSRH, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, U.K.
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- MSRH, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, U.K.
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- MSRH, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, U.K.
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Shimokawa N, Hamada T. Physical Concept to Explain the Regulation of Lipid Membrane Phase Separation under Isothermal Conditions. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13051105. [PMID: 37240749 DOI: 10.3390/life13051105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Lateral phase separation within lipid bilayer membranes has attracted considerable attention in the fields of biophysics and cell biology. Living cells organize laterally segregated compartments, such as raft domains in an ordered phase, and regulate their dynamic structures under isothermal conditions to promote cellular functions. Model membrane systems with minimum components are powerful tools for investigating the basic phenomena of membrane phase separation. With the use of such model systems, several physicochemical characteristics of phase separation have been revealed. This review focuses on the isothermal triggering of membrane phase separation from a physical point of view. We consider the free energy of the membrane that describes lateral phase separation and explain the experimental results of model membranes to regulate domain formation under isothermal conditions. Three possible regulation factors are discussed: electrostatic interactions, chemical reactions and membrane tension. These findings may contribute to a better understanding of membrane lateral organization within living cells that function under isothermal conditions and could be useful for the development of artificial cell engineering.
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- Naofumi Shimokawa
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Ishikawa, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Ishikawa, Japan
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Nakatani Y, Shimokawa N, Urano Y, Noguchi N, Takagi M. Suppression of Amyloid-β Adsorption on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mimicking Membranes by α-Tocopherol and α-Tocotrienol. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:11955-11960. [PMID: 36534445 PMCID: PMC9806826 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Two forms of hydrophobic vitamin E (VE), α-tocopherol (Toc) and α-tocotrienol (Toc3), have been proposed to be effective against Alzheimer's disease (AD), the etiology of which is thought to involve endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. However, previous studies reported conflicting effects of Toc and Toc3 on the risk of AD. We prepared liposomes mimicking the phase separation of the ER membrane (solid-ordered/liquid-disordered phase separation) and studied how VE can influence the interaction between amyloid-β (Aβ) and the ER membrane. We found that Toc could inhibit the formation of the solid-ordered phase more significantly than Toc3. Furthermore, Aβ protofibril adsorption on ER stress-mimicking membranes was more strongly suppressed by Toc compared with Toc3. Therefore, we concluded that VE can relieve ER stress by destabilizing the solid-ordered phase of the ER membrane and subsequently reducing the amount of Aβ adsorbed on the membrane. Moreover, Toc exerted a stronger effect than Toc3.
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- Yusuke Nakatani
- School
of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- School
of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Department
of Medical Life Systems, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, 1-3 Miyakodani, Tatara, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan
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- Department
of Medical Life Systems, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, 1-3 Miyakodani, Tatara, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan
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- School
of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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Wongsirojkul N, Masuta A, Shimokawa N, Takagi M. Control of Line Tension at Phase-Separated Lipid Domain Boundaries: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids with Different Chain Lengths and Osmotic Pressure. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12080781. [PMID: 36005696 PMCID: PMC9415386 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12080781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Line tension at phase-separated lipid domain boundaries is an important factor that governs the stability of the phase separation. We studied the control of the line tension in lipid membranes composed of dioleoylphosphocholine (DOPC), dipalmitoylphosphocholine (DPPC), and cholesterol (Chol) by the addition of the following three monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) with different chain lengths: palmitoleic acid (PaA), oleic acid (OA), and eicosenoic acid (EiA). In addition, we attempted to alter the line tension by applying osmotic pressure. The phase behavior of the MUFA-containing lipid membranes in the presence and absence of osmotic stress was observed by fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The line tension was quantitatively measured from the domain boundary fluctuation by flicker spectroscopy, and the interactions between the lipids and MUFAs were examined by differential scanning calorimetry. PaA and OA, which are shorter MUFAs, decreased the line tension, whereas EiA changed the liquid domain to a solid domain. The osmotic pressure increased the line tension, even in the presence of MUFAs. It may be possible to control the line tension by combining the chemical approach of MUFA addition and the physical approach of applying osmotic pressure.
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- Correspondence: (N.S.); (M.T.); Tel.: +81-761-51-1650 (M.T.)
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Uchida K, Obayashi H, Minamihata K, Wakabayashi R, Goto M, Shimokawa N, Takagi M, Kamiya N. Artificial Palmitoylation of Proteins Controls the Lipid Domain-Selective Anchoring on Biomembranes and the Raft-Dependent Cellular Internalization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:9640-9648. [PMID: 35882009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Protein palmitoylation, a post-translational modification, is universally observed in eukaryotic cells. The localization of palmitoylated proteins to highly dynamic, sphingolipid- and cholesterol-rich microdomains (called lipid rafts) on the plasma membrane has been shown to play an important role in signal transduction in cells. However, this complex biological system is not yet completely understood. Here, we used a combined approach where an artificial lipidated protein was applied to biomimetic model membranes and plasma membranes in cells to illuminate chemical and physiological properties of the rafts. Using cell-sized giant unilamellar vesicles, we demonstrated the selective partitioning of enhanced green fluorescent protein modified with a C-terminal palmitoyl moiety (EGFP-Pal) into the liquid-ordered phase consisting of saturated phospholipids and cholesterol. Using Jurkat T cells treated with an immunostimulant (concanavalin A), we observed the vesicular transport of EGFP-Pal. Further cellular studies with the treatment of methyl β-cyclodextrin revealed the cholesterol-dependent internalization of EGFP-Pal, which can be explained by a raft-dependent, caveolae-mediated endocytic pathway. The present synthetic approach using artificial and natural membrane systems can be further extended to explore the potential utility of artificially lipidated proteins at biological and artificial interfaces.
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- Kazuki Uchida
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Division of Biotechnology, Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Division of Biotechnology, Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Santoso P, Minamihata K, Ishimine Y, Taniguchi H, Komada T, Sato R, Goto M, Takashima T, Taira T, Kamiya N. Enhancement of the Antifungal Activity of Chitinase by Palmitoylation and the Synergy of Palmitoylated Chitinase with Amphotericin B. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:1051-1061. [PMID: 35471825 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Combinations of antifungal drugs can have synergistic antifungal activity, achieving high therapeutic efficacy while minimizing the side effects. Amphotericin B (AMB) has been used as a standard antifungal drug for fungal infections; however, because of its high toxicity, new strategies to minimize the required dose are desirable. Chitinases have recently received attention as alternative safe antifungal agents. Herein, we report the combination of palmitoylated chitinase domains with AMB to enhance the antifungal activity. The chitin-binding domain (LysM) from Pteris ryukyuensis chitinase was site-specifically palmitoylated by conjugation reaction catalyzed by microbial transglutaminase. The palmitoylated LysM (LysM-Pal) exhibited strong antifungal activity against Trichoderma viride, inhibiting the growth completely at a concentration of 2 μM. This antifungal effect of LysM-Pal was mainly due to the effect of anchoring of palmitic acid motif to the plasma membrane of fungi. A combination of AMB with LysM-Pal resulted in synergistic enhancement of the antifungal activity. Intriguingly, LysM-Pal exhibited higher level of antifungal activity enhancement than palmitoylated catalytic domain (CatD) and fusion of LysM and CatD. Addition of 0.5 μM LysM-Pal to AMB reduced the minimal inhibition concentration of AMB to 0.31 μM (2.5 μM without LysM-Pal). The possible mechanism of the synergistic effect of AMB and LysM-Pal is destabilization of the plasma membrane by anchoring of palmitic acid and ergosterol extraction by AMB and destabilization of the chitin layer by LysM binding. The combination of LysM-Pal with AMB can drastically reduce the dose of AMB and may be a useful strategy to treat fungal infections.
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- Pugoh Santoso
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Division of Biotechnology, Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukyu University, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Division of Biotechnology, Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Kumar K, Sebastiao M, Arnold AA, Bourgault S, Warschawski DE, Marcotte I. IN SITU SOLID-STATE NMR STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE INTERACTIONs WITH ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANES. Biophys J 2022; 121:1512-1524. [PMID: 35278426 PMCID: PMC9072582 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides are promising therapeutic agents to mitigate the global rise of antibiotic resistance. They generally act by perturbing the bacterial cell membrane and are thus less likely to induce resistance. Because they are membrane-active molecules, it is critical to verify and understand their potential action toward eukaryotic cells to help design effective and safe drugs. In this work, we studied the interaction of two antimicrobial peptides, aurein 1.2 and caerin 1.1, with red blood cell (RBC) membranes using in situ 31P and 2H solid-state NMR (SS-NMR). We established a protocol to integrate up to 25% of deuterated fatty acids in the membranes of ghosts, which are obtained when hemoglobin is removed from RBCs. Fatty acid incorporation and the integrity of the lipid bilayer were confirmed by SS-NMR and fluorescence confocal microscopy. Leakage assays were performed to assess the lytic power of the antimicrobial peptides. The in situ perturbation of the ghost membranes by aurein 1.2 and caerin 1.1 revealed by 31P and 2H SS-NMR is consistent with membrane perturbation through a carpet mechanism for aurein 1.2, whereas caerin 1.1 acts on RBCs via pore formation. These results are compatible with fluorescence microscopy images of the ghosts. The peptides interact with eukaryotic membranes following similar mechanisms that take place in bacteria, highlighting the importance of hydrophobicity when determining such interactions. Our work bridges model membranes and in vitro studies and provides an analytical toolbox to assess drug toxicity toward eukaryotic cells.
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Oliveira MC, Yusupov M, Bogaerts A, Cordeiro RM. Distribution of lipid aldehydes in phase-separated membranes: A molecular dynamics study. Arch Biochem Biophys 2022; 717:109136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2022.109136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Fonda P, Al-Izzi SC, Giomi L, Turner MS. Measuring Gaussian Rigidity Using Curved Substrates. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:188002. [PMID: 33196252 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.188002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The Gaussian (saddle splay) rigidity of fluid membranes controls their equilibrium topology but is notoriously difficult to measure. In lipid mixtures, typical of living cells, linear interfaces separate liquid ordered (LO) from liquid disordered (LD) bilayer phases at subcritical temperatures. Here, we consider such membranes supported by curved substrates that thereby control the membrane curvatures. We show how spectral analysis of the fluctuations of the LO-LD interface provides a novel way of measuring the difference in Gaussian rigidity between the two phases. We provide a number of conditions for such interface fluctuations to be both experimentally measurable and sufficiently sensitive to the value of the Gaussian rigidity, while remaining in the perturbative regime of our analysis.
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- Piermarco Fonda
- Theory & Bio-Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Instituut-Lorentz, Universiteit Leiden, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
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- School of Physics & EMBL-Australia node in Single Molecule Science, University of New South Wales, 2052 Sydney, Australia
- Department of Mathematics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, Physical Chemistry Curie, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Instituut-Lorentz, Universiteit Leiden, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Centre for Complexity Science, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kyoto, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Wongsirojkul N, Shimokawa N, Opaprakasit P, Takagi M, Hamada T. Osmotic-Tension-Induced Membrane Lateral Organization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:2937-2945. [PMID: 32175748 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Alteration of lipid raft organization manifesting as phase separation is important for cellular processes, such as signaling and trafficking. Such behaviors and dynamics of lipid membranes can be affected by external stimuli including both physical and chemical stimuli. In this study, we focused on osmotic-tension-induced phase separation. The effects of osmotic tension on the phase behaviors of vesicles consisting of dioleoylphosphocholine (DOPC)/dipalmitoylphosphocholine (DPPC)/cholesterol (Chol) were quantitatively studied at different temperatures by fluorescence microscopy. We determined the ternary phase diagrams and found that tension leads to a shift in the miscibility temperature. Cholesterol plays a key role in determining the extent of this shift. In addition, we found that osmotic tension can enhance the line tension. The physicochemical mechanism of osmotic-pressure-induced phase separation is discussed.
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- Nichaporn Wongsirojkul
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi City, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
- School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi City, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi City, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi City, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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Hishida M, Yanagisawa R, Yamamura Y, Saito K. Phase separation of a ternary lipid vesicle including n-alkane: Rugged vesicle and bilayer flakes formed by separation between highly rigid and flexible domains. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:064904. [PMID: 30769992 DOI: 10.1063/1.5080177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We investigate the phase separation of a ternary lipid bilayer including n-alkane and construct the ternary phase diagram. When a certain proportion of a long n-alkane is mixed with a binary mixture of lipids, which exhibit the disordered liquid-crystalline phase and the ordered gel phase at room temperature, we observed the characteristic morphology of bilayers with phase separation. The ordered bilayer forms flat and rigid domains, which is connected or rimmed with flexible domains in the disordered phase. The asymmetric emergence of the phase separation region close to the ordered phase side is interpreted based on the almost equal distribution of the n-alkane to the ordered and disordered phase domains.
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- Mafumi Hishida
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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Fiorini R, Ventrella V, Trombetti F, Fabbri M, Pagliarani A, Nesci S. Lipid-protein interactions in mitochondrial membranes from bivalve mollusks: molecular strategies in different species. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 227:12-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cristofolini L, Orsi D, Isa L. Characterization of the dynamics of interfaces and of interface-dominated systems via spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Miyake M, Kakizawa Y, Tobori N, Kurioka M, Tabuchi N, Kon R, Shimokawa N, Tsujino Y, Takagi M. Membrane permeation of giant unilamellar vesicles and corneal epithelial cells with lipophilic vitamin nanoemulsions. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 169:444-452. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Cornell CE, Skinkle AD, He S, Levental I, Levental KR, Keller SL. Tuning Length Scales of Small Domains in Cell-Derived Membranes and Synthetic Model Membranes. Biophys J 2018; 115:690-701. [PMID: 30049406 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Micron-scale, coexisting liquid-ordered (Lo) and liquid-disordered (Ld) phases are straightforward to observe in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) composed of ternary lipid mixtures. Experimentally, uniform membranes undergo demixing when temperature is decreased: domains subsequently nucleate, diffuse, collide, and coalesce until only one domain of each phase remains. The sizes of these two domains are limited only by the size of the system. Under different conditions, vesicles exhibit smaller-scale domains of fixed sizes, leading to the question of what sets the length scale. In membranes with excess area, small domains are expected when coarsening is hindered or when a microemulsion or modulated phase arises. Here, we test predictions of how the size, morphology, and fluorescence levels of small domains vary with the membrane's temperature, tension, and composition. Using GUVs and cell-derived giant plasma membrane vesicles, we find that 1) the characteristic size of domains decreases when temperature is increased or membrane tension is decreased, 2) stripes are favored over circular domains for lipid compositions with low energy per unit interface, 3) fluorescence levels are consistent with domain registration across both monolayer leaflets of the bilayer, and 4) small domains form in GUVs composed of lipids both with and without ester-linked lipids. Our experimental results are consistent with several elements of current theories for microemulsions and modulated phases and inconsistent with others, suggesting a motivation to modify or enhance current theories.
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- Caitlin E Cornell
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Allender DW, Schick M. The Effect of Solutes on the Temperature of Miscibility Transitions in Multicomponent Membranes. Biophys J 2017; 113:1814-1821. [PMID: 29045875 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We address questions posed by experiments that show small-chain alcohols reduce the miscibility transition temperature when added to giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs), but increase that temperature when added to giant unilamellar vesicles. In giant unilamellar vesicles the change in temperature displays a definite minimum, between decanol and tetradecanol, as a function of alcohol chain length; in GPMVs there is no such minimum. To emphasize the competition between internal entropies of the components and the interactions between them, we model the system as consisting of three different linear polymers. Two of them are the constituents of a liquid, one that can undergo a miscibility transition. To this liquid is added the third polymer component, which represents the short-chain alcohol. We show that, within Flory-Huggins theory, the addition of alcohol causes an increase or decrease of the miscibility transition temperature depending upon the competition of two effects. The first is the dilution of the interactions between the two components of the liquid caused by the introduction of the alcohol. This tends to lower the transition temperature. The second effect is the preferential partitioning of the alcohol into one phase of the liquid or the other. This tends to raise the transition temperature irrespective of which phase the alcohol prefers. This second effect is the smallest, and the decrease in transition temperature the largest, when the alcohol partitions equally between the two phases. Such equal partitioning occurs when the effect of the entropic excluded volume interactions (which cause the alcohol to prefer one phase) just balances the effect of the direct interactions, which cause it to prefer the other. These results allow us to make several predictions, and to propose an explanation for the different behavior of the transition temperature in GPMVs and giant unilamellar vesicles that results from the addition of alcohols.
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- David W Allender
- Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Schick M. Strongly Correlated Rafts in Both Leaves of an Asymmetric Bilayer. J Phys Chem B 2017; 122:3251-3258. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b08890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M. Schick
- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, United States
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Thermal Stability of Phase-Separated Domains in Multicomponent Lipid Membranes with Local Anesthetics. MEMBRANES 2017; 7:membranes7030033. [PMID: 28661445 PMCID: PMC5618118 DOI: 10.3390/membranes7030033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The functional mechanisms of local anesthetics (LAs) have not yet been fully explained, despite their importance in modern medicine. Recently, an indirect interaction between channel proteins and LAs was proposed as follows: LAs alter the physical properties of lipid membranes, thus affecting the channel proteins. To examine this hypothesis, we investigated changes in thermal stability in lipid membranes consisting of dioleoylphosphocholine, dipalmitoylphosphocholine, and cholesterol by adding the LAs, lidocaine and tetracaine. The miscibility temperature of liquid-ordered (Lo) and liquid-disordered (Ld) phase separation was lowered, whereas that of phase separation between solid-ordered (So) and Ld phases was unchanged by LAs. Furthermore, we measured the line tension at the Lo/Ld interface from domain boundary fluctuation and found that it was significantly decreased by LAs. Finally, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) revealed a change in the lipid main transition temperature on the addition of LAs. Based on the DSC measurements, we considered that LAs are partitioned into two coexisting phases.
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