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The interactions of amyloid β aggregates with phospholipid membranes and the implications for neurodegeneration. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; 51:147-159. [PMID: 36629697 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Misfolding, aggregation and accumulation of Amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) in neuronal tissue and extracellular matrix are hallmark features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Soluble Aβ oligomers are involved in neuronal toxicity by interacting with the lipid membrane, compromising its integrity, and affecting the function of receptors. These facts indicate that the interaction between Aβ oligomers and cell membranes may be one of the central molecular level factors responsible for the onset of neurodegeneration. The present review provides a structural understanding of Aβ neurotoxicity via membrane interactions and contributes to understanding early events in Alzheimer's disease.
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Budvytyte R, Ambrulevičius F, Jankaityte E, Valincius G. Electrochemical Assessment of Dielectric Damage to Phospholipid Bilayers by Amyloid β-Oligomers. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 145:108091. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Tethered Lipid Membranes as a Nanoscale Arrangement towards Non-Invasive Analysis of Acute Pancreatitis. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9070755. [PMID: 34210023 PMCID: PMC8301313 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9070755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Extracellular heat shock proteins (HSPs) mediate immunological functions and are involved in pathologies such as infection, stress, and cancer. Here, we demonstrated the dependence of an amount of HSP70 and HSP90 in serum vs. severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) on a cohort of 49 patients. Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) have been developed to investigate HSPs’ interactions with tBLMs that can be probed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results revealed that HSP70 and HSP90 interact via different mechanisms. HSP70 shows the damage of the membrane, while HSP90 increases the insulation properties of tBLM. These findings provide evidence that EIS offers a novel approach for the study of the changes in membrane integrity induced by HSPs proteins. Herein, we present an alternative electrochemical technique, without any immunoprobes, that allows for the monitoring of HSPs on nanoscaled tBLM arrangement in biologics samples such us human urine. This study demonstrates the great potential of tBLM to be used as a membrane based biosensor for novel, simple, and non-invasive label-free analytical system for the prediction of AP severity.
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Hossain M, Blanchard GJ. Ceramide-mediation of diffusion in supported lipid bilayers. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 238:105090. [PMID: 33971138 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The fluidity and compositional heterogeneity of the mammalian plasma membrane play deterministic roles in a variety of membrane functions. Designing model bilayer systems allows for compositional control over these properties. Ceramide is a phospholipid capable of extensive headgroup-region hydrogen bonding, and we report here on the role of ceramide in planar model bilayers. We use fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) to obtain translational diffusion constants of two chromophores in supported model bilayers composed of cholesterol, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC), sphingomyelin, and ceramide. FRAP data for perylene report on the acyl chain region of the model bilayer and FRAP data for 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-(lissamine rhodamine B sulfonyl) sense diffusional dynamics in the bilayer headgroup region. Dynamics in the headgroup region exhibit anomalous diffusion behavior that is characteristic of spatially heterogeneous media.
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- Masroor Hossain
- Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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Penkauskas T, Zentelyte A, Ganpule S, Valincius G, Preta G. Pleiotropic effects of statins via interaction with the lipid bilayer: A combined approach. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183306. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Penkauskas T, Preta G. Biological applications of tethered bilayer lipid membranes. Biochimie 2019; 157:131-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zhi D, Bai Y, Yang J, Cui S, Zhao Y, Chen H, Zhang S. A review on cationic lipids with different linkers for gene delivery. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 253:117-140. [PMID: 29454463 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cationic lipids have become known as one of the most versatile tools for the delivery of DNA, RNA and many other therapeutic molecules, and are especially attractive because they can be easily designed, synthesized and characterized. Most of cationic lipids share the common structure of cationic head groups and hydrophobic portions with linker bonds between both domains. The linker bond is an important determinant of the chemical stability and biodegradability of cationic lipid, and further governs its transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity. Based on the structures of linker bonds, they can be grouped into many types, such as ether, ester, amide, carbamate, disulfide, urea, acylhydrazone, phosphate, and other unusual types (carnitine, vinyl ether, ketal, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, malonic acid diamide and dihydroxybenzene). This review summarizes some research results concerning the nature (such as the structure and orientation of linker groups) and density (such as the spacing and the number of linker groups) of linker bond for improving the chemical stability, biodegradability, transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity of cationic lipid to overcome the critical barriers of in vitro and in vivo transfection.
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Skalová Š, Vyskočil V, Barek J, Navrátil T. Model Biological Membranes and Possibilities of Application of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for their Characterization. ELECTROANAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201700649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Štěpánka Skalová
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences; Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
- Charles University; Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry; Hlavova 2030/8 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Charles University; Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry; Hlavova 2030/8 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Charles University; Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry; Hlavova 2030/8 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences; Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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Al Khamici H, Hossain KR, Cornell BA, Valenzuela SM. Investigating Sterol and Redox Regulation of the Ion Channel Activity of CLIC1 Using Tethered Bilayer Membranes. MEMBRANES 2016; 6:membranes6040051. [PMID: 27941637 PMCID: PMC5192407 DOI: 10.3390/membranes6040051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The Chloride Intracellular Ion Channel (CLIC) family consists of six conserved proteins in humans. These are a group of enigmatic proteins, which adopt both a soluble and membrane bound form. CLIC1 was found to be a metamorphic protein, where under specific environmental triggers it adopts more than one stable reversible soluble structural conformation. CLIC1 was found to spontaneously insert into cell membranes and form chloride ion channels. However, factors that control the structural transition of CLIC1 from being an aqueous soluble protein into a membrane bound protein have yet to be adequately described. Using tethered bilayer lipid membranes and electrical impedance spectroscopy system, herein we demonstrate that CLIC1 ion channel activity is dependent on the type and concentration of sterols in bilayer membranes. These findings suggest that membrane sterols play an essential role in CLIC1’s acrobatic switching from a globular soluble form to an integral membrane form, promoting greater ion channel conductance in membranes. What remains unclear is the precise nature of this regulation involving membrane sterols and ultimately determining CLIC1’s membrane structure and function as an ion channel. Furthermore, our impedance spectroscopy results obtained using CLIC1 mutants, suggest that the residue Cys24 is not essential for CLIC1’s ion channel function. However Cys24 does appear important for optimal ion channel activity. We also observe differences in conductance between CLIC1 reduced and oxidized forms when added to our tethered membranes. Therefore, we conclude that both membrane sterols and redox play a role in the ion channel activity of CLIC1.
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- Heba Al Khamici
- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia.
- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), NSW 2234, Australia.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia.
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Frey C, Eifert A, Schütz H, Barth H, Mizaikoff B, Kranz C. Macroscopic and microscopic electrochemical investigation of Clostridium botulinum C2IIa embedded in supported lipid membranes. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Silin V, Kasianowicz JJ, Michelman-Ribeiro A, Panchal RG, Bavari S, Robertson JWF. Biochip for the Detection of Bacillus anthracis Lethal Factor and Therapeutic Agents against Anthrax Toxins. MEMBRANES 2016; 6:E36. [PMID: 27348008 PMCID: PMC5041027 DOI: 10.3390/membranes6030036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Tethered lipid bilayer membranes (tBLMs) have been used in many applications, including biosensing and membrane protein structure studies. This report describes a biosensor for anthrax toxins that was fabricated through the self-assembly of a tBLM with B. anthracis protective antigen ion channels that are both the recognition element and electrochemical transducer. We characterize the sensor and its properties with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance. The sensor shows a sensitivity similar to ELISA and can also be used to rapidly screen for molecules that bind to the toxins and potentially inhibit their lethal effects.
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- Vitalii Silin
- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8120, USA.
- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8120, USA.
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20899, USA.
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8120, USA.
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8120, USA.
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5011, USA.
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5011, USA.
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8120, USA.
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Preta G, Jankunec M, Heinrich F, Griffin S, Sheldon IM, Valincius G. Tethered bilayer membranes as a complementary tool for functional and structural studies: The pyolysin case. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:2070-2080. [PMID: 27211243 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We demonstrate the use of tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) as an experimental platform for functional and structural studies of membrane associated proteins by electrochemical techniques. The reconstitution of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC) pyolysin (PLO) from Trueperella pyogenes into tBLMs was followed in real-time by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Changes of the EIS parameters of the tBLMs upon exposure to PLO solutions were consistent with the dielectric barrier damage occurring through the formation of water-filled pores in membranes. Parallel experiments involving a mutant version of PLO, which is able to bind to the membranes but does not form oligomer pores, strengthen the reliability of this methodology, since no change in the electrochemical impedance was observed. Complementary atomic force microscopy (AFM) and neutron reflectometry (NR) measurements revealed structural details of the membrane bound PLO, consistent with the structural transformations of the membrane bound toxins found for other cholesterol dependent cytolysins. In this work, using the tBLMs platform we also observed a protective effect of the dynamin inhibitor Dynasore against pyolysin as well as pneumolysin. An effect of Dynasore in tBLMs, which was earlier observed in experiments with live cells, confirms the biological relevance of the tBLMs models, as well as demonstrates the potential of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to quantify membrane damage by the pore forming toxins. In conclusion, tBLMs are a reliable and complementary method to explore the activity of CDCs in eukaryotic cells and to develop strategies to limit the toxic effects of CDCs.
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- Giulio Preta
- Department of Bioelectrochemistry and Biospectroscopy, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Bioelectrochemistry and Biospectroscopy, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Bioelectrochemistry and Biospectroscopy, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Cranfield CG, Cornell BA, Grage SL, Duckworth P, Carne S, Ulrich AS, Martinac B. Transient potential gradients and impedance measures of tethered bilayer lipid membranes: pore-forming peptide insertion and the effect of electroporation. Biophys J 2014; 106:182-9. [PMID: 24411250 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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In this work, we present experimental data, supported by a quantitative model, on the generation and effect of potential gradients across a tethered bilayer lipid membrane (tBLM) with, to the best of our knowledge, novel architecture. A challenge to generating potential gradients across tBLMs arises from the tethering coordination chemistry requiring an inert metal such as gold, resulting in any externally applied voltage source being capacitively coupled to the tBLM. This in turn causes any potential across the tBLM assembly to decay to zero in milliseconds to seconds, depending on the level of membrane conductance. Transient voltages applied to tBLMs by pulsed or ramped direct-current amperometry can, however, provide current-voltage (I/V) data that may be used to measure the voltage dependency of the membrane conductance. We show that potential gradients >~150 mV induce membrane defects that permit the insertion of pore-forming peptides. Further, we report here the novel (to our knowledge) use of real-time modeling of conventional low-voltage alternating-current impedance spectroscopy to identify whether the conduction arising from the insertion of a polypeptide is uniform or heterogeneous on scales of nanometers to micrometers across the membrane. The utility of this tBLM architecture and these techniques is demonstrated by characterizing the resulting conduction properties of the antimicrobial peptide PGLa.
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- Charles G Cranfield
- Molecular Cardiology and Biophysics Division, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Surgical Diagnostics, Roseville, New South Wales, Australia
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Molecular Cardiology and Biophysics Division, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Budvytyte R, Pleckaityte M, Zvirbliene A, Vanderah DJ, Valincius G. Reconstitution of cholesterol-dependent vaginolysin into tethered phospholipid bilayers: implications for bioanalysis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82536. [PMID: 24349307 PMCID: PMC3862629 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Functional reconstitution of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin vaginolysin (VLY) from Gardnerella vaginalis into artificial tethered bilayer membranes (tBLMs) has been accomplished. The reconstitution of VLY was followed in real-time by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Changes of the EIS parameters of the tBLMs upon exposure to VLY solutions were consistent with the formation of water-filled pores in the membranes. It was found that reconstitution of VLY is a strictly cholesterol-dependent, irreversible process. At a constant cholesterol concentration reconstitution of VLY occurred in a concentration-dependent manner, thus allowing the monitoring of VLY concentration and activity in vitro and opening possibilities for tBLM utilization in bioanalysis. EIS methodology allowed us to detect VLY down to 0.5 nM (28 ng/mL) concentration. Inactivation of VLY by certain amino acid substitutions led to noticeably lesser tBLM damage. Pre-incubation of VLY with the neutralizing monoclonal antibody 9B4 inactivated the VLY membrane damage in a concentration-dependent manner, while the non-neutralizing antibody 21A5 exhibited no effect. These findings demonstrate the biological relevance of the interaction between VLY and the tBLM. The membrane-damaging interaction between VLY and tBLM was observed in the absence of the human CD59 receptor, known to strongly facilitate the hemolytic activity of VLY. Taken together, our study demonstrates the applicability of tBLMs as a bioanalytical platform for the detection of the activity of VLY and possibly other cholesterol-dependent cytolysins.
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- Rima Budvytyte
- Department of Bioelectrochemistry and Biospectroscopy, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Bio Complexity Department, The Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Biomolecular Structure and Function Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology at Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Bioelectrochemistry and Biospectroscopy, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Jackman JA, Knoll W, Cho NJ. Biotechnology Applications of Tethered Lipid Bilayer Membranes. MATERIALS 2012. [PMCID: PMC5449075 DOI: 10.3390/ma5122637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Joshua A. Jackman
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; E-Mail:
- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore; E-Mail:
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore; E-Mail:
- Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) GmbH, Donau-City Str.1, Vienna 1220, Austria
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; E-Mail:
- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore; E-Mail:
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +65-6790-4925; Fax: +65-6790-9081
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Bukiya AN, Patil S, Li W, Miller D, Dopico AM. Calcium- and voltage-gated potassium (BK) channel activators in the 5β-cholanic acid-3α-ol analogue series with modifications in the lateral chain. ChemMedChem 2012; 7:1784-92. [PMID: 22945504 PMCID: PMC4193543 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201200290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Large conductance, calcium- and voltage-gated potassium (BK) channels regulate various physiological processes and represent an attractive target for drug discovery. Numerous BK channel activators are available. However, these agents usually interact with the ubiquitously distributed channel-forming subunit and thus cannot selectively target a particular tissue. We performed a structure-activity relationship study of lithocholic acid (LCA), a cholane that activates BK channels via the accessory BK β1 subunit. The latter protein is highly abundant in smooth muscle but scarce in most other tissues. Modifications to the LCA lateral chain length and functional group yielded two novel smooth muscle BK channel activators in which the substituent at C24 has a small volume and a net negative charge. Our data provide detailed structural information that will be useful to advance a pharmacophore in search of β1 subunit-selective BK channel activators. These compounds are expected to evoke smooth muscle relaxation, which would be beneficial in the pharmacotherapy of prevalent human disorders associated with increased smooth muscle contraction, such as systemic hypertension, cerebral or coronary vasospasm, bronchial asthma, bladder hyperactivity, and erectile dysfunction.
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- Anna N. Bukiya
- Anna N. Bukiya, Alex M. Dopico Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 874 Union Ave., #115, Memphis, TN 38163
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- Shivaputra Patil, Wei Li, Duane Miller Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Ave., # 435, Memphis, TN 38163
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- Shivaputra Patil, Wei Li, Duane Miller Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Ave., # 435, Memphis, TN 38163
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- Shivaputra Patil, Wei Li, Duane Miller Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Ave., # 435, Memphis, TN 38163
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- Anna N. Bukiya, Alex M. Dopico Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 874 Union Ave., #115, Memphis, TN 38163
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Wang X, Shindel MM, Wang SW, Ragan R. Elucidating driving forces for liposome rupture: external perturbations and chemical affinity. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:7417-7427. [PMID: 22509939 DOI: 10.1021/la300127m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies under aqueous buffer probed the role of chemical affinity between liposomes, consisting of large unilamellar vesicles, and substrate surfaces in driving vesicle rupture and tethered lipid bilayer membrane (tLBM) formation on Au surfaces. 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-poly(ethylene glycol)-2000-N-[3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionate] (DSPE-PEG-PDP) was added to 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) vesicles to promote interactions via Au-thiolate bond formation. Forces induced by an AFM tip leading to vesicle rupture on Au were quantified as a function of DSPE-PEG-PDP composition with and without osmotic pressure. The critical forces needed to initiate rupture of vesicles with 2.5, 5, and 10 mol % DSPE-PEG-PDP are approximately 1.1, 0.8, and 0.5 nN, respectively. The critical force needed for tLBM formation decreases from 1.1 nN (without osmotic pressure) to 0.6 nN (with an osmotic pressure due to 5 mM of CaCl(2)) for vesicles having 2.5 mol % DSPE-PEG-PDP. Forces as high as 5 nN did not lead to LBM formation from pure POPC vesicles on Au. DSPE-PEG-PDP appears to be important to anchor and deform vesicles on Au surfaces. This study demonstrates how functional lipids can be used to tune vesicle-surface interactions and elucidates the role of vesicle-substrate interactions in vesicle rupture.
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- Xi Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2575, USA
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Krishnamurthy V, Cornell B. Engineering aspects of biological ion channels--from biosensors to computational models for permeation. PROTOPLASMA 2012; 249 Suppl 1:S3-S9. [PMID: 22038117 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0333-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This paper presents two important engineering aspects of biological ion channels-how to build sensors out of gramicidin channels and how to construct computational models for ion channel permeation. We describe our recent research in these areas, potential challenges and possible solutions.
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- Vikram Krishnamurthy
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Pace RJ, Stranger R. The Biomimetic Inspiration for Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Production from Water Oxidation within Artificial Photosynthesis. Aust J Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1071/ch11476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The thermodynamic constraints for the operation of the water oxidizing Mn4/Ca cluster within Photosystem II (PS II) are discussed. These are then examined in the light of the known redox chemistry of hydrated Mn-oxo systems and relevant model compounds. It is shown that the latest high resolution crystal structure of cyanobacterial PS II suggests an organization of the mono Ca tetranuclear Mn cluster that naturally accommodates the stringent requirements for successive redox potential constancy, with increasing total oxidation state, which the enzyme function imposes. This involves one region of the Mn4/Ca cluster being dominantly involved with substrate water binding, while a separate, single Mn is principally responsible for the redox accumulation function. Recent high level computational chemical investigations by the authors’ strongly support this, with a computed pattern of Mn oxidation states throughout the catalytic cycle being completely consistent with this interpretation. Strategies to design synthetic, biomimetic constructs utilizing this approach for efficient electrolytic generation of hydrogen fuel within artificial photosynthesis are briefly discussed.
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Pace RJ, Stranger R, Petrie S. Why nature chose Mn for the water oxidase in Photosystem II. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:7179-89. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30185g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ma Y, Jiang R, Zhang H, Gruzdys V, Sun XL. Chemoselectively surface funtionalizable tethered bilayer lipid membrane for versatile membrane mimetic systems fabrication. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm15858b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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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The steroid interaction site in transmembrane domain 2 of the large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium (BK) channel accessory β1 subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:20207-12. [PMID: 22123969 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1112901108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium (BK) channels regulate several physiological processes, including myogenic tone and thus, artery diameter. Nongenomic modulation of BK activity by steroids is increasingly recognized, but the precise location of steroid action remains unknown. We have shown that artery dilation by lithocholate (LC) and related cholane steroids is caused by a 2× increase in vascular myocyte BK activity (EC(50) = 45 μM), an action that requires β1 but not other (β2-β4) BK accessory subunits. Combining mutagenesis and patch-clamping under physiological conditions of calcium and voltage on BK α- (cbv1) and β1 subunits from rat cerebral artery myocytes, we identify the steroid interaction site from two regions in BK β1 transmembrane domain 2 proposed by computational dynamics: the outer site includes L157, L158, and T165, whereas the inner site includes T169, L172, and L173. As expected from computational modeling, cbv1+rβ1T165A,T169A channels were LC-unresponsive. However, cbv1 + rβ1T165A and cbv1 + rβ1T165A,L157A,L158A were fully sensitive to LC. Data indicate that the transmembrane domain 2 outer site does not contribute to steroid action. Cbv1 + rβ1T169A was LC-insensitive, with rβ1T169S being unable to rescue responsiveness to LC. Moreover, cbv1 + rβ1L172A, and cbv1 + rβ1L173A channels were LC-insensitive. These data and computational modeling indicate that tight hydrogen bonding between T169 and the steroid α-hydroxyl, and hydrophobic interactions between L172,L173 and the steroid rings are both necessary for LC action. Therefore, β1 TM2 T169,L172,L173 provides the interaction area for cholane steroid activation of BK channels. Because this amino acid triplet is unique to BK β1, our study provides a structural basis for advancing β1 subunit-specific pharmacology of BK channels.
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Steller L, Kreir M, Salzer R. Natural and artificial ion channels for biosensing platforms. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 402:209-30. [PMID: 22080413 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5517-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The single-molecule selectivity and specificity of the binding process together with the expected intrinsic gain factor obtained when utilizing flow through a channel have attracted the attention of analytical chemists for two decades. Sensitive and selective ion channel biosensors for high-throughput screening are having an increasing impact on modern medical care, drug screening, environmental monitoring, food safety, and biowarefare control. Even virus antigens can be detected by ion channel biosensors. The study of ion channels and other transmembrane proteins is expected to lead to the development of new medications and therapies for a wide range of illnesses. From the first attempts to use membrane proteins as the receptive part of a sensor, ion channels have been engineered as chemical sensors. Several other types of peptidic or nonpeptidic channels have been investigated. Various gating mechanisms have been implemented in their pores. Three technical problems had to be solved to achieve practical biosensors based on ion channels: the fabrication of stable lipid bilayer membranes, the incorporation of a receptor into such a structure, and the marriage of the modified membrane to a transducer. The current status of these three areas of research, together with typical applications of ion-channel biosensors, are discussed in this review.
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- L Steller
- Department of Magnetic and Acoustic Resonances, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany.
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High throughput systems for screening biomembrane interactions on fabricated mercury film electrodes. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-011-0319-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kwak KJ, Valincius G, Liao WC, Hu X, Wen X, Lee A, Yu B, Vanderah DJ, Lu W, Lee LJ. Formation and finite element analysis of tethered bilayer lipid structures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:18199-18208. [PMID: 20977245 DOI: 10.1021/la1021802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Rapid solvent exchange of an ethanolic solution of diphytanoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPhyPC) in the presence of a mixed self-assembled monolayer (SAM) [thiolipid/β-mercaptoethanol (βME) (3/7 mol/mol) on Au] shows a transition from densely packed tethered bilayer lipid membranes [(dp)tBLMs], to loosely packed tethered bilayer lipid membranes [(lp)tBLMs], and tethered bilayer liposome nanoparticles (tBLNs) with decreasing DPhyPC concentration. The tethered lipidic constructs in the aqueous medium were analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Finite element analysis (FEA) was applied to interpret spectral EIS features without referring to equivalent circuit modeling. Using structural data obtained earlier from neutron reflectometry and dielectric constants of lipid bilayers, we reproduced experimentally observed features of the electrochemical impedance (EI) spectra of complex surface constructs involving small pinhole defects, large membrane-free patches, and bound liposomes. We demonstrated by FEA that highly insulating (dp)tBLMs with low-defect density exhibit EI spectra in the shape of a perfect semicircle with or without low-frequency upward "tails" in the Cole-Cole representation. Such EI spectra were observed at DPhyPC concentrations of >5 × 10(-3) mol L(-1). While AFM was not able to visualize very small lateral defects in such films, EI spectra unambiguously signaled their presence by increased low frequency "tails". Using FEA we demonstrate that films with large diameter visible defects (>25 nm by AFM) produce EI spectral features consisting of two semicircles of comparable size. Such films were typically obtained at DPhyPC concentrations of <5 × 10(-3) mol L(-1). At DPhyPC concentrations of <1.0 × 10(-3) mol L(-1) the planar bilayer structures were replaced by ellipsoidal liposomes with diameters ranging from 50 to 500 nm as observed in AFM images. Despite the distinct surface morphology change, the EI curves exhibited two semicircle spectral features typical for the large size defects in planar tBLMs. FEA revealed that, to account for these EI features for bound liposome systems (50-500 nm diameter), one needs to assume much lower tBLM conductivities of the submembrane space, which separates the electrode surface and the phospholipid bilayer. Alternatively, FEA indicates that such features may also be observed on composite surfaces containing both bound liposomes and patches of planar bilayers. Triple semicircular features, observed in some of the experimental EI curves, were attributed to an increased complexity of the real tBLMs. The modeling demonstrated that such features are typical for heterogeneous tBLM surfaces containing large patches of different defectiveness levels. By integrating AFM, EIS, and FEA data, our work provides diagnostic criteria allowing the precise characterization of the properties and the morphology of surface supported bilayer systems.
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- Kwang Joo Kwak
- NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Canale C, Jacono M, Diaspro A, Dante S. Force spectroscopy as a tool to investigate the properties of supported lipid membranes. Microsc Res Tech 2010; 73:965-72. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Monfared SM, Krishnamurthy V, Cornell B. Mathematical modeling of a tethered bilayer sensor containing gramicidin A ion channels. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2009; 2009:1262-5. [PMID: 19964510 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5333898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This paper considers the mathematical modeling of chemical kinetics and electrical dynamics of a tethered bilayer biosensor, comprising of Gramicidin A (gA) ion channels. The electrical dynamics of the biosensor are modeled by an equivalent second order linear system. The chemical kinetics of the biosensor, which involve the binding of analyte to the receptor sites immobilized on the biosensor surface, are modeled in both the reaction-rate-limited regime, where analyte concentration is constant through out the biosensor flow chamber, and the mass transport influenced region, where the analyte concentration is subject to variations in time and space. Using the theory of Singular Perturbation, we show that the channel conductance varies according to one of three possible modes depending on the analyte concentration present.
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Leitch J, Kunze J, Goddard JD, Schwan AL, Faragher RJ, Naumann R, Knoll W, Dutcher JR, Lipkowski J. In situ PM-IRRAS studies of an archaea analogue thiolipid assembled on a au(111) electrode surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:10354-10363. [PMID: 19499931 DOI: 10.1021/la900907d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) has been applied to determine the conformation, orientation, and hydration of a monolayer of 2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol-1-tetraethylene glycol-dl-alpha-lipoic acid ester (DPTL) self-assembled at a gold electrode surface. This Archaea analogue thiolipid has been recently employed to build tethered lipid bilayers. By synthesizing DPT(d16)L, a DPTL molecule with a deuterium substituted tetraethylene glycol spacer, it was possible to differentiate the C-H stretch vibrations of the phytanyl chains from the tetraethylene glycol spacer and acquire the characteristic IR spectra for the chains, spacer, and lipoic acid headgroup separately. Our results show that the structure of the monolayer displays remarkable stability in a broad range of electrode potentials and that the phytanyl chains remain in a liquid crystalline state. The tetraethylene glycol chains are coiled, and the IR spectrum for this region shows that it is in the disordered state. The most significant result of this study is the information that in contrast to expectations the spacer region is poorly hydrated. Our results have implications for the design of a tethered lipid membrane based on this thiolipid.
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- Jay Leitch
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
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Valincius G, Heinrich F, Budvytyte R, Vanderah DJ, McGillivray DJ, Sokolov Y, Hall JE, Lösche M. Soluble amyloid beta-oligomers affect dielectric membrane properties by bilayer insertion and domain formation: implications for cell toxicity. Biophys J 2008; 95:4845-61. [PMID: 18515395 PMCID: PMC2576380 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.130997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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It is well established that Alzheimer's amyloid beta-peptides reduce the membrane barrier to ion transport. The prevailing model ascribes the resulting interference with ion homeostasis to the formation of peptide pores across the bilayer. In this work, we examine the interaction of soluble prefibrillar amyloid beta (Abeta(1-42))-oligomers with bilayer models, observing also dramatic increases in ion current at micromolar peptide concentrations. We demonstrate that the Abeta-induced ion conductances across free-standing membranes and across substrate-supported "tethered" bilayers are quantitatively similar and depend on membrane composition. However, characteristic signatures of the molecular transport mechanism were distinctly different from ion transfer through water-filled pores, as shown by a quantitative comparison of the membrane response to Abeta-oligomers and to the bacterial toxin alpha-hemolysin. Neutron reflection from tethered membranes showed that Abeta-oligomers insert into the bilayer, affecting both membrane leaflets. By measuring the capacitance of peptide-free membranes, as well as their geometrical thicknesses, the dielectric constants in the aliphatic cores of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayers were determined to be epsilon = 2.8 and 2.2, respectively. The magnitude of the Abeta-induced increase in epsilon indicates that Abeta-oligomers affect membranes by inducing lateral heterogeneity in the bilayers, but an increase in the water content of the bilayers was not observed. The activation energy for Abeta-induced ion transport across the membrane is at least three times higher than that measured for membranes reconstituted with alpha-hemolysin pores, E(a) = 36.8 vs. 9.9 kJ/mol, indicating that the molecular mechanisms underlying both transport processes are fundamentally different. The Abeta-induced membrane conductance shows a nonlinear dependence on the peptide concentration in the membrane. Moreover, E(a) depends on peptide concentration. These observations suggest that cooperativity and/or conformational changes of the Abeta-oligomer particles upon transfer from the aqueous to the hydrocarbon environment play a prominent role in the interaction of the peptide with the membrane. A model in which Abeta-oligomers insert into the hydrophobic core of the membrane-where they lead to a local increase in epsilon and a concomitant reduction of the membrane barrier-describes the experimental data quantitatively.
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- Gintaras Valincius
- Department of Bioelectrochemistry and Biospectroscopy, Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Bukiya AN, McMillan J, Parrill AL, Dopico AM. Structural determinants of monohydroxylated bile acids to activate beta 1 subunit-containing BK channels. J Lipid Res 2008; 49:2441-51. [PMID: 18650555 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800286-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Lithocholate (LC) (10-300 microM) in physiological solution is sensed by vascular myocyte large conductance, calcium- and voltage-gated potassium (BK) channel beta(1) accessory subunits, leading to channel activation and arterial dilation. However, the structural features in steroid and target that determine LC action are unknown. We tested LC and close analogs on BK channel (pore-forming cbv1+beta(1) subunits) activity using the product of the number of functional ion channels in the membrane patch (N) and the open channel probability (Po). LC (5beta-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol), 5alpha-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol, and 5beta-cholanic acid-3beta-ol increased NPo (EC(50) approximately 45 microM). At maximal increase in NPo, LC increased NPo by 180%, whereas 5alpha-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol and 5beta-cholanic acid-3beta-ol raised NPo by 40%. Thus, the alpha-hydroxyl and the cis A-B ring junction are both required for robust channel potentiation. Lacking both features, 5alpha-cholanic acid-3beta-ol and 5-cholenic acid-3beta-ol were inactive. Three-dimensional structures show that only LC displays a bean shape with clear-cut convex and concave hemispheres; 5alpha-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol and 5beta-cholanic acid-3beta-ol partially matched LC shape, and 5alpha-cholanic acid-3beta-ol and 5-cholenic acid-3beta-ol did not. Increasing polarity in steroid rings (5beta-cholanic acid-3alpha-sulfate) or reducing polarity in lateral chain (5beta-cholanic acid 3alpha-ol methyl ester) rendered poorly active compounds, consistent with steroid insertion between beta(1) and bilayer lipids, with the steroid-charged tail near the aqueous phase. Molecular dynamics identified two regions in beta(1) transmembrane domain 2 that meet unique requirements for bonding with the LC concave hemisphere, where the steroid functional groups are located.
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- Anna N Bukiya
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Vockenroth IK, Fine D, Dodobalapur A, Jenkins ATA, Köper I. Tethered bilayer lipid membranes with giga-ohm resistances. Electrochem commun 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2007.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Zourob M, Elwary S, Turner A. Acoustic Wave (TSM) Biosensors: Weighing Bacteria. PRINCIPLES OF BACTERIAL DETECTION: BIOSENSORS, RECOGNITION RECEPTORS AND MICROSYSTEMS 2008. [PMCID: PMC7121835 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75113-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This chapter is focused on the development and use of acoustic wave biosensor platforms for the detection of bacteria, specifically those based on the thickness shear mode (TSM) resonator. We demonstrated the mechanical and electrical implications of bacterial positioning at the solid-liquid interface of a TSM biosensor and presented a model of the TSM with bacteria attached operating as coupled oscillators. The experiments and model provide an understanding of the nature of the signals produced by acoustic wave devices when they are used for testing bacteria. The paradox of “negative mass” could be a real threat to the interpretation of experimental results related to the detection of bacteria. The knowledge of the true nature of “negative mass” linked to the strength of bacteria attachment will contribute significantly to our understanding of the results of “weighing bacteria.” The results of this work can be used for bacterial detection and control of processes of bacterial settlement, bacterial colonization, biofilm formation, and bacterial infection in which bacterial attachment plays a role.
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- Consultant to Biophage Pharma Inc, Montreal, Canada
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Dorvel BR, Keizer HM, Fine D, Vuorinen J, Dodabalapur A, Duran RS. Formation of tethered bilayer lipid membranes on gold surfaces: QCM-Z and AFM study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:7344-55. [PMID: 17503853 DOI: 10.1021/la0610396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Recently, tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) have shown high potential as biomimetic systems due to their high stability and electrical properties, and have been used in applications ranging from membrane protein incorporation to biosensors. However, the kinetics of their formation remains largely uninvestigated. By using quartz crystal microbalance with impedance analysis (QCM-Z), we were able to monitor both the kinetics and viscoelastic properties of tether adsorption and vesicle fusion. Formation of the tether monolayer was shown to follow pseudo-first-order Langmuir kinetics with association and dissociation rate constants of 21.7 M-1 s(-1) and 7.43 x 10-6 s(-1), respectively. Moreover, the QCM-Z results indicate a rigid layer at the height of deposition, which then undergoes swelling as indicated by AFM. The deposition of vesicles to the tether layer also followed pseudo-first-order Langmuir kinetics with observed rate constants of 5.58 x 10(-2) and 2.41 x 10-2 s(-1) in water and buffer, respectively. Differential analysis of the QCM-Z data indicated deposition to be the fast kinetic step, with the rate-limiting steps being water release and fusion. Atomic force microscopy pictures taken complement the QCM-Z data, showing the major stages of tether adsorption and vesicle fusion, while providing a road map to successful tBLM formation.
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- Brian R Dorvel
- George and Josephine Butler Polymer Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Kohli N, Vaidya S, Ofoli RY, Worden RM, Lee I. Arrays of lipid bilayers and liposomes on patterned polyelectrolyte templates. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 301:461-9. [PMID: 16790245 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Revised: 05/05/2006] [Accepted: 05/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This paper presents novel methods to produce arrays of lipid bilayers and liposomes on patterned polyelectrolyte multilayers. We created the arrays by exposing patterns of poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride) (PDAC), polyethylene glycol (m-dPEG) acid, and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) on polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) to liposomes of various compositions. The resulting interfaces were characterized by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM), fluorescence recovery after pattern photobleaching (FRAPP), quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), and fluorescence microscopy. Liposomes composed of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate (monosodium salt) (DOPA) were found to preferentially adsorb on PDAC and PAH surfaces. On the other hand, liposome adsorption on sulfonated poly(styrene) (SPS) surfaces was minimal, due to electrostatic repulsion between the negatively charged liposomes and the SPS-coated surface. Surfaces coated with m-dPEG acid were also found to resist liposome adsorption. We exploited these results to create arrays of lipid bilayers by exposing PDAC, PAH and m-dPEG patterned substrates to DOPA/DOPC vesicles of various compositions. The patterned substrates were created by stamping PDAC (or PAH) on SPS-topped multilayers, and m-dPEG acid on PDAC-topped multilayers, respectively. This technique can be used to produce functional biomimetic interfaces for potential applications in biosensors and biocatalysis, for creating arrays that could be used for high-throughput screening of compounds that interact with cell membranes, and for probing, and possibly controlling, interactions between living cells and synthetic membranes.
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- Neeraj Kohli
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Free-standing lipid bilayer membranes can be formed on small apertures (60 nm diameter) on highly ordered porous alumina substrates. The formation process of the membranes on a 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphothioethanol submonolayer was followed by impedance spectroscopy. After lipid bilayers had thinned, the reconstitution and ionic conducting properties of the outer membrane protein OmpF of E. coli were monitored using single-channel recordings. The characteristic conductance states of the three monomers, fast kinetics, and subconductance states were observed. Blockade of the ion flow as a result of interaction of the antibiotic ampicillin with the protein was verified, indicating the full functionality of the protein channel in nanometer-scale bilayer membranes.
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- Eva K Schmitt
- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik, Universität Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Kunze J, Leitch J, Schwan AL, Faragher RJ, Naumann R, Schiller S, Knoll W, Dutcher JR, Lipkowski J. New method to measure packing densities of self-assembled thiolipid monolayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2006; 22:5509-19. [PMID: 16732685 DOI: 10.1021/la0535274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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For a monolayer of 2,3-di-phytanyl-sn-glycerol-1-tetraethylene glycol-D,L-a-lipoic acid ester lipid (DPTL) self-assembled (SAM) at a gold electrode surface we propose a new method to determine the charge number per adsorbed molecule and the packing density (area per molecule) in the monolayer. The method relies on chronocoulometry to measure the charge density at the SAM covered gold electrode surface. Two series of measurements have to be performed. In the first series, charge densities are measured for a monolayer transferred from the air-solution to the metal-solution interface using the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. This series of measurements allows one to determine charge numbers per adsorbed DPTL molecule. The second series is performed using a gold electrode covered with a self-assembled monolayer. The charge densities obtained in this series are then used to calculate the packing density with the help of charge numbers per adsorbed DPTL determined in the first series. The area per adsorbed molecule determined by the new method was compared to the area per molecule determined by the popular reductive desorption method. The molecular area determined with the new method is about 20% larger than the area calculated from the van der Waals model, which is a physically reasonable result. In contrast, the popular reductive desorption method gives an area per molecule 20% lower than the minimum estimated based on a van der Waals model. This is a physically unreasonable result. It is also shown that the charge numbers per adsorbed molecule depend on the electrode potential and may assume values smaller than the number of electrons participating in the reductive desorption step. An explanation of the origin of the "partial charge numbers" is provided. We recommend the new method be used in future studies of thiol adsorption at metal surfaces.
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- Julia Kunze
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1 Canada
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Atanasov V, Atanasova PP, Vockenroth IK, Knorr N, Köper I. A Molecular Toolkit for Highly Insulating Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes on Various Substrates. Bioconjug Chem 2006; 17:631-7. [PMID: 16704200 DOI: 10.1021/bc050328n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) are promising model architectures that mimic the structure and function of natural biomembranes. They provide a fluid, stable, and electrically sealing platform for the study of membrane related processes, specifically, the function of incorporated membrane proteins. This paper presents a generic approach toward the synthesis of functional tBLMs adapted for application to various surfaces. The central element of a tethered membrane consists of a lipid bilayer. Its proximal layer is covalently attached via a spacer unit to a solid support, either gold or silicon oxide. The membranes are characterized optically by using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) or ellipsometry and electrically by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The bilayer membranes obtained show high electrical barrier properties and can be used to incorporate and study small membrane proteins in a functional form.
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- Vladimir Atanasov
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Janshoff A, Steinem C. Transport across artificial membranes–an analytical perspective. Anal Bioanal Chem 2006; 385:433-51. [PMID: 16598461 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0305-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2005] [Revised: 12/18/2005] [Accepted: 01/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Biosensors that make use of transport processes across lipid membranes are very rare even though a stimulus, the binding of a single analyte molecule, can enhance the sensor response manifold if the analyte leads to the transport of more than one ion or molecule across the membrane. Prerequisite for a proper function of such membrane based biosensors is the formation of lipid bilayers attached to a support that allow for the insertion of membrane peptides and proteins in a functional manner. In this review, the current state of the art technologies to obtain lipid membranes on various supports are described. Solid supported membranes on transparent and electrically conducting surfaces, lipid bilayers on micromachined apertures and on porous materials are discussed. The focus lies on the applicability of such membranes for the investigation of transport phenomena across lipid bilayers facilitated by membrane embedded peptides, channel proteins and transporters. Carriers and channel forming peptides, which are easy to handle and rather robust, are used frequently to build up membrane based biosensors. However, channel forming proteins and transporters are more difficult to insert functionally and thus, there are yet only few examples that demonstrate the applicability of such systems as biosensor devices.
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- Andreas Janshoff
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität, Jakob-Welder Weg 11, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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He L, Robertson JWF, Li J, Kärcher I, Schiller SM, Knoll W, Naumann R. Tethered bilayer lipid membranes based on monolayers of thiolipids mixed with a complementary dilution molecule. 1. Incorporation of channel peptides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2005; 21:11666-72. [PMID: 16316098 DOI: 10.1021/la051771p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) are described based on the self-assembly of a monolayer on template stripped gold of an archea analogue thiolipid, 2,3-di-o-phytanyl-sn-glycerol-1-tetraethylene glycol-d,l-alpha-lipoic acid ester lipid (DPTL), and a newly designed dilution molecule, tetraethylene glycol-d,l-alpha-lipoic acid ester (TEGL). The tBLM is completed by fusion of liposomes made from a mixture of diphytanoylphosphatidyl choline (DPhyPC), cholesterol, and 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate (DPhyPG) in a molar ratio of 6:3:1. Melittin and gramicidin are incorporated into these tBLMs as shown by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) studies. Ionic conductivity at 0 V vs Ag|AgCl, 3 M KCl, measured by EIS measurements are comparable to the results obtained by other research groups. Admittance plots as a function of potential are discussed on a qualitative basis in terms of the kinetics of ion transport through the channels.
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- Lizhong He
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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Jianrong C, Yuqing M, Nongyue H, Xiaohua W, Sijiao L. Nanotechnology and biosensors. Biotechnol Adv 2004; 22:505-18. [PMID: 15262314 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2004.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2004] [Accepted: 03/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nanotechnology is playing an increasingly important role in the development of biosensors. The sensitivity and performance of biosensors is being improved by using nanomaterials for their construction. The use of these nanomaterials has allowed the introduction of many new signal transduction technologies in biosensors. Because of their submicron dimensions, nanosensors, nanoprobes and other nanosystems have allowed simple and rapid analyses in vivo. Portable instruments capable of analyzing multiple components are becoming available. This work reviews the status of the various nanostructure-based biosensors. Use of the self-assembly techniques and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) in biosensors is discussed.
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- Chen Jianrong
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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Giess F, Friedrich MG, Heberle J, Naumann RL, Knoll W. The protein-tethered lipid bilayer: a novel mimic of the biological membrane. Biophys J 2004; 87:3213-20. [PMID: 15339795 PMCID: PMC1304791 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.046169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A new concept of solid-supported tethered bilayer lipid membrane (tBLM) for the functional incorporation of membrane proteins is introduced. The incorporated protein itself acts as the tethering molecule resulting in a versatile system in which the protein determines the characteristics of the submembraneous space. This architecture is achieved through a metal chelating surface, to which histidine-tagged (His-tagged) membrane proteins are able to bind in a reversible manner. The tethered bilayer lipid membrane is generated by substitution of protein-bound detergent molecules with lipids using in-situ dialysis or adsorption. The system is characterized by surface plasmon resonance, quartz crystal microbalance, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. His-tagged cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is used as a model protein in this study. However, the new system should be applicable to all recombinant membrane proteins bearing a terminal His-tag. In particular, combination of surface immobilization and membrane reconstitution opens new prospects for the investigation of functional membrane proteins by various surface-sensitive techniques under a defined electric field.
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- Frank Giess
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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Biron E, Otis F, Meillon JC, Robitaille M, Lamothe J, Van Hove P, Cormier ME, Voyer N. Design, synthesis, and characterization of peptide nanostructures having ion channel activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2004; 12:1279-90. [PMID: 15018900 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2003.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2003] [Revised: 07/31/2003] [Accepted: 08/01/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We report the synthesis and the functional studies of multiple crown alpha-helical peptides designed to form artificial ion channels. The approach combines the versatility of solid phase peptide synthesis, the conformational predictability of peptidic molecules, and the solution synthesis of crown ethers with engineerable ion-binding abilities. Several biophysical methods were employed to characterize the activity and the mode of action of these crown peptide nanostructures. The 21 residue peptides bearing six 21-EC-7 turned out to facilitate the translocation of ions in a similar fashion to natural ion channels.
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- Eric Biron
- Département de chimie and Centre de recherche sur la fonction, la structure et l'ingénierie des protéines, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4
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Gufler PC, Pum D, Sleytr UB, Schuster B. Highly robust lipid membranes on crystalline S-layer supports investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2004; 1661:154-65. [PMID: 15003878 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2003.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2003] [Revised: 12/16/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In the present work, S-layer supported lipid membranes formed by a modified Langmuir-Blodgett technique were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Basically two intermediate hydrophilic supports for phospholipid- (DPhyPC) and bipolar tetraetherlipid- (MPL from Thermoplasma acidophilum) membranes have been applied: first, the S-layer protein SbpA isolated from Bacillus sphaericus CCM 2177 recrystallized onto a gold electrode; and second, as a reference support, an S-layer ultrafiltration membrane (SUM), which consists of a microfiltration membrane (MFM) with deposited S-layer carrying cell wall fragments. The electrochemical properties and the stability of DPhyPC and MPL membranes were found to depend on the used support. The specific capacitances were 0.53 and 0.69 microF/cm(2) for DPhyPC bilayers and 0.75 and 0.77 microF/cm(2) for MPL monolayers resting on SbpA and SUM, respectively. Membrane resistances of up to 80 mega Ohm cm(2) were observed for DPhyPC bilayers on SbpA. In addition, membranes supported by SbpA exhibited a remarkable long-term robustness of up to 2 days. The membrane functionality could be demonstrated by reconstitution of membrane-active peptides such as valinomycin and alamethicin. The present results recommend S-layer-supported lipid membranes as promising structures for membrane protein-based biosensor technology.
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- Petra C Gufler
- Center for NanoBiotechnology, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
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Whitehouse C, O'Flanagan R, Lindholm-Sethson B, Movaghar B, Nelson A. Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to the study of dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine monolayers on mercury. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2004; 20:136-144. [PMID: 15745011 DOI: 10.1021/la035259k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy has been applied to the analysis of the behavior of monolayers of dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine (DOPC) on a mercury electrode. Experiments were carried out in electrolytes KCl and NaCl (0.1 mol dm(-3)) and Mg(NO3)2 (0.05 mol dm(-3)), and the frequency dependence of the complex impedance was estimated between 65 000 and 0.1 Hz at potentials -0.4 to -1.5 V versus Ag/AgCl 3.5 mol dm(-3) KCl at uncoated and coated electrode surfaces. Experiments were also carried out in the presence of gramicidin A (gA). Between the potentials of -0.4 and -0.7 V, the DOPC monolayer behaves as an almost ideal capacitor with little frequency dispersion. At more negative potentials, the impedance data show the formation of defects (-0.7 to -0.85 V), ingression of electrolyte into the layer (capacitance peak approximately -0.935 V), reorientation of phospholipid-water structures (capacitance peak approximately -1.0 V), and initiation of phospholipid desorption (approximately -1.3 V). gA interaction with the phospholipid monolayer at -0.4 V is shown as an additional low-frequency element. A general "one capacitor model" in a RC series equivalent circuit is developed incorporating the frequency dispersion of the capacitance, distribution of the time constants of the dispersion, and a coefficient related to the interface between the solution and the coated electrode. This latter coefficient is the most robust and decreases at potentials approaching those coincident with the DOPC phase transitions.
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- C Whitehouse
- Center for Self-Organising Molecular Systems, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Phospholipid bilayer membranes at the interface between a substrate and an aqueous phase, supported by or tethered to the solid surface via a polymer cushion, a peptide-, protein-, or oligosaccharide-coupling layer have reached a stage at which they are important as a novel model membrane system but also offer potential for practical applications (e.g. for biosensing purposes with membrane-integral receptors). We briefly summarize some of the recent progress made in the structural characterization of the build-up of these rather complex interfacial architectures, in the functionalization of the pure lipid matrix by the reconstitution of proteins, and in the lateral patterning of the membranes as a prerequisite for the construction of membrane chips for massive parallel monitoring of binding events.
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- E K Sinner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Klopferspitz 18a, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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