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Davoudi S, Raemdonck K, Braeckmans K, Ghysels A. Capric Acid and Myristic Acid Permeability Enhancers in Curved Liposome Membranes. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:6789-6806. [PMID: 37917127 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Liposomes are considered as advanced drug delivery systems for cancer treatment. A generation of pH-sensitive liposomes is being developed that use fatty acids (FAs) as a trigger for drug release in tumor tissues. However, FAs are also known to enhance permeability, and it is unclear whether FAs in liposomes may cause drug leakage or premature drug release. The passive permeability of the drug through the membrane of the liposome is thus a crucial factor for timely drug delivery. To investigate how the curvature and lipid composition of liposomes affect their passive permeability, coarse-grained molecular dynamics were performed. The permeability was determined with a counting method. Flat bilayers and three liposomes with varying diameters were studied, which had varying lipid compositions of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and deprotonated or neutral saturated FAs. The investigated permeants were water and two other small permeants, which have different free energy profiles (solubility) across the membrane. First, for the curvature effect, our results showed that curvature increases the water permeability by reducing the membrane thickness. The permeability increase for water is about a factor of 1.7 for the most curved membranes. However, a high curvature decreases permeability for permeants with free energy profiles that are a mix of wells and barriers in the headgroup region of the membrane. Importantly, the type of experimental setup is expected to play a dominant role in the permeability value, i.e., whether permeants are escaping or entering the liposomes. Second, for the composition effect, FAs decrease both the area per lipid (APL) and the membrane thickness, resulting in permeability increases of up to 55%. Cholesterol has a similar effect on the APL but has the opposite impact on membrane thickness and permeability. Therefore, FAs and cholesterol have opposing effects on permeability, with cholesterol's effect being slightly stronger in our simulated bilayers. As all permeability values were well within a factor of 2, and with liposomes usually being larger and less curved in experimental applications, it can be concluded that the passive drug release from a pH-sensitive liposome does not seem to be significantly affected by the presence of FAs.
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- Samaneh Davoudi
- IBiTech─BioMMedA Group, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Block B-Entrance 36, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Bio-Photonic Imaging Group, Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- IBiTech─BioMMedA Group, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Block B-Entrance 36, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Radzin S, Wiśniewska-Becker A, Markiewicz M, Bętkowski S, Furso J, Waresiak J, Grolik J, Sarna T, Pawlak AM. Structural Impact of Selected Retinoids on Model Photoreceptor Membranes. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:575. [PMID: 37367779 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13060575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Photoreceptor membranes have a unique lipid composition. They contain a high level of polyunsaturated fatty acids including the most unsaturated fatty acid in nature, docosahexaenoic acid (22:6), and are enriched in phosphatidylethanolamines. The phospholipid composition and cholesterol content of the subcellular components of photoreceptor outer segments enables to divide photoreceptor membranes into three types: plasma membranes, young disc membranes, and old disc membranes. A high degree of lipid unsaturation, extended exposure to intensive irradiation, and high respiratory demands make these membranes sensitive to oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. Moreover, all-trans retinal (AtRAL), which is a photoreactive product of visual pigment bleaching, accumulates transiently inside these membranes, where its concentration may reach a phototoxic level. An elevated concentration of AtRAL leads to accelerated formation and accumulation of bisretinoid condensation products such as A2E or AtRAL dimers. However, a possible structural impact of these retinoids on the photoreceptor-membrane properties has not yet been studied. In this work we focused just on this aspect. The changes induced by retinoids, although noticeable, seem not to be significant enough to be physiologically relevant. This is, however, an positive conclusion because it can be assumed that accumulation of AtRAL in photoreceptor membranes will not affect the transduction of visual signals and will not disturb the interaction of proteins engaged in this process.
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- Szymon Radzin
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Marcos X, Sixto-López Y, Pérez-Casas S, Correa-Basurto J. Computational study of DMPC liposomes loaded with the N-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propylpentanamide (HO-AAVPA) and determination of its antiproliferative activity in vitro in NIH-3T3 cells. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 40:11448-11459. [PMID: 34315332 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1955744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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N-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propylpentanamide (HO-AAVPA) is a valproic acid (VPA) derivative that has shown promising antiproliferative effects in different cancer cell lines, such as A204, HeLa, and MDA-MB-231. However, its low water solubility could reduce its therapeutic effectiveness. To solve this problem, in this work, we incorporated HO-AAVPA into dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) liposomes in the presence or absence of cholesterol (CHOL). Using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), we found that the transition enthalpy (ΔHtr) of DMPC liposomes is reduced in the presence of CHOL and/or HO-AAVPA, indicating the favorable interactions between CHOL and/or HO-AAVPA and DMPC. Further, by molecular dynamics simulations it was possible to observed that HO-AAVPA migrates from the center of the bilayer toward the water and lipid interface of the DPMC bilayer systems exposing the amine group to water and the aliphatic chain toward the interior of the bilayer. As a consequence, we observed an ordering of the lipid bilayer. Moreover, CHOL harbors into the inner bilayer membrane, increasing the order parameter of the system. The liposomal solutions loaded with HO-AAVPA were tested in the NIH3T3 cell line, showing a reduction in cell proliferation compared to those cells presented without liposomes.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Xelhua Marcos
- Laboratorio de Biofísica y Biocatálisis, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Diseño y Desarrollo de Nuevos Fármacos e Innovación Biotecnológica (Laboratory for the Design and Development of New Drugs and Biotechnological Innovation) SEPI-ESM Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biofisicoquímica, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Diseño y Desarrollo de Nuevos Fármacos e Innovación Biotecnológica (Laboratory for the Design and Development of New Drugs and Biotechnological Innovation) SEPI-ESM Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Vesicular and Planar Membranes of Archaea Lipids: Unusual Physical Properties and Biomedical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147616. [PMID: 35886964 PMCID: PMC9319432 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Liposomes and planar membranes made of archaea or archaea-like lipids exhibit many unusual physical properties compared to model membranes composed of conventional diester lipids. Here, we review several recent findings in this research area, which include (1) thermosensitive archaeosomes with the capability to drastically change the membrane surface charge, (2) MthK channel's capability to insert into tightly packed tetraether black lipid membranes and exhibit channel activity with surprisingly high calcium sensitivity, and (3) the intercalation of apolar squalane into the midplane space of diether bilayers to impede proton permeation. We also review the usage of tetraether archaeosomes as nanocarriers of therapeutics and vaccine adjuvants, as well as the biomedical applications of planar archaea lipid membranes. The discussion on archaeosomal therapeutics is focused on partially purified tetraether lipid fractions such as the polar lipid fraction E (PLFE) and glyceryl caldityl tetraether (GCTE), which are the main components of PLFE with the sugar and phosphate removed.
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Shelepova EA, Medvedev NN. Investigation of the intermolecular voids at the dissolution of CO2 in ionic liquids. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Das S, Meinel MK, Wu Z, Müller-Plathe F. The role of the envelope protein in the stability of a coronavirus model membrane against an ethanolic disinfectant. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:245101. [PMID: 34241335 DOI: 10.1063/5.0055331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ethanol is highly effective against various enveloped viruses and can disable the virus by disintegrating the protective envelope surrounding it. The interactions between the coronavirus envelope (E) protein and its membrane environment play key roles in the stability and function of the viral envelope. By using molecular dynamics simulation, we explore the underlying mechanism of ethanol-induced disruption of a model coronavirus membrane and, in detail, interactions of the E-protein and lipids. We model the membrane bilayer as N-palmitoyl-sphingomyelin and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine lipids and the coronavirus E-protein. The study reveals that ethanol causes an increase in the lateral area of the bilayer along with thinning of the bilayer membrane and orientational disordering of lipid tails. Ethanol resides at the head-tail region of the membrane and enhances bilayer permeability. We found an envelope-protein-mediated increase in the ordering of lipid tails. Our simulations also provide important insights into the orientation of the envelope protein in a model membrane environment. At ∼25 mol. % of ethanol in the surrounding ethanol-water phase, we observe disintegration of the lipid bilayer and dislocation of the E-protein from the membrane environment.
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- Shubhadip Das
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institute für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institute für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institute für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institute für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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New Nanomaterials with Intrinsic Antioxidant Activity by Surface Functionalization of Niosomes with Natural Phenolic Acids. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13060766. [PMID: 34063874 PMCID: PMC8224007 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Nanoantioxidants have emerged as smart devices able to provide improved stability and biocompatibility and sustained and targeted release of conventional antioxidants. In the current research, a new family of nanoantioxidants has been developed by covalently grafting gallic (GA), caffeic (CF) and ferulic (FR) acid on the surfaces of Tween 80 niosomes. First, empty and curcumin (CUR)-loaded vesicles were prepared using a thin-layer evaporation technique and then functionalized with phenolic acids using carbodiimide chemistry. Nanoantioxidants obtained were characterized in terms of size, polydispersity index, zeta potential, and loading efficiency. Their antioxidant activity was studied by ABTS and DPPH assays. Surface functionalization of empty and CUR-loaded vesicles provided stable vesicles with intrinsic antioxidant properties. In vitro antioxidant assays highlighted that vesicles functionalized with FR or GA exhibited better antioxidant activity compared to CF-grafted niosomes. Furthermore, vesicles loaded with CUR and functionalized with GA and CF showed an enhanced scavenging ability of ABTS and DPPH radicals, compared to the single antioxidant-loaded formulations, highlighting an important synergic effect of CUR when used in combination with GA ad CF.
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Yang Y, Dong H, Zhou HX. Effects of Cholesterol on the Partitioning of a Drug Molecule in Lipid Bilayers. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:5338-5345. [PMID: 33984232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Drug molecules either bind to membrane-bound targets or permeate through cell membranes to reach intracellular targets, and hence, their membrane partition and permeation are of great importance. Here, we studied the effects of cholesterol on the partition of amantadine, an antiflu drug molecule, into 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayers using molecular dynamics simulations. The membrane partition of amantadine is sensitive to the cholesterol mole fraction (xchol). In the absence of cholesterol, amantadine is stably bound in membranes, but at xchol = 32%, it can escape to the aqueous phase, in agreement with recent experiments. The reduced membrane partition of amantadine at a high cholesterol content is mainly due to the perturbation of the bilayer structure and dynamics. Surrounding lipids stabilize amantadine by having their tails wrapped around the drug molecule, and this ability is compromised when cholesterol is present to increase the order in lipid tails. The atomic details on interactions with lipids and perturbations by cholesterol revealed here provide insight into membrane partition and delivery of drug molecules to their targets.
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- Yuqin Yang
- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, China.,Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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Lazaris V, Hatziri A, Symeonidis A, Kypreos KE. The Lipoprotein Transport System in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma: Advances and Challenges. Front Oncol 2021; 11:638288. [PMID: 33842343 PMCID: PMC8032975 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.638288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable neoplastic hematologic disorder characterized by malignant plasma cells, mainly in the bone marrow. MM is associated with multiple factors, such as lipid metabolism, obesity, and age-associated disease development. Although, the precise pathogenetic mechanisms remain unknown, abnormal lipid and lipoprotein levels have been reported in patients with MM. Interestingly, patients with higher APOA1 levels, the major apolipoprotein of high density lipoprotein (HDL), have better overall survival. The limited existing studies regarding serum lipoproteins in MM are inconclusive, and often contradictory. Nevertheless, it appears that deregulation of the lipoprotein transport system may facilitate the development of the disease. Here, we provide a critical review of the literature on the role of lipids and lipoproteins in MM pathophysiology. We also propose novel mechanisms, linking the development and progression of MM to the metabolism of blood lipoproteins. We anticipate that proteomic and lipidomic analyses of serum lipoproteins along with analyses of their functionality may improve our understanding and shed light on novel mechanistic aspects of MM pathophysiology.
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- Vasileios Lazaris
- Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.,Hematology Clinic, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Hematology Clinic, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.,Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Bhuyan NN, Pattnaik GP, Mishra A, Chakraborty H. Exploring membrane viscosity at the headgroup region utilizing a hemicyanine-based fluorescent probe. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dotson RJ, McClenahan E, Pias SC. Updated Evaluation of Cholesterol's Influence on Membrane Oxygen Permeability. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1269:23-30. [PMID: 33966190 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48238-1_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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There is a surprising gap in knowledge regarding the mechanism of oxygen (O2) diffusional delivery at the level of tissues and cells. Yet, the effectiveness of tumor radiotherapy, the success of tissue engineering, and healthy metabolism all require ample intracellular oxygen. Tissue-level diffusion takes place in a complex and crowded macromolecular environment. Cholesterol-rich cellular membranes have been thought to reduce oxygen flux. Here, we use atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to update prior estimates of bilayer permeability and related parameters for 1-palmitoyl,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) and POPC/cholesterol bilayers, using a modified O2 model with improved membrane-water partitioning behavior. This work estimates an oxygen permeability coefficient of 15 ± 1 cm/s for POPC and 11.5 ± 0.4 cm/s for POPC/cholesterol (1:1 molecular ratio) at 37 °C. The permeability of POPC is found to be ~1/3 that of a water layer of similar thickness, and the permeability of POPC/cholesterol is estimated to be 20-30% below that of POPC. Void pathway visualization and free energy data support channeling of oxygen toward the center of cholesterol-incorporating membranes, while partition coefficient data suggest reduced membrane solubility of oxygen due to cholesterol. Further study is needed to understand whether diffusion pathway changes due to cholesterol and other molecular compositional factors influence oxygen availability within tissue.
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- Rachel J Dotson
- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), Socorro, NM, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), Socorro, NM, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), Socorro, NM, USA.
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The role of fusion peptides in depth-dependent membrane organization and dynamics in promoting membrane fusion. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 234:105025. [PMID: 33301753 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.105025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Membrane fusion is an important event in the life of eukaryotes; occurs in several processes such as endocytosis, exocytosis, cellular trafficking, compartmentalization, import of nutrients and export of waste, vesiculation, inter cellular communication, and fertilization. The enveloped viruses as well utilize fusion between the viral envelope and host cell membrane for infection. The stretch of 20-25 amino acids located at the N-terminus of the fusion protein, known as fusion peptide, plays a decisive role in the fusion process. The stalk model of membrane fusion postulated a common route of bilayer transformation for stalk, transmembrane contact, and pore formation; and fusion peptide is believed to facilitate bilayer transformation to promote membrane fusion. The peptide-induced change in depth-dependent organization and dynamics could provide important information in understanding the role of fusion peptide in membrane fusion. In this review, we have discussed about three depth-dependent properties of the membrane such as rigidity, polarity and heterogeneity, and the impact of fusion peptide on these three membrane properties.
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Atallah C, Greige-Gerges H, Charcosset C. Development of cysteamine loaded liposomes in liquid and dried forms for improvement of cysteamine stability. Int J Pharm 2020; 589:119721. [PMID: 32758591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite the high aqueous solubility of cysteamine, its unpleasant organoleptic properties, hygroscopicity, instability in solutions, and poor pharmacokinetic profile are the main drawbacks that limit its use for medical and cosmetic purposes. In this study, cysteamine-loaded liposomes were prepared using the ethanol injection method. Liposomes were characterized for their size, homogeneity, surface charge, and morphology. The incorporation ratios of cholesterol and phospholipids, the encapsulation efficiency and the loading ratio of cysteamine in liposomes were determined. Moreover, the stability of free and encapsulated cysteamine was assessed at different temperatures (4, 25, and 37 °C) in the presence and absence of light. Cysteamine-loaded liposomes were freeze-dried and reconstituted liposomes were characterized. Finally, the storage stability of the freeze-dried cysteamine-loaded liposomes was studied. Liposomes were nanometric, oligolamellar, and spherical. The encapsulation efficiency and the loading ratio of cysteamine varied between 12 and 40% in the different formulations. The encapsulation improved the stability of cysteamine in the various storage conditions. The dried form of cysteamine-loaded liposomes conserved the size of the vesicles and retained 33% of cysteamine present in the liposomal suspension before lyophilization. The freeze-dried liposomes formulations were stable after four months of storage at 4 °C.
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- Carla Atallah
- Bioactive Molecules Research Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon; Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Génie des Procédés et de Génie Pharmaceutique (LAGEPP), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
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- Bioactive Molecules Research Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon
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- Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Génie des Procédés et de Génie Pharmaceutique (LAGEPP), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France.
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Ayesa U, Chong PLG. Polar Lipid Fraction E from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Can Form Stable yet Thermo-Sensitive Tetraether/Diester Hybrid Archaeosomes with Controlled Release Capability. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218388. [PMID: 33182284 PMCID: PMC7664881 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Archaeosomes have drawn increasing attention in recent years as novel nano-carriers for therapeutics. The main obstacle of using archaeosomes for therapeutics delivery has been the lack of an efficient method to trigger the release of entrapped content from the otherwise extremely stable structure. Our present study tackles this long-standing problem. We made hybrid archaeosomes composed of tetraether lipids, called the polar lipid fraction E (PLFE) isolated from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, and the synthetic diester lipid dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). Differential polarized phase-modulation and steady-state fluorometry, confocal fluorescence microscopy, zeta potential (ZP) measurements, and biochemical assays were employed to characterize the physical properties and drug behaviors in PLFE/DPPC hybrid archaeosomes in the presence and absence of live cells. We found that PLFE lipids have an ordering effect on fluid DPPC liposomal membranes, which can slow down the release of entrapped drugs, while PLFE provides high negative charges on the outer surface of liposomes, which can increase vesicle stability against coalescence among liposomes or with cells. Furthermore, we found that the zeta potential in hybrid archaeosomes with 30 mol% PLFE and 70 mol% DPPC (designated as PLFE/DPPC(3:7) archaeosomes) undergoes an abrupt increase from −48 mV at 37 °C to −16 mV at 44 °C (termed the ZP transition), which we hypothesize results from DPPC domain melting and PLFE lipid ‘flip-flop’. The anticancer drug doxorubicin (DXO) can be readily incorporated into PLFE/DPPC(3:7) archaeosomes. The rate constant of DXO release from PLFE/DPPC(3:7) archaeosomes into Tris buffer exhibited a sharp increase (~2.5 times), when the temperature was raised from 37 to 42 °C, which is believed to result from the liposomal structural changes associated with the ZP transition. This thermo-induced sharp increase in drug release was not affected by serum proteins as a similar temperature dependence of drug release kinetics was observed in human blood serum. A 15-min pre-incubation of PLFE/DPPC(3:7) archaeosomal DXO with MCF-7 breast cancer cells at 42 °C caused a significant increase in the amount of DXO entering into the nuclei and a considerable increase in the cell’s cytotoxicity under the 37 °C growth temperature. Taken together, our data suggests that PLFE/DPPC(3:7) archaeosomes are stable yet potentially useful thermo-sensitive liposomes wherein the temperature range (from 37 to 42–44 °C) clinically used for mild hyperthermia treatment of tumors can be used to trigger drug release for medical interventions.
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Dong Y, Meng G, Guo J, Yin M, Xu H, Li Y, Zhu J, Zhu W, Li M, Li Y, Wang H. Preparation of T‑2 toxin‑containing pH‑sensitive liposome and its antitumor activity. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:4423-4431. [PMID: 33000242 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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T‑2 toxin is a type A trichothecene mycotoxin. In order to reduce the side effects of T‑2 toxin and increase the tumor targeting ability, a pH‑sensitive liposome of T‑2 toxin (LP‑pHS‑T2) was prepared and characterized in the present study. The cytotoxicity of LP‑pHS‑T2 on A549, Hep‑G2, MKN‑45, K562 and L929 cell lines was tested by 3‑(4,5‑dimethylthiazolyl‑2)‑2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, with T‑2 toxin as the control. The apoptotic and migratory effects of LP‑pHS‑T2 on Hep‑G2 cells were investigated. The preparation process of LP‑pHS‑T2 involved the following parameters: Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine: dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine, 1:2; total phospholipid concentration, 20 mg/ml; phospholipid:cholesterol, 3:1; 4‑(2‑hydroxyethyl)‑1‑piperazineethanesulfonic acid buffer (pH 7.4), 10 ml; drug:lipid ratio, 2:1; followed by ultrasound for 10 min and extrusion. The encapsulation efficiency reached 95±2.43%. The average particle size of LP‑pHS‑T2 after extrusion was 100 nm; transmission electron microscopy showed that the shape of LP‑pHS‑T2 was round or oval and of uniform size. The release profile demonstrated a two‑phase downward trend, with fast leakage of T‑2 toxin in the first 6 h (~20% released), followed by sustained release up to 48 h (~46% released). From 48‑72 h, the leakage rate increased (~76% released), until reaching a minimum at 72 h. When LP‑pHS‑T2 was immersed in 0.2 mol/l disodium phosphate‑sodium dihydrogen phosphate buffers (pH 6.5), the release speed was significantly increased and the release rate reached 91.2%, demonstrating strong pH sensitivity. Overall, antitumor tests showed that LP‑pHS‑T2 could promote the apoptosis and inhibit the migration of Hep‑G2 cells. The present study provided a new approach for the development of T‑2 toxin‑based anti‑cancer drugs.
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- Yuan Dong
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Jilin Collaborative Innovation Center for Antibody Engineering, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Jilin Collaborative Innovation Center for Antibody Engineering, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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- Jilin Collaborative Innovation Center for Antibody Engineering, Jilin Medical University, Jilin 132013, P.R. China
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Zuniga-Hertz JP, Patel HH. The Evolution of Cholesterol-Rich Membrane in Oxygen Adaption: The Respiratory System as a Model. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1340. [PMID: 31736773 PMCID: PMC6828933 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The increase in atmospheric oxygen levels imposed significant environmental pressure on primitive organisms concerning intracellular oxygen concentration management. Evidence suggests the rise of cholesterol, a key molecule for cellular membrane organization, as a cellular strategy to restrain free oxygen diffusion under the new environmental conditions. During evolution and the increase in organismal complexity, cholesterol played a pivotal role in the establishment of novel and more complex functions associated with lipid membranes. Of these, caveolae, cholesterol-rich membrane domains, are signaling hubs that regulate important in situ functions. Evolution resulted in complex respiratory systems and molecular response mechanisms that ensure responses to critical events such as hypoxia facilitated oxygen diffusion and transport in complex organisms. Caveolae have been structurally and functionally associated with respiratory systems and oxygen diffusion control through their relationship with molecular response systems like hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF), and particularly as a membrane-localized oxygen sensor, controlling oxygen diffusion balanced with cellular physiological requirements. This review will focus on membrane adaptations that contribute to regulating oxygen in living systems.
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- Juan Pablo Zuniga-Hertz
- Department of Anesthesiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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Naumowicz M, Kusaczuk M, Kruszewski MA, Gál M, Krętowski R, Cechowska-Pasko M, Kotyńska J. The modulating effect of lipid bilayer/p-coumaric acid interactions on electrical properties of model lipid membranes and human glioblastoma cells. Bioorg Chem 2019; 92:103242. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gironi B, Lapini A, Ragnoni E, Calvagna C, Paolantoni M, Morresi A, Sassi P. Free volume and dynamics in a lipid bilayer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:23169-23178. [PMID: 31612182 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03451j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The lateral diffusion of lipids and of small molecules inside a membrane is strictly related to the arrangement of acyl chains and to their mobility. In this study, we use FTIR and time resolved 2D-IR spectroscopic techniques to characterize the structure and dynamics of the hydrophobic region of palmitoyl-oleylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol vesicles dispersed in water/dimethylsulfoxide solutions. By means of a non-polar probe, hexacarbonyl tungsten, we monitor the distribution of free volumes inside the bilayer and the conformational dynamics of hydrophobic tails in relation to the different compositions of the membrane or the different compositions of the solvent. Despite the important structural changes induced by the presence of DMSO in the solvating medium, the picosecond dynamics of the membrane is preserved under the different conditions.
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- Beatrice Gironi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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Meher G, Sinha S, Pattnaik GP, Ghosh Dastidar S, Chakraborty H. Cholesterol Modulates Membrane Properties and the Interaction of gp41 Fusion Peptide To Promote Membrane Fusion. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:7113-7122. [PMID: 31345037 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b04577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An envelope glycoprotein, gp41, is crucial for the entry of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into the host cell. The 20-23 N-terminal amino acid sequence of gp41 plays an important role in promoting fusion between viral and host cells. Interestingly, the structure and function of the fusion peptide are extremely sensitive to the characteristics of the lipid environment. In this present work, we have extensively utilized steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy in tandem with molecular dynamics simulation to elucidate peptide binding and peptide-induced perturbation to the membrane. We have used two depth-dependent fluorescence probes, 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) and its trimethylammonium derivative (TMA-DPH), to monitor the effect of peptide binding along the bilayer normal and have reconciled the experimental observation with the insights from the simulated molecular events. We have further monitored the effect of membrane cholesterol on peptide-induced membrane perturbation. The molecular dynamics simulation data show that the peptide alters the membrane properties in the vicinity of the peptide and it penetrates to a larger extent into the bilayer when the membrane contains cholesterol. Our results clearly elucidate that cholesterol alters the membrane physical properties in favor of membrane fusion and interaction pattern of the fusion peptide with the membrane in a concentration-dependent fashion. The role of cholesterol is specifically important as the host eukaryotic cells contain a decent amount of cholesterol that might be critical for the entry of HIV into the host cells.
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- Geetanjali Meher
- School of Chemistry , Sambalpur University , Jyoti Vihar, Burla , Odisha 768 019 , India
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- Division of Bioinformatics , Bose Institute , P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VII M , Kolkata 700054 , India
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- School of Chemistry , Sambalpur University , Jyoti Vihar, Burla , Odisha 768 019 , India
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- Division of Bioinformatics , Bose Institute , P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VII M , Kolkata 700054 , India
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- School of Chemistry , Sambalpur University , Jyoti Vihar, Burla , Odisha 768 019 , India
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Meher G, Chakraborty H. Membrane Composition Modulates Fusion by Altering Membrane Properties and Fusion Peptide Structure. J Membr Biol 2019; 252:261-272. [PMID: 31011762 PMCID: PMC7079885 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-019-00064-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Membrane fusion, one of the most essential processes in the life of eukaryotes, occurs when two separate lipid bilayers merge into a continuous bilayer and internal contents of two separated membranes mingle. There is a certain class of proteins that assist the binding of the viral envelope to the target host cell and catalyzing fusion. All class I viral fusion proteins contain a highly conserved 20–25 amino-acid amphipathic peptide at the N-terminus, which is essential for fusion activity and is termed as the ‘fusion peptide’. It has been shown that insertion of fusion peptides into the host membrane and the perturbation in the membrane generated thereby is crucial for membrane fusion. Significant efforts have been given in the last couple of decades to understand the lipid-dependence of structure and function of the fusion peptide in membranes to understand the role of lipid compositions in membrane fusion. In addition, the lipid compositions further change the membrane physical properties and alter the mechanism and extent of membrane fusion. Therefore, lipid compositions modulate membrane fusion by changing membrane physical properties and altering structure of the fusion peptide.
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- Geetanjali Meher
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha, 768 019, India
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha, 768 019, India.
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A Critical Analysis of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Membrane Cholesterol Sensitivity of GPCRs. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1115:21-52. [PMID: 30649754 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-04278-3_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and a diverse family of proteins involved in signal transduction across biological membranes. GPCRs mediate a wide range of physiological processes and have emerged as major targets for the development of novel drug candidates in all clinical areas. Since GPCRs are integral membrane proteins, regulation of their organization, dynamics, and function by membrane lipids, in particular membrane cholesterol, has emerged as an exciting area of research. Cholesterol sensitivity of GPCRs could be due to direct interaction of cholesterol with the receptor (specific effect). Alternately, GPCR function could be influenced by the effect of cholesterol on membrane physical properties (general effect). In this review, we critically analyze the specific and general mechanisms of the modulation of GPCR function by membrane cholesterol, taking examples from representative GPCRs. While evidence for both the proposed mechanisms exists, there appears to be no clear-cut distinction between these two mechanisms, and a combination of these mechanisms cannot be ruled out in many cases. We conclude that classifying the mechanism underlying cholesterol sensitivity of GPCR function merely into these two mutually exclusive classes could be somewhat arbitrary. A more holistic approach could be suitable for analyzing GPCR-cholesterol interaction.
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Shelepova EA, Kim AV, Voloshin VP, Medvedev NN. Intermolecular Voids in Lipid Bilayers in the Presence of Glycyrrhizic Acid. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:9938-9946. [PMID: 30299964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b07989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is known that glycyrrhizic acid (GA) promotes the enhancement of the activity of several medicines. This is attributed to the fact that GA increases the membrane permeability of small drug molecules. There is an opinion that GA facilitates the formation of additional large voids in the membrane, which enhance the passive diffusion of molecules across the membrane. In this work, we investigate how GA influences the intermolecular voids using the molecular dynamics simulation. We calculate the interstitial spheres (empty spheres inscribed between molecules) in model DPPC and DOPC bilayers, both pure and with the addition of cholesterol. It was observed that the addition of GA does not lead to the formation of new large interstitial spheres; i.e., new large voids do not appear. The distribution of empty volume inside the bilayers is also studied. We calculated the profiles of the empty volume fraction both from the middle plane of the bilayer and from its outer surface (from the lipid-water interface). This analysis has shown that the addition of GA does not cause the increase of the empty volume in the bilayer; moreover, there is a slight decrease in the bilayers with cholesterol. Thus, we have not found a confirmation of the simplest hypothesis that individual GA molecules induce pores in the membrane.
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- Ekaterina A Shelepova
- Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia.,Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia.,Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia.,Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion , Novosibirsk 63090 , Russia
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Tse CH, Comer J, Wang Y, Chipot C. Link between Membrane Composition and Permeability to Drugs. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:2895-2909. [PMID: 29771515 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Prediction of membrane permeability to small molecules represents an important aspect of drug discovery. First-principles calculations of this quantity require an accurate description of both the thermodynamics and kinetics that underlie translocation of the permeant across the lipid bilayer. In this contribution, the membrane permeability to three drugs, or drug-like molecules, namely, 9-anthroic acid (ANA), 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine (DDA), and hydrocortisone (HYL), are estimated in a pure 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) and in a POPC:cholesterol (2:1) mixture. On the basis of independent 2-5-μs free-energy calculations combined with a time-fractional Smoluchowski determination of the diffusivity, the estimated membrane permeabilities to these chemically diverse permeants fall within an order of magnitude from the experimental values obtained in egg-lecithin bilayers, with the exception of HYL in pure POPC. This exception is particularly interesting because the calculated permeability of the sterol-rich bilayer to HYL, in close agreement with the experimental value, is about 600 times lower than that of the pure POPC bilayer to HYL. In contrast, the permeabilities to ANA and DDA differ by less than a factor of 10 between the pure POPC and POPC:cholesterol bilayers. The unusual behavior of HYL, a large, amphiphilic compound, may be linked with the longer range perturbation of the lipid bilayer it induces, compared to ANA and DDA, suggestive of a possibly different translocation mechanism. We find that the tendency of lower permeabilities of the POPC:cholesterol bilayer relative to those of the pure POPC one is a consequence of increased free-energy barriers. Beyond reporting accurate estimates of the membrane permeability, the present contribution also demonstrates that rigorous free-energy calculations and a fractional-diffusion model are key in revealing the molecular phenomena linking the composition of a membrane to its permeability to drugs.
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- Chi Hang Tse
- Shenzhen Research Institute , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong SAR , China.,Department of Physics , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine and Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State, Department of Anatomy and Physiology , Kansas State University , Manhattan , Kansas 66506 , United States
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- Shenzhen Research Institute , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong SAR , China.,Department of Physics , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Laboratoire International Associé Centre, National de la Recherche Scientifique et University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Unité Mixte de Recherche No. 7019 , Université de Lorraine , B.P. 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex , France.,Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 405 North Mathews Avenue , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.,Department of Physics , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1110 West Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
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Elola MD, Rodriguez J. Influence of Cholesterol on the Dynamics of Hydration in Phospholipid Bilayers. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:5897-5907. [PMID: 29742895 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We investigate the dynamics of interfacial waters in dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayers upon the addition of cholesterol, by molecular dynamics simulations. Our data reveal that the inclusion of cholesterol modifies the membrane aqueous interfacial dynamics: waters diffuse faster, their rotational decay time is shorter, and the DPPC/water hydrogen bond dynamics relaxes faster than in the pure DPPC membrane. The observed acceleration of the translational water dynamics agrees with recent experimental results, in which, by means of NMR techniques, an increment of the surface water diffusivity is measured upon the addition of cholesterol. A microscopic analysis of the lipid/water hydrogen bond network at the interfacial region suggests that the mechanism underlying the observed water mobility enhancement is given by the rupture of a fraction of interlipid water bridge hydrogen bonds connecting two different DPPC molecules, concomitant to the formation of new lipid/solvent bonds, whose dynamics is faster than that of the former. The consideration of a simple two-state model for the decay of the hydrogen bond correlation function yielded excellent results, obtaining two well-separated characteristic time scales: a slow one (∼250 ps) associated with bonds linking two DPPC molecules, and a fast one (∼15 ps), related to DPPC/solvent bonds.
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- M Dolores Elola
- Departamento de Física , Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica , Av Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Departamento de Física , Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica , Av Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires , Argentina.,ECyT , UNSAM , Martín de Irigoyen 3100, 1650 San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Voloshin VP, Kim AV, Shelepova EA, Medvedev NN. Determination of the Boundary Surface Between the Lipid Bilayer and Water. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476618010146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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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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Zhang L, Hao C, Xu G, Sun R. Effects of Concentration and Surface Pressure on MBP Interaction with Cholesterol in Langmuir Films. SCANNING 2017; 2017:1542156. [PMID: 29250212 PMCID: PMC5698604 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1542156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Predicting the mechanism of MBP binding to cholesterol is meaningful in understanding how MBP participate in lateral membrane organization. The interaction of MBP with cholesterol monolayer was investigated at three surface pressures on 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer with the different concentrations of MBP. The results show that π-A isotherms shift to larger molecular area at all pressures. By means of analyzing π-T curves, a surface pressure increase was obtained. Results indicated that the greater the protein concentration in the subphase, the larger the increase of surface pressure. In addition, changes in monolayer surface morphology and domain formation were performed by AFM. These results provide more direct and convincing evidence for the MBP interaction with cholesterol. The MBP-cholesterol interaction suggests a significant concentrations and surface pressure dependence and is probably governed by hydrogen bonds. The date presented could help to understand at least one of the molecular mechanisms through which MBP affects lateral organization of the cholesterol membrane.
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- Lei Zhang
- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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Meher G, Chakraborty H. Organization and dynamics of Trp14 of hemagglutinin fusion peptide in membrane mimetic environment. Chem Phys Lipids 2017; 205:48-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fábián B, Sega M, Voloshin VP, Medvedev NN, Jedlovszky P. Lateral Pressure Profile and Free Volume Properties in Phospholipid Membranes Containing Anesthetics. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:2814-2824. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b00990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Balázs Fábián
- Department of Inorganic
and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
- Institut UTINAM (CNRS UMR 6213), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, F-25030 Besançon, France
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- Faculty of
Physics, University of Vienna, Sensengasse 8/9, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Eszterházy Károly University, Leányka utca 6, H-3300 Eger, Hungary
- MTA-BME Research Group of Technical Analytical Chemistry, Szent Gellért tér
4, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
- Laboratory of Interfaces and Nanosize Systems,
Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Peter Stny 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Sethy D, Chakraborty H. Micellar dipolar rearrangement is sensitive to hydrophobic chain length: Implication for structural switchover of piroxicam. Chem Phys Lipids 2016; 200:120-125. [PMID: 27680423 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The interfacial properties of the membrane are exceptionally vital in drug-membrane interaction. They not only select out a particular prototropic form of the drug molecule for incorporation, but are also potent enough to induce structural switchover of these drugs in several cases. In this work, we quantitatively monitored the change in dipolar rearrangement of the micellar interface (as a simplified membrane mimic) by measuring the dielectric constant and dipole potential with the micellization of SDS at pH 3.6. The dielectric constant and dipole potential were measured utilizing the fluorescence of polarity sensitive probe, pyrene and potential-sensitive probe, di-8-ANEPPS, respectively. Our study demonstrates that the change in dipolar rearrangement directly influences the switchover equilibrium between the anionic and neutral from of piroxicam. We have further extended our work to evaluate the effect of hydrophobic chain length of the surfactants on the dipolar rearrangement and its effect on the structural switchover of piroxicam. It is interesting that the extent of switchover of piroxicam is directly correlated with the dipolar rearrangement induced bythe varying hydrophobic chain length of the surfactants. To the best of our knowledge, our results constitute the first report to show the dependence of dipole potential on the hydrophobic chain length of the surfactant and demonstrate that the dipolar rearrangement directly tunes the extent of structural switchover of piroxicam, which was so far only intuitive. We consider that this new finding would have promising implication in drug distribution and drug efficacy.
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- Dasaratha Sethy
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha 768 019, India.
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Möller MN, Li Q, Chinnaraj M, Cheung HC, Lancaster JR, Denicola A. Solubility and diffusion of oxygen in phospholipid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:2923-2930. [PMID: 27614191 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The transport of oxygen and other nonelectrolytes across lipid membranes is known to depend on both diffusion and solubility in the bilayer, and to be affected by changes in the physical state and by the lipid composition, especially the content of cholesterol and unsaturated fatty acids. However, it is not known how these factors affect diffusion and solubility separately. Herein we measured the partition coefficient of oxygen in liposome membranes of dilauroyl-, dimiristoyl- and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine in buffer at different temperatures using the equilibrium-shift method with electrochemical detection. The apparent diffusion coefficient was measured following the fluorescence quenching of 1-pyrenedodecanoate inserted in the liposome bilayers under the same conditions. The partition coefficient varied with the temperature and the physical state of the membrane, from below 1 in the gel state to above 2.8 in the liquid-crystalline state in DMPC and DPPC membranes. The partition coefficient was directly proportional to the partial molar volume and was then associated to the increase in free-volume in the membrane as a function of temperature. The apparent diffusion coefficients were corrected by the partition coefficients and found to be nearly the same, with a null dependence on viscosity and physical state of the membrane, probably because the pyrene is disturbing the surrounding lipids and thus becoming insensitive to changes in membrane viscosity. Combining our results with those of others, it is apparent that both solubility and diffusion increase when increasing the temperature or when comparing a membrane in the gel to one in the fluid state.
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- Matías N Möller
- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, and Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Free Radical Biology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Medicine, and Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, and Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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The role of cholesterol in membrane fusion. Chem Phys Lipids 2016; 199:136-143. [PMID: 27179407 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cholesterol modulates the bilayer structure of biological membranes in multiple ways. It changes the fluidity, thickness, compressibility, water penetration and intrinsic curvature of lipid bilayers. In multi-component lipid mixtures, cholesterol induces phase separations, partitions selectively between different coexisting lipid phases, and causes integral membrane proteins to respond by changing conformation or redistribution in the membrane. But, which of these often overlapping properties are important for membrane fusion?-Here we review a range of recent experiments that elucidate the multiple roles that cholesterol plays in SNARE-mediated and viral envelope glycoprotein-mediated membrane fusion.
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Filippov AV, Kotenkov SA, Munavirov BV, Khaliullina AV, Gnezdilov OI, Antzutkin ON. Effect of curcumin on lateral diffusion in lipid bilayers. MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Róg T, Orłowski A, Llorente A, Skotland T, Sylvänne T, Kauhanen D, Ekroos K, Sandvig K, Vattulainen I. Interdigitation of long-chain sphingomyelin induces coupling of membrane leaflets in a cholesterol dependent manner. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:281-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Monajjemi M. Cell membrane causes the lipid bilayers to behave as variable capacitors: A resonance with self-induction of helical proteins. Biophys Chem 2015; 207:114-27. [PMID: 26529673 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cell membrane has a unique feature of storing biological energies in a physiologically relevant environment. This study illustrates a capacitor model of biological cell membrane including DPPC structures. The electron density profile models, electron localization function (ELF) and local information entropy have been applied to study the interaction of proteins with lipid bilayers in the cell membrane. The quantum and coulomb blockade effects of different thicknesses in the membrane have also been specifically investigated. It has been exhibited the quantum effects can appear in a small region of the free space within the membrane thickness due to the number and type of phospholipid layers. In addition, from the viewpoint of quantum effects by Heisenberg rule, it is shown the quantum tunneling is allowed in some micro positions while it is forbidden in other forms of membrane capacitor systems. Due to the dynamical behavior of the cell membrane, its capacitance is not fixed which results a variable capacitor. In presence of the external fields through protein trance membrane or ions, charges exert forces that can influence the state of the cell membrane. This causes to appear the charge capacitive susceptibility that can resonate with self-induction of helical coils; the resonance of which is the main reason for various biological pulses.
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- Majid Monajjemi
- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Chakraborty H, Haldar S, Chong PLG, Kombrabail M, Krishnamoorthy G, Chattopadhyay A. Depth-Dependent Organization and Dynamics of Archaeal and Eukaryotic Membranes: Development of Membrane Anisotropy Gradient with Natural Evolution. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:11591-11597. [PMID: 26445271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The lipid composition of archaea is unique and has been correlated with increased stability under extreme environmental conditions. In this article, we have focused on the evolution of membrane organization and dynamics with natural evolution. Dynamic anisotropy along the membrane normal (i.e., gradients of mobility, polarity, and heterogeneity) is a hallmark of fluid phase diester or diether phospholipid membranes. We monitored gradients of mobility, polarity, and heterogeneity along the membrane normal in membranes made of a representative archaeal lipid using a series of membrane depth-dependent fluorescent probes, and compared them to membranes prepared from a typical diether lipid from higher organisms (eukaryotes). Our results show that the representative dynamic anisotropy gradient along the membrane normal is absent in membranes made from archaeal lipids. We hypothesize that the dynamic gradient observed in membranes of diester and diether phospholipids is a consequence of natural evolution of membrane lipids in response to the requirement of carrying out complex cellular functions by membrane proteins.
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- Hirak Chakraborty
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology , Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University , Burla, Odisha 768 019, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology , Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, United States
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India
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Wüstner D, Solanko K. How cholesterol interacts with proteins and lipids during its intracellular transport. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:1908-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cardenas AE, Elber R. Modeling kinetics and equilibrium of membranes with fields: milestoning analysis and implication to permeation. J Chem Phys 2015; 141:054101. [PMID: 25106564 DOI: 10.1063/1.4891305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Coarse graining of membrane simulations by translating atomistic dynamics to densities and fields with Milestoning is discussed. The space of the membrane system is divided into cells and the different cells are characterized by order parameters presenting the number densities. The dynamics of the order parameters are probed with Milestoning. The methodology is illustrated here for a phospholipid membrane system (a hydrated bilayer of DOPC (1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) lipid molecules). Significant inhomogeneity in membrane internal number density leads to complex free energy landscape and local maps of transition times. Dynamics and distributions of cavities within the membrane assist the permeation of nonpolar solutes such as xenon atoms. It is illustrated that quantitative and detailed dynamics of water transport through DOPC membrane can be analyzed using Milestoning with fields. The reaction space for water transport includes at least two slow variables: the normal to the membrane plane, and the water density.
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- Alfredo E Cardenas
- Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Issack BB, Peslherbe GH. Effects of Cholesterol on the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Passive Transport of Water through Lipid Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:9391-400. [DOI: 10.1021/jp510497r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bilkiss B. Issack
- Centre for Research in Molecular
Modeling and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Molecular
Modeling and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Québec H4B 1R6, Canada
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The dehydration dynamics of a model cell membrane induced by cholesterol analogue 6-ketocholestanol investigated using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. Sci China Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5308-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Solanko LM, Honigmann A, Midtiby HS, Lund FW, Brewer JR, Dekaris V, Bittman R, Eggeling C, Wüstner D. Membrane orientation and lateral diffusion of BODIPY-cholesterol as a function of probe structure. Biophys J 2014; 105:2082-92. [PMID: 24209853 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cholesterol tagged with the BODIPY fluorophore via the central difluoroboron moiety of the dye (B-Chol) is a promising probe for studying intracellular cholesterol dynamics. We synthesized a new BODIPY-cholesterol probe (B-P-Chol) with the fluorophore attached via one of its pyrrole rings to carbon-24 of cholesterol (B-P-Chol). Using two-photon fluorescence polarimetry in giant unilamellar vesicles and in the plasma membrane (PM) of living intact and actin-disrupted cells, we show that the BODIPY-groups in B-Chol and B-P-Chol are oriented perpendicular and almost parallel to the bilayer normal, respectively. B-Chol is in all three membrane systems much stronger oriented than B-P-Chol. Interestingly, we found that the lateral diffusion in the PM was two times slower for B-Chol than for B-P-Chol, although we found no difference in lateral diffusion in model membranes. Stimulated emission depletion microscopy, performed for the first time, to our knowledge, with fluorescent sterols, revealed that the difference in lateral diffusion of the BODIPY-cholesterol probes was not caused by anomalous subdiffusion, because diffusion of both analogs in the PM was free but not hindered. Our combined measurements show that the position and orientation of the BODIPY moiety in cholesterol analogs have a severe influence on lateral diffusion specifically in the PM of living cells.
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- Lukasz M Solanko
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
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Sun D, Lin X, Gu N. Cholesterol affects C₆₀ translocation across lipid bilayers. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:2160-2168. [PMID: 24652350 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52211c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cholesterol plays an important role in regulating the structural properties of phospholipid membranes and further influences the permeability of molecules and nanoparticles. However, nanoparticles' translocation across phospholipid membranes in the presence of cholesterol on the molecular scale is rarely studied. Here, we performed coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to probe the translocation of C60, one of the most popular nanoparticles, across dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers with different concentrations of cholesterol molecules (0-50 mol%). The results reveal that the presence of cholesterol molecules induces lower area per lipid, larger bilayer thickness, and more ordered orientation of lipid tails. The higher the concentration of cholesterol molecules, the more significant is the condensing effect of lipid bilayer as just mentioned. Besides, dynamic processes, free energy profiles and permeability coefficients further indicate that the permeability of C60 decreases with increasing cholesterol concentration, which can be explained by the condensation effect and reduced free volume. Our researches provide an explicit description of the impact of cholesterol on C60 translocation across lipid bilayers.
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- Dandan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, People's Republic of China.
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Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid membranes with lateral force: Rupture and dynamic properties. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:994-1002. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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How well does cholesteryl hemisuccinate mimic cholesterol in saturated phospholipid bilayers? J Mol Model 2014; 20:2121. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2121-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wüstner D, Sklenar H. Atomistic Monte Carlo simulation of lipid membranes. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:1767-803. [PMID: 24469314 PMCID: PMC3958820 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15021767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Biological membranes are complex assemblies of many different molecules of which analysis demands a variety of experimental and computational approaches. In this article, we explain challenges and advantages of atomistic Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of lipid membranes. We provide an introduction into the various move sets that are implemented in current MC methods for efficient conformational sampling of lipids and other molecules. In the second part, we demonstrate for a concrete example, how an atomistic local-move set can be implemented for MC simulations of phospholipid monomers and bilayer patches. We use our recently devised chain breakage/closure (CBC) local move set in the bond-/torsion angle space with the constant-bond-length approximation (CBLA) for the phospholipid dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). We demonstrate rapid conformational equilibration for a single DPPC molecule, as assessed by calculation of molecular energies and entropies. We also show transition from a crystalline-like to a fluid DPPC bilayer by the CBC local-move MC method, as indicated by the electron density profile, head group orientation, area per lipid, and whole-lipid displacements. We discuss the potential of local-move MC methods in combination with molecular dynamics simulations, for example, for studying multi-component lipid membranes containing cholesterol.
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- Daniel Wüstner
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M DK-5230, Denmark.
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- Theoretical Biophysics Group, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, Berlin D-13125, Germany.
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Venegas B, Zhu W, Haloupek NB, Lee J, Zellhart E, Sugár IP, Kiani MF, Chong PLG. Cholesterol superlattice modulates CA4P release from liposomes and CA4P cytotoxicity on mammary cancer cells. Biophys J 2012; 102:2086-94. [PMID: 22824272 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.03.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Liposomal drugs are a useful alternative to conventional drugs and hold great promise for targeted delivery in the treatment of many diseases. Most of the liposomal drugs on the market or under clinical trials include cholesterol as a membrane stabilizing agent. Here, we used liposomal CA4P, an antivascular drug, to demonstrate that cholesterol content can actually modulate the release and cytotoxicity of liposomal drugs in a delicate and predictable manner. We found that both the rate of the CA4P release from the interior aqueous compartment of the liposomes to the bulk aqueous phase and the extent of the drug's cytotoxicity undergo a biphasic variation, as large as 50%, with liposomal cholesterol content at the theoretically predicted C(r), e.g., 22.0, 22.2, 25.0, 33.3, 40.0, and 50.0 mol % cholesterol for maximal superlattice formation. It appears that at C(r), CA4P can be released from the liposomes more readily than at non-C(r), probably due to the increased domain boundaries between superlattice and nonsuperlattice regions, which consequently results in increased cytotoxicity. The idea that the increased domain boundaries at C(r) would facilitate the escape of molecules from membranes was further supported by the data of dehydroergosterol transfer from liposomes to MβCD. These results together show that the functional importance of sterol superlattice formation in liposomes can be propagated to distal targeted cells and reveal a new, to our knowledge, mechanism for how sterol content and membrane lateral organization can control the release of entrapped or embedded molecules in membranes.
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- Berenice Venegas
- Department of Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Haldar S, Kombrabail M, Krishnamoorthy G, Chattopadhyay A. Depth-Dependent Heterogeneity in Membranes by Fluorescence Lifetime Distribution Analysis. J Phys Chem Lett 2012; 3:2676-2681. [PMID: 26295891 DOI: 10.1021/jz3012589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Biological membranes display considerable anisotropy due to differences in composition, physical characteristics, and packing of membrane components. In this Letter, we have demonstrated the environmental heterogeneity along the bilayer normal in a depth-dependent manner using a number of anthroyloxy fatty acid probes. We employed fluorescence lifetime distribution analysis utilizing the maximum entropy method (MEM) to assess heterogeneity. Our results show that the fluorescence lifetime heterogeneity varies considerably depending on fluorophore location along the membrane normal (depth), and it is the result of the anisotropic environmental heterogeneity along the bilayer normal. Environmental heterogeneity is reduced as the reporter group is moved from the membrane interface to a deeper hydrocarbon region. To the best of our knowledge, our results constitute the first experimental demonstration of anisotropic heterogeneity in bilayers. We conclude that such graded environmental heterogeneity represents an intrinsic characteristics of the membrane bilayer and envisage that it has a role in the conformation and orientation of membrane proteins and their function.
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- Sourav Haldar
- †Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- §Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India
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- §Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India
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- †Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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On physical properties of tetraether lipid membranes: effects of cyclopentane rings. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2012; 2012:138439. [PMID: 23028246 PMCID: PMC3458407 DOI: 10.1155/2012/138439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This paper reviews the recent findings related to the physical properties of tetraether lipid membranes, with special attention to the effects of the number, position, and configuration of cyclopentane rings on membrane properties. We discuss the findings obtained from liposomes and monolayers, composed of naturally occurring archaeal tetraether lipids and synthetic tetraethers as well as the results from computer simulations. It appears that the number, position, and stereochemistry of cyclopentane rings in the dibiphytanyl chains of tetraether lipids have significant influence on packing tightness, lipid conformation, membrane thickness and organization, and headgroup hydration/orientation.
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Zhai Y, Chong PLG, Taylor LJA, Erlkamp M, Grobelny S, Czeslik C, Watkins E, Winter R. Physical properties of archaeal tetraether lipid membranes as revealed by differential scanning and pressure perturbation calorimetry, molecular acoustics, and neutron reflectometry: effects of pressure and cell growth temperature. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:5211-5217. [PMID: 22352806 DOI: 10.1021/la300142r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The polar lipid fraction E (PLFE) is a major tetraether lipid component in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Using differential scanning and pressure perturbation calorimetry as well as ultrasound velocity and density measurements, we have determined the compressibilities and volume fluctuations of PLFE liposomes derived from different cell growth temperatures (T(g) = 68, 76, and 81 °C). The compressibility and volume fluctuation values of PLFE liposomes, which are substantially less than those detected from diester lipid membranes (e.g., DPPC), exhibit small but significant differences with T(g). Among the three T(g)s employed, 76 °C leads to the least compressible and most tightly packed PLFE membranes. This temperature is within the range for optimal cell growth (75-80 °C). It is known that a decrease in T(g) decreases the number of cyclopentane rings in archael tetraether lipids. Thus, our data enable us to present the new view that membrane packing in PLFE liposomes varies with the number of cyclopentane rings in a nonlinear manner, reaching maximal tightness when the tetraether lipids are derived from cells grown at optimal T(g)s. In addition, we have studied the effects of pressure on total layer thickness, d, and neutron scattering length density, ρ(n), of a silicon-D(2)O interface that is covered with a PLFE membrane using neutron reflectometry (NR). At 55 °C, d and ρ(n) are found to be rather insensitive to pressure up to 1800 bar, suggesting minor changes of the thickness of the membrane's hydrophobic core and headgroup orientation upon compression only.
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- Yong Zhai
- Physical Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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Wennberg CL, van der Spoel D, Hub JS. Large influence of cholesterol on solute partitioning into lipid membranes. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:5351-61. [PMID: 22372465 DOI: 10.1021/ja211929h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cholesterol plays an important role in maintaining the correct fluidity and rigidity of the plasma membrane of all animal cells, and hence, it is present in concentrations ranging from 20 to 50 mol %. Whereas the effect of cholesterol on such mechanical properties has been studied exhaustively over the last decades, the structural basis for cholesterol effects on membrane permeability is still unclear. Here we apply systematic molecular dynamics simulations to study the partitioning of solutes between water and membranes. We derive potentials of mean force for six different solutes permeating across 20 different lipid membranes containing one out of four types of phospholipids plus a cholesterol content varying from 0 to 50 mol %. Surprisingly, cholesterol decreases solute partitioning into the lipid tail region of the membranes much more strongly than expected from experiments on macroscopic membranes, suggesting that a laterally inhomogeneous cholesterol concentration and permeability may be required to explain experimental findings. The simulations indicate that the cost of breaking van der Waals interactions between the lipid tails of cholesterol-containing membranes account for the reduced partitioning rather than the surface area per phospholipid, which has been frequently suggested as a determinant for solute partitioning. The simulations further show that the partitioning is more sensitive to cholesterol (i) for larger solutes, (ii) in membranes with saturated as compared to membranes with unsaturated lipid tails, and (iii) in membranes with smaller lipid head groups.
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- Christian L Wennberg
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 596, SE-75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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