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Hughes HJ, Demers SME, Zhang A, Hafner JH. The orientation of a membrane probe from structural analysis by enhanced Raman scattering. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1862:183109. [PMID: 31785235 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Small fluorescent molecules are widely used as probes of biomembranes. Different probes optically indicate membrane properties such as the lipid phase, thickness, viscosity, and electrical potential. The detailed molecular mechanisms behind probe signals are not well understood, in part due to the lack of tools to determine probe position and orientation in the membrane. Optical measurements on aligned biomembranes and lipid bilayers provide some degree of orientational information based on anisotropy in absorption, fluorescence, or nonlinear optical properties. These methods typically find the polar tilt angle between the membrane normal and the long axis of the molecule. Here we show that solution-phase surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of lipid membranes on gold nanorods can be used to determine molecular orientation of molecules within the membrane. The voltage sensitive dye 4-(2-(6-(dibutylamino)-2-naphthalenyl)ethenyl)-1-(3-sulfopropyl)-hydroxide, known as di-4-ANEPPS, is studied. Through the analysis of several peaks in the SERS spectrum, the polar angle from the membrane normal is found to be 66°, and the roll angle around the long axis of the molecule to be 305° from the original orientation. This structural analysis method could help elucidate the meaning of fluorescent membrane probe signals, and how they are affected by different lipid compositions.
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- Hannah J Hughes
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States of America; Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States of America.
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Chen K, Lin CC, Vela J, Fang N. Multishell Au/Ag/SiO2 nanorods with tunable optical properties as single particle orientation and rotational tracking probes. Anal Chem 2015; 87:4096-9. [PMID: 25849492 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Three-layer core-shell plasmonic nanorods (Au/Ag/SiO2-NRs), consisting of a gold nanorod core, a thin silver shell, and a thin silica layer, were synthesized and used as optical imaging probes under a differential interference contrast microscope for single particle orientation and rotational tracking. The localized surface plasmon resonance modes were enhanced upon the addition of the silver shell, and the anisotropic optical properties of gold nanorods were maintained. The silica coating enables surface functionalization with silane coupling agents and provides enhanced stability and biocompatibility. Taking advantage of the longitudinal LSPR enhancement, the orientation and rotational information of the hybrid nanorods on synthetic lipid bilayers and on live cell membranes were obtained with millisecond temporal resolution using a scientific complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor camera. The results demonstrate that the as-synthesized hybrid nanorods are promising imaging probes with improved sensitivity and good biocompatibility for single plasmonic particle tracking experiments in biological systems.
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- Kuangcai Chen
- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Ma L, Yang F, Zheng J. Application of fluorescence resonance energy transfer in protein studies. J Mol Struct 2014; 1077:87-100. [PMID: 25368432 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.12.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Since the physical process of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was elucidated more than six decades ago, this peculiar fluorescence phenomenon has turned into a powerful tool for biomedical research due to its compatibility in scale with biological molecules as well as rapid developments in novel fluorophores and optical detection techniques. A wide variety of FRET approaches have been devised, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. Especially in the last decade or so, we are witnessing a flourish of FRET applications in biological investigations, many of which exemplify clever experimental design and rigorous analysis. Here we review the current stage of FRET methods development with the main focus on its applications in protein studies in biological systems, by summarizing the basic components of FRET techniques, most established quantification methods, as well as potential pitfalls, illustrated by example applications.
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- Linlin Ma
- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA ; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Matson M, Carlsson N, Beke-Somfai T, Nordén B. Spectral properties and orientation of voltage-sensitive dyes in lipid membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:10808-10817. [PMID: 22738247 DOI: 10.1021/la301726w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Voltage-sensitive dyes are frequently used for probing variations in the electric potential across cell membranes. The dyes respond by changing their spectral properties: measured as shifts of wavelength of absorption or emission maxima or as changes of absorption or fluorescence intensity. Although such probes have been studied and used for decades, the mechanism behind their voltage sensitivity is still obscure. We ask whether the voltage response is due to electrochromism as a result of direct field interaction on the chromophore or to solvatochromism, which is the focus of this study, as result of changed environment or molecular alignment in the membrane. The spectral properties of three styryl dyes, di-4-ANEPPS, di-8-ANEPPS, and RH421, were investigated in solvents of varying polarity and in model membranes using spectroscopy. Using quantum mechanical calculations, the spectral dependence of monomer and dimer ANEPPS on solvent properties was modeled. Also, the kinetics of binding to lipid membranes and the binding geometry of the probe molecules were found relevant to address. The spectral properties of all three probes were found to be highly sensitive to the local environment, and the probes are oriented nearly parallel with the membrane normal. Slow binding kinetics and scattering in absorption spectra indicate, especially for di-8-ANEPPS, involvement of aggregation. On the basis of the experimental spectra and time-dependent density functional theory calculations, we find that aggregate formation may contribute to the blue-shifts seen for the dyes in decanol and when bound to membrane models. In conclusion, solvatochromic and other intermolecular interactions effects also need to be included when considering electrochromic response voltage-sensitive dyes.
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- Maria Matson
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Dong Y, Bolduc A, McGregor N, Skene WG. Push−Pull Aminobithiophenes — Highly Fluorescent Stable Fluorophores. Org Lett 2011; 13:1844-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ol200353k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Yanmei Dong
- Laboratoire de Caractérisation Photophysique des Matériaux Conjugués, Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Centre-ville Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Caractérisation Photophysique des Matériaux Conjugués, Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Centre-ville Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Caractérisation Photophysique des Matériaux Conjugués, Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Centre-ville Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Caractérisation Photophysique des Matériaux Conjugués, Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Centre-ville Montreal, QC, Canada
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Organ LE, Raphael RM. Lipid lateral mobility in cochlear outer hair cells: regional differences and regulation by cholesterol. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2009; 10:383-96. [PMID: 19517190 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-009-0171-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Accepted: 04/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The outer hair cell (OHC) lateral plasma membrane houses the transmembrane protein prestin, a necessary component of the yet unknown molecular mechanism(s) underlying electromotility and the exquisite sensitivity and frequency selectivity of mammalian hearing. The importance of the plasma membrane environment in modulating OHC electromotility has been substantiated by recent studies demonstrating that membrane cholesterol alters prestin activity in a manner consistent with cholesterol-induced changes in auditory function. Cholesterol is known to affect membrane material properties, and measurements of lipid lateral mobility provide a method to asses these changes in living OHCs. Using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), we characterized regional differences in the lateral diffusion of the lipid analog di-8-ANEPPS in OHCs and investigated whether lipid mobility, which reflects membrane fluidity, is sensitive to membrane cholesterol. FRAP experiments revealed quantitative differences in lipid lateral mobility among the apical, lateral, and basal regions of the OHC and demonstrated that diffusion in individual regions is uniquely sensitive to cholesterol manipulations. Interestingly, in the lateral region, both cholesterol depletion and loading significantly reduced the effective diffusion coefficient from control values. Thus, the fluidity of the OHC lateral plasma membrane is regulated by cholesterol levels in a non-monotonic manner, suggesting that the overall material properties of the lateral plasma membrane are optimally tuned for OHC function in the native state. These results support the idea that the cholesterol-dependent regulation of prestin function and electromotility correlates with changes in the properties of the lipid environment that surrounds and supports prestin.
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- Louise E Organ
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, MS-142, Houston, TX 77251-1892, USA
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Oreopoulos J, Yip CM. Probing membrane order and topography in supported lipid bilayers by combined polarized total internal reflection fluorescence-atomic force microscopy. Biophys J 2009; 96:1970-84. [PMID: 19254557 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Determining the local structure, dynamics, and conformational requirements for protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions in membranes is critical to understanding biological processes ranging from signaling to the translocating and membranolytic action of antimicrobial peptides. We report here the application of a combined polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy-in situ atomic force microscopy platform. This platform's ability to image membrane orientational order was demonstrated on DOPC/DSPC/cholesterol model membranes containing the fluorescent membrane probe, DiI-C(20) or BODIPY-PC. Spatially resolved order parameters and fluorophore tilt angles extracted from the polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy images were in good agreement with the topographical details resolved by in situ atomic force microscopy, portending use of this technique for high-resolution characterization of membrane domain structures and peptide-membrane interactions.
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- John Oreopoulos
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Greeson JN, Raphael RM. Amphipath-induced nanoscale changes in outer hair cell plasma membrane curvature. Biophys J 2009; 96:510-20. [PMID: 19167301 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Outer hair cell (OHC) electromotility enables frequency selectivity and sensitivity in mammalian audition. Electromotility is generated by the transmembrane protein prestin and is sensitive to amphipathic compounds including salicylate, chlorpromazine (CPZ), and trinitrophenol (TNP). Although these compounds induce observable membrane curvature changes in erythrocytes, their effects on OHC membrane curvature are unknown. In this work, fluorescence polarization microscopy was applied to investigate the effects of salicylate, CPZ, and TNP on di-8-ANEPPS orientation in the OHC plasma membrane. Our results demonstrate the ability of fluorescence polarization microscopy to measure amphipath-induced changes in di-8-ANEPPS orientation, consistent with nanoscale changes in membrane curvature between regularly spaced proteins connecting the OHC plasma membrane and cytoskeleton. Simultaneous application of oppositely charged amphipaths generally results in no net membrane bending, consistent with predictions of the bilayer couple hypothesis; however, the application of salicylate (10 mM), which inhibits electromotility, is not reversed by the addition of CPZ. This result supports other findings that suggest salicylate primarily influences electromotiliy and OHC nonlinear capacitance via a direct interaction with prestin. In contrast, we find that CPZ and TNP influence the voltage sensitivity of prestin via membrane bending, demonstrating the mechanosensitivity of this unique membrane motor protein.
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- Jennifer N Greeson
- Rice University, Department of Bioengineering, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA
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