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Raviv U, Asor R, Shemesh A, Ginsburg A, Ben-Nun T, Schilt Y, Levartovsky Y, Ringel I. Insight into structural biophysics from solution X-ray scattering. J Struct Biol 2023; 215:108029. [PMID: 37741561 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2023.108029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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The current challenges of structural biophysics include determining the structure of large self-assembled complexes, resolving the structure of ensembles of complex structures and their mass fraction, and unraveling the dynamic pathways and mechanisms leading to the formation of complex structures from their subunits. Modern synchrotron solution X-ray scattering data enable simultaneous high-spatial and high-temporal structural data required to address the current challenges of structural biophysics. These data are complementary to crystallography, NMR, and cryo-TEM data. However, the analysis of solution scattering data is challenging; hence many different analysis tools, listed in the SAS Portal (http://smallangle.org/), were developed. In this review, we start by briefly summarizing classical X-ray scattering analyses providing insight into fundamental structural and interaction parameters. We then describe recent developments, integrating simulations, theory, and advanced X-ray scattering modeling, providing unique insights into the structure, energetics, and dynamics of self-assembled complexes. The structural information is essential for understanding the underlying physical chemistry principles leading to self-assembled supramolecular architectures and computational structural refinement.
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- Uri Raviv
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel; The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9112102 Jerusalem, Israel
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Knop JM, Mukherjee S, Jaworek MW, Kriegler S, Manisegaran M, Fetahaj Z, Ostermeier L, Oliva R, Gault S, Cockell CS, Winter R. Life in Multi-Extreme Environments: Brines, Osmotic and Hydrostatic Pressure─A Physicochemical View. Chem Rev 2023; 123:73-104. [PMID: 36260784 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Elucidating the details of the formation, stability, interactions, and reactivity of biomolecular systems under extreme environmental conditions, including high salt concentrations in brines and high osmotic and high hydrostatic pressures, is of fundamental biological, astrobiological, and biotechnological importance. Bacteria and archaea are able to survive in the deep ocean or subsurface of Earth, where pressures of up to 1 kbar are reached. The deep subsurface of Mars may host high concentrations of ions in brines, such as perchlorates, but we know little about how these conditions and the resulting osmotic stress conditions would affect the habitability of such environments for cellular life. We discuss the combined effects of osmotic (salts, organic cosolvents) and hydrostatic pressures on the structure, stability, and reactivity of biomolecular systems, including membranes, proteins, and nucleic acids. To this end, a variety of biophysical techniques have been applied, including calorimetry, UV/vis, FTIR and fluorescence spectroscopy, and neutron and X-ray scattering, in conjunction with high pressure techniques. Knowledge of these effects is essential to our understanding of life exposed to such harsh conditions, and of the physical limits of life in general. Finally, we discuss strategies that not only help us understand the adaptive mechanisms of organisms that thrive in such harsh geological settings but could also have important ramifications in biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Jim-Marcel Knop
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany.,Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia 4, 80126Naples, Italy
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- UK Centre for Astrobiology, SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, EH9 3FDEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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- UK Centre for Astrobiology, SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, EH9 3FDEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, D-44221Dortmund, Germany
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Biomolecules under Pressure: Phase Diagrams, Volume Changes, and High Pressure Spectroscopic Techniques. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105761. [PMID: 35628571 PMCID: PMC9144967 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105761] [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: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pressure is an equally important thermodynamical parameter as temperature. However, its importance is often overlooked in the biophysical and biochemical investigations of biomolecules and biological systems. This review focuses on the application of high pressure (>100 MPa = 1 kbar) in biology. Studies of high pressure can give insight into the volumetric aspects of various biological systems; this information cannot be obtained otherwise. High-pressure treatment is a potentially useful alternative method to heat-treatment in food science. Elevated pressure (up to 120 MPa) is present in the deep sea, which is a considerable part of the biosphere. From a basic scientific point of view, the application of the gamut of modern spectroscopic techniques provides information about the conformational changes of biomolecules, fluctuations, and flexibility. This paper reviews first the thermodynamic aspects of pressure science, the important parameters affecting the volume of a molecule. The technical aspects of high pressure production are briefly mentioned, and the most common high-pressure-compatible spectroscopic techniques are also discussed. The last part of this paper deals with the main biomolecules, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids: how they are affected by pressure and what information can be gained about them using pressure. I I also briefly mention a few supramolecular structures such as viruses and bacteria. Finally, a subjective view of the most promising directions of high pressure bioscience is outlined.
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Klacsová M, Bóta A, Westh P, de Souza Funari S, Uhríková D, Balgavý P. Thermodynamic and structural study of DMPC-alkanol systems. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:8598-8606. [PMID: 33876021 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04991c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The thermodynamic and structural behaviors of lamellar dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine-alkanol (abbreviation DMPC-CnOH, n = 8-18 is the even number of carbons in the alkyl chain) systems were studied by using DSC and SAXD/WAXD methods at a 0-0.8 CnOH : DMPC molar ratio range. Up to n≤ 10 a significant biphasic effect depending on the main transition temperature tm on the CnOH concentration was observed. Two breakpoints were revealed: turning point (TP), corresponding to the minimum, and threshold concentration (cT), corresponding to the end of the biphasic tendency. These breakpoints were also observed in the alkanol concentration dependent change in the enthalpy of the main transition ΔHm. In the case of CnOHs with n > 10 we propose a marked shift of TP and cT to very low concentrations; consequently, only increase of tm is observed. A partial phase diagram was constructed for a pseudo-binary DMPC-C12OH system. We suggest a fluid-fluid immiscibility of the DMPC-C12OH system above cT with a consequent formation of domains with different C12OH contents. At a constant CnOH concentration, the effects of CnOHs on ΔHm and bilayer repeat distance were found to depend predominantly on the mismatch between CnOH and lipid chain lengths. Observed effects are suggested to be underlined by a counterbalancing effect of interchain van der Waals interactions and headgroup repulsion.
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- Mária Klacsová
- Department of Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Johnson MA, Decca RS. Near-field studies of anisotropic variations and temperature-induced structural changes in a supported single lipid bilayer. Phys Rev E 2020; 101:032416. [PMID: 32289994 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.032416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Temperature-controlled polarization modulation near-field scanning optical microscopy measurements of a single supported L_{β^{'}} 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) lipid bilayer are presented. The effective retardance (S=2π(n_{e}-n_{o})t/λ, where t is the thickness of the bilayer and λ is the wavelength of light used) and the direction of the projection of the acyl chains (θ) were measured simultaneously. We demonstrate how one is able to align the system over the sample and measure a relative retardance ΔS, a crucial step in performing temperature-controlled experiments. Maps of ΔS and θ, with a lateral resolution on the order of ∼100 nm are presented, highlighting variations deriving from changes in the average molecular orientation across a lipid membrane at room temperature. A discussion of how this information can be used to map the average three-dimensional orientation of the molecules is presented. From ΔS and the known thickness of the membrane t the birefringence (n_{e}-n_{o}) of the bilayer was determined. Temperature-controlled measurements yielded a change of ΔS∼(3.8±0.3) mrad at the main transition temperature (T_{m}∼41^{∘}C) of a single planar bilayer of DPPC, where the membrane transitioned between the gel L_{β^{'}} to liquid disorder L_{α} state. The result agrees well with previous values of (n_{e}-n_{o}) in the L_{β^{'}} phase and translates to an assumed average acyl chain orientation relative to the membrane normal (〈ϕ〉∼32^{∘}) when T<T_{m} and 0^{∘} when T>T_{m}. Evidence of super heating and cooling are presented. A discussion on how the observed behavior as T_{m} is approached, could relate to the existence of varying microconfigurations within the lipid bilyer are presented. This conversation includes ideas from a Landau-Ginzburg picture of first-order phase transitions in nematic-to-isotropic systems.
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- Merrell A Johnson
- Department of Physics, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford Street, Building LD154, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.,Department of Physics, Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Building KT126A, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, USA
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford Street, Building LD154, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
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Carvalho AM, Fernandes E, Gonçalves H, Giner-Casares JJ, Bernstorff S, Nieder JB, Real Oliveira MECD, Lúcio M. Prediction of paclitaxel pharmacokinetic based on in vitro studies: Interaction with membrane models and human serum albumin. Int J Pharm 2020; 580:119222. [PMID: 32194209 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Interactions of paclitaxel (PTX) with models mimicking biological interfaces (lipid membranes and serum albumin, HSA) were investigated to test the hypothesis that the set of in vitro assays proposed can be used to predict some aspects of drug pharmacokinetics (PK). PTX membrane partitioning was studied by derivative spectrophotometry; PTX effect on membrane biophysics was evaluated by dynamic light scattering, fluorescence anisotropy, atomic force microscopy and synchrotron small/wide-angle X-ray scattering; PTX distribution/molecular orientation in membranes was assessed by steady-state/time-resolved fluorescence and computer simulations. PTX binding to HSA was studied by fluorescence quenching, derivative spectrophotometry and dynamic/electrophoretic light scattering. PTX high membrane partitioning is consistent with its efficacy crossing cellular membranes and its off-target distribution. PTX is closely located in the membrane phospholipids headgroups, also interacting with the hydrophobic chains, and causes a major distortion of the alignment of the membrane phospholipids, which, together with its fluidizing effect, justifies some of its cellular toxic effects. PTX binds strongly to HSA, which is consistent with its reduced distribution in target tissues and toxicity by bioaccumulation. In conclusion, the described set of biomimetic models and techniques has the potential for early prediction of PK issues, alerting for the required drug optimizations, potentially minimizing the number of animal tests used in the drug development process.
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- Ana M Carvalho
- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Departamento de Física da Universidade do Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; Nanophotonics Department, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics Group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal
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- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Departamento de Física da Universidade do Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Applied Thermodynamics, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie, Córdoba E-14014, Spain.
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14, km 163.5, in Area Science Park, I-34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
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- Nanophotonics Department, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics Group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal.
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- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Departamento de Física da Universidade do Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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- CF-UM-UP, Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto, Departamento de Física da Universidade do Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; CBMA, Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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Fox LJ, Matthews L, Stockdale H, Pichai S, Snow T, Richardson RM, Briscoe WH. Structural changes in lipid mesophases due to intercalation of dendritic polymer nanoparticles: Swollen lamellae, suppressed curvature, and augmented structural disorder. Acta Biomater 2020; 104:198-209. [PMID: 31904557 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Understanding interactions between nanoparticles and model membranes is relevant to functional nano-composites and the fundamentals of nanotoxicity. In this study, the effect of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers as model nanoparticles (NP) on the mesophase behaviour of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) has been investigated using high-pressure small-angle X-ray scattering (HP-SAXS). The pressure-temperature (p-T) diagrams for POPE mesophases in excess water were obtained in the absence and presence of G2 and G4 polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers (29 Å and 45 Å in diameter, respectively) at varying NP-lipid number ratio (ν = 0.0002-0.02) over the pressure range p = 1-3000 bar and temperature range T = 20-80 °C. The p-T phase diagram of POPE exhibited the Lβ, Lα and HII phases. Complete analysis of the phase diagrams, including the relative area pervaded by different phases, phase transition temperatures (Tt) and pressures (pt), the lattice parameters (d-spacing), the pressure-dependence of d-spacing (Δd/Δp), and the structural ordering in the mesophase as gauged by the Scherrer coherence length (L) permitted insights into the size- and concentration-dependent interactions between the dendrimers and the model membrane system. The addition of dendrimers changed the phase transition pressure and temperature and resulted in the emergence of highly swollen lamellar phases, dubbed Lβ-den and Lα-den. G4 PAMAM dendrimers at the highest concentration ν = 0.02 suppressed the formation of the HII phase within the temperature range studied, whereas the addition of G2 PAMAM dendrimers at the same concentration promoted an extended mixed lamellar region in which Lα and Lβ phases coexisted. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Using high pressure small angle X-ray scattering in the pressure range 1-3000 bar and temperature range 20-60 °C, we have studied interactions between PAMAM dendrimers (as model nanoparticles) and POPE lipid mesophases (as model membranes). We report the pressure-temperature phase diagrams for the dendrimer-lipid mesophases for the first time. We find that the dendrimers alter the phase transition temperatures (Tt) and pressures (pt), the lattice parameters (d-spacing), and the structural order in the mesophase. We interpret these unprecedented results in terms of the fluidity of the lipid membranes and the interactions between the dendrimers and the membranes. Our findings are of fundamental relevance to the field of nanotoxicity and functional nanomaterials that integrate nanoparticles and organized lipid structures.
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Pereira-Leite C, Jamal SK, Almeida JP, Coutinho A, Prieto M, Cuccovia IM, Nunes C, Reis S. Neutral Diclofenac Causes Remarkable Changes in Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers: Relevance for Gastric Toxicity Mechanisms. Mol Pharmacol 2020; 97:295-303. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.119.118299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pinheiro M, Amenitsch H, Reis S. Antituberculosis Drug Interactions with Membranes: A Biophysical Approach Applied to Bedaquiline. MEMBRANES 2019; 9:membranes9110141. [PMID: 31671599 PMCID: PMC6918463 DOI: 10.3390/membranes9110141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This work focuses on the interaction of the novel and representative antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug bedaquiline (BDQ) with different membrane models of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. The effect of BDQ on eukaryotic cell membrane models was assessed using liposomes, namely, multilamellar vesicles (MLVs) made of 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and also a mixture of DMPC and cholesterol (CHOL) (8:2 molar ratio). To mimic the prokaryotic cell membrane, 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-rac-(1-glycerol) (DMPG) and 1,1′2,2′-tetra-oleoyl-cardiolipin (TOCL) were chosen. Powerful biophysical techniques were employed, including small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS), to understand the effect of BDQ on the nanostructure of the membrane models. The results showed that BDQ demonstrated a pronounced disordering effect in the bacterial cell membrane models, especially in the membrane model with cardiolipin (CL), while the human cell membrane model with large fractions of neutral phospholipids remained less affected. The membrane models and techniques provide detailed information about different aspects of the drug–membrane interaction, thus offering valuable information to better understand the effect of BDQ on their target membrane-associated enzyme as well as its side effects on the cardiovascular system.
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- Marina Pinheiro
- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayergasse 6/V, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
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Surmeier G, Paulus M, Salmen P, Dogan S, Sternemann C, Nase J. Cholesterol modulates the pressure response of DMPC membranes. Biophys Chem 2019; 252:106210. [PMID: 31265976 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this work, the effect of cholesterol on the pressure response of solid-supported phospholipid multilayers is analyzed. It is shown that DMPC multilayers become highly pressure-responsive by the incorporation of low amounts of cholesterol, resulting in a strong pressure-induced expansion of the bilayer spacing. This is accompanied by a high tendency of the multilayer system to detach from the substrate. Increasing the cholesterol concentration reduces the pressure-induced expansion and the membrane structure remains largely unchanged upon pressurization, consequently the stability of the multilayers improves. For a determination of the influence of the substrate, the pressure-dependent behavior of multilayers is compared to that of solid-supported bilayers and multi-lamellar vesicles in bulk solution. While single-supported bilayers remain largely unaffected by external pressure independent of their cholesterol content, multi-lamellar vesicles and multilayers behave similarly.
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- Göran Surmeier
- Fakultät Physik/DELTA, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät Physik/DELTA, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät Physik/DELTA, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät Physik/DELTA, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät Physik/DELTA, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
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Manisegaran M, Bornemann S, Kiesel I, Winter R. Effects of the deep-sea osmolyte TMAO on the temperature and pressure dependent structure and phase behavior of lipid membranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:18533-18540. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03812d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The deep-sea osmolyte TMAO does not only stabilize proteins against high pressure, it affects also the fluidity and lateral organization of membranes.
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- Magiliny Manisegaran
- Physical Chemistry I – Biophysical Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- TU Dortmund University
- 44227 Dortmund
- Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I – Biophysical Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- TU Dortmund University
- 44227 Dortmund
- Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I – Biophysical Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- TU Dortmund University
- 44227 Dortmund
- Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I – Biophysical Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- TU Dortmund University
- 44227 Dortmund
- Germany
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Al-Ayoubi SR, Schinkel PKF, Berghaus M, Herzog M, Winter R. Combined effects of osmotic and hydrostatic pressure on multilamellar lipid membranes in the presence of PEG and trehalose. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:8792-8802. [PMID: 30339170 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01343h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We studied the interaction of lipid membranes with the disaccharide trehalose (TRH), which is known to stabilize biomembranes against various environmental stress factors. Generally, stress factors include low/high temperature, shear, osmotic and hydrostatic pressure. Small-angle X-ray-scattering was applied in combination with fluorescence spectroscopy and calorimetric measurements to get insights into the influence of trehalose on the supramolecular structure, hydration level, and elastic and thermodynamic properties as well as phase behavior of the model biomembrane DMPC, covering a large region of the temperature, osmotic and hydrostatic pressure phase space. We observed distinct effects of trehalose on the topology of the lipid's supramolecular structure. Trehalose, unlike osmotic pressure induced by polyethylene glycol, leads to a decrease of lamellar order and a swelling of multilamellar vesicles, which is attributable to direct interactions between the membrane and trehalose. Our results revealed a distinct biphasic concentration dependence of the observed effects of trehalose. While trehalose intercalates between the polar head groups at low concentrations, the effects after saturation are dominated by the exclusion of trehalose from the membrane surface.
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- Samy R Al-Ayoubi
- Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4a, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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Lopes-de-Araújo J, Reis S, Nunes C. Topotecan effect on the structure of normal and cancer plasma membrane lipid models: A multi-model approach. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 123:515-523. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pereira-Leite C, Nunes C, Bozelli JC, Schreier S, Kamma-Lorger CS, Cuccovia IM, Reis S. Can NO-indomethacin counteract the topical gastric toxicity induced by indomethacin interactions with phospholipid bilayers? Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 169:375-383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pereira-Leite C, Nunes C, Grahl D, Bozelli JC, Schreier S, Kamma-Lorger CS, Cuccovia IM, Reis S. Acemetacin–phosphatidylcholine interactions are determined by the drug ionization state. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:14398-14409. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp01698d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Complementary biophysical techniques depicted the differential effects of acemetacin ionic forms on phosphatidylcholine bilayers.
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- LAQV
- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
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- Departamento de Bioquímica
- Instituto de Química
- Universidade de São Paulo
- São Paulo
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica
- Instituto de Química
- Universidade de São Paulo
- São Paulo
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica
- Instituto de Química
- Universidade de São Paulo
- São Paulo
- Brazil
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- ALBA Synchrotron
- Consorcio para la Construcción
- Equipamiento y Explotación del Laboratorio de Luz de Sincrotrón (CELLS)
- Barcelona
- Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica
- Instituto de Química
- Universidade de São Paulo
- São Paulo
- Brazil
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- LAQV
- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
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Möller J, Léonardon J, Gorini J, Dattani R, Narayanan T. A sub-ms pressure jump setup for time-resolved X-ray scattering. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:125116. [PMID: 28040915 DOI: 10.1063/1.4972296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We present a new experimental setup for time-resolved solution small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studies of kinetic processes induced by sub-ms hydrostatic pressure jumps. It is based on a high-force piezo-stack actuator, with which the volume of the sample can be dynamically compressed. The presented setup has been designed and optimized for SAXS experiments with absolute pressures of up to 1000 bars, using transparent diamond windows and an easy-to-change sample capillary. The pressure in the cell can be changed in less than 1 ms, which is about an order of magnitude faster jump than previously obtained by dynamic pressure setups for SAXS. An additional temperature control offers the possibility for automated mapping of p-T phase diagrams. Here we present the technical specifications and first experimental data taken together with a preview of new research opportunities enabled by this setup.
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Beddoes CM, Berge J, Bartenstein JE, Lange K, Smith AJ, Heenan RK, Briscoe WH. Hydrophilic nanoparticles stabilising mesophase curvature at low concentration but disrupting mesophase order at higher concentrations. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:6049-6057. [PMID: 27340807 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm00393a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Using high pressure small angle X-ray scattering (HP-SAXS), we have studied monoolein (MO) mesophases at 18 wt% hydration in the presence of 10 nm silica nanoparticles (NPs) at NP-lipid number ratios (ν) of 1 × 10(-6), 1 × 10(-5) and 1 × 10(-4) over the pressure range 1-2700 bar and temperature range 20-60 °C. In the absence of the silica NPs, the pressure-temperature (p-T) phase diagram of monoolein exhibited inverse bicontinuous cubic gyroid (Q), lamellar alpha (Lα), and lamellar crystalline (Lc) phases. The addition of the NPs significantly altered the p-T phase diagram, changing the pressure (p) and the temperature (T) at which the transitions between these mesophases occurred. In particular, a strong NP concentration effect on the mesophase behaviour was observed. At low NP concentration, the p-T region pervaded by the Q phase and the Lα-Q mixture increased, and we attribute this behaviour to the NPs forming clusters at the mesophase domain boundaries, encouraging transition to the mesophase with a higher curvature. At high NP concentrations, the Q phase was no longer observed in the p-T phase diagram. Instead, it was dominated by the lamellar (L) phases until the transition to a fluid isotropic (FI) phase at 60 °C at low pressure. We speculate that NPs formed aggregates with a "chain of pearls" structure at the mesophase domain boundaries, hindering transitions to the mesophases with higher curvatures. These observations were supported by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Our results have implications to nanocomposite materials and nanoparticle cellular entry where the interactions between NPs and organised lipid structures are an important consideration.
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- Charlotte M Beddoes
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK. and Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1FD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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Membrane binding of peptide models for early stages of amyloid formation: Lipid packing counts more than charge. Chem Phys Lipids 2016; 198:28-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Neves AR, Nunes C, Amenitsch H, Reis S. Effects of resveratrol on the structure and fluidity of lipid bilayers: a membrane biophysical study. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:2118-2126. [PMID: 26745787 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02905h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Resveratrol is a natural active compound which has been attracting increasing interest due to its several pharmacological effects in cancer prevention, cardiovascular protection and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and diabetes. The current work investigates how resveratrol affects membrane order and structure, gathering information determined by X-ray scattering analysis, derivative spectrophotometry, fluorescence quenching and fluorescence anisotropy studies. The results indicate that resveratrol is able to be incorporated into DMPC liposome model systems, either fluidizing or stiffening the bilayer, which largely depends on the membrane fluidity state. These findings suggest that the effects of resveratrol resemble cholesterol action on biological membranes, thereby contributing to the regulation of cell membrane structure and fluidity, which may influence the activity of transmembrane proteins and hence control the cell signaling pathways. The regulation of a number of cellular functions, thus may contribute to the pharmacological and therapeutic activities of this compound, explaining its pleiotropic action.
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- A R Neves
- UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
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Schwörer F, Trapp M, Ballauff M, Dahint R, Steitz R. Surface-Active Lipid Linings under Shear Load--A Combined in-Situ Neutron Reflectivity and ATR-FTIR Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:11539-11548. [PMID: 26388226 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We study shear effects in solid-supported lipid membrane stacks by simultaneous combined in-situ neutron reflectivity (NR) and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). The stacks mimic the terminal surface-active phospholipid (SAPL) coatings on cartilage in mammalian joints. Piles of 11 bilayer membranes of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) are immobilized at the interface of the solid silicon support and the liquid D2O backing phase. We replace the natural hyaluronic acid (HA) component of synovial fluid by a synthetic substitute, namely, poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), at identical concentration. We find the oligolamellar DMPC bilayer films strongly interacting with PAH resulting in a drastic increase of the membranes d spacing (by a factor of ∼5). Onset of shear causes a buckling-like deformation of the DMPC bilayers perpendicular to the applied shear field. With increasing shear rate we observe substantially enhanced water fractions in the membrane slabs which we attribute to increasing fragmentation caused by Kelvin-Helmholtz-like instabilities parallel to the applied shear field. Both effects are in line with recent theoretical predictions on shear-induced instabilities of lipid bilayer membranes in water (Hanasaki, I.; Walther, J. H.; Kawano, S.; Koumoutsakos, P. Phys. Rev. E 2010, 82, 051602). With the applied shear the interfacial lipid linings transform from their gel state Pβ' to their fluid state Lα. Although in chain-molten state with reduced bending rigidity the lipid layers do not detach from their solid support. We hold steric bridging of the fragmented lipid bilayer membranes by PAH molecules responsible for the unexpected mechanical stability of the DMPC linings.
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- Felicitas Schwörer
- Applied Physical Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Institute for Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Institute for Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Applied Physical Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Institute for Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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Suladze S, Cinar S, Sperlich B, Winter R. Pressure Modulation of the Enzymatic Activity of Phospholipase A2, A Putative Membrane-Associated Pressure Sensor. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:12588-96. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b07009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Saba Suladze
- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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Brooks NJ. Pressure effects on lipids and bio-membrane assemblies. IUCRJ 2014; 1:470-7. [PMID: 25485127 PMCID: PMC4224465 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252514019551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Membranes are amongst the most important biological structures; they maintain the fundamental integrity of cells, compartmentalize regions within them and play an active role in a wide range of cellular processes. Pressure can play a key role in probing the structure and dynamics of membrane assemblies, and is also critical to the biology and adaptation of deep-sea organisms. This article presents an overview of the effect of pressure on the mesostructure of lipid membranes, bilayer organization and lipid-protein assemblies. It also summarizes recent developments in high-pressure structural instrumentation suitable for experiments on membranes.
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- Nicholas J. Brooks
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, England
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Trapp M, Marion J, Tehei M, Demé B, Gutberlet T, Peters J. High hydrostatic pressure effects investigated by neutron scattering on lipid multilamellar vesicles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 15:20951-6. [PMID: 24201561 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52762j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effects of high hydrostatic pressure on the structure and dynamics of model membrane systems were investigated using neutron scattering. Diffraction experiments show shifts of the pre- and main-phase transitions of multilamellar vesicles of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) to higher temperatures with increased pressure which are close to results observed previously by other techniques, namely (10.4 ± 1.0) K kbar(-1) and (20.0 ± 0.5) K kbar(-1) for the two transitions. Backscattering spectroscopy reveals that the mean square displacements in the liquid phase are about 10% smaller at 300 bar and about 20% smaller at 600 bar compared to atmospheric pressure, whereas in the gel phase below the main phase transition the mean square displacements show a smaller difference in the dynamics of the three pressure values within the studied pressure range.
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- Marcus Trapp
- Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Pinheiro M, Pisco S, Silva AS, Nunes C, Reis S. Evaluation of the effect of rifampicin on the biophysical properties of the membranes: Significance for therapeutic and side effects. Int J Pharm 2014; 466:190-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Interactions of N′-acetyl-rifabutin and N′-butanoyl-rifabutin with lipid bilayers: A synchrotron X-ray study. Int J Pharm 2013; 453:560-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pinheiro M, Nunes C, Caio JM, Moiteiro C, Lúcio M, Brezesinski G, Reis S. The Influence of Rifabutin on Human and Bacterial Membrane Models: Implications for Its Mechanism of Action. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:6187-93. [DOI: 10.1021/jp403073v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Marina Pinheiro
- REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Ciências
Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Ciências
Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Ciências
Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Interfaces, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science
Park Golm, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Ciências
Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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Kapoor S, Werkmüller A, Goody RS, Waldmann H, Winter R. Pressure modulation of Ras-membrane interactions and intervesicle transfer. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:6149-56. [PMID: 23560466 DOI: 10.1021/ja312671j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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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Proteins attached to the plasma membrane frequently encounter mechanical stresses, including high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) stress. Signaling pathways involving membrane-associated small GTPases (e.g., Ras) have been identified as critical loci for pressure perturbation. However, the impact of mechanical stimuli on biological outputs is still largely terra incognita. The present study explores the effect of HHP on the membrane association, dissociation, and intervesicle transfer process of N-Ras by using a FRET-based assay to obtain the kinetic parameters and volumetric properties along the reaction path of these processes. Notably, membrane association is fostered upon pressurization. Conversely, depending on the nature and lateral organization of the lipid membrane, acceleration or retardation is observed for the dissociation step. In addition, HHP can be inferred as a positive regulator of N-Ras clustering, in particular in heterogeneous membranes. The susceptibility of membrane interaction to pressure raises the idea of a role of lipidated signaling molecules as mechanosensors, transducing mechanical stimuli to chemical signals by regulating their membrane binding and dissociation. Finally, our results provide first insights into the influence of pressure on membrane-associated Ras-controlled signaling events in organisms living under extreme environmental conditions such as those that are encountered in the deep sea and sub-seafloor environments, where pressures reach the kilobar (100 MPa) range.
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- Shobhna Kapoor
- Physical Chemistry I-Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Kreuzer M, Strobl M, Reinhardt M, Hemmer M, Hauß T, Dahint R, Steitz R. Impact of a model synovial fluid on supported lipid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2012; 1818:2648-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Revised: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Applications of pressure perturbation calorimetry in biophysical studies. Biophys Chem 2011; 156:13-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Revised: 12/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kreuzer M, Kaltofen T, Steitz R, Zehnder BH, Dahint R. Pressure cell for investigations of solid-liquid interfaces by neutron reflectivity. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2011; 82:023902. [PMID: 21361606 DOI: 10.1063/1.3505797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We describe an apparatus for measuring scattering length density and structure of molecular layers at planar solid-liquid interfaces under high hydrostatic pressure conditions. The device is designed for in situ characterizations utilizing neutron reflectometry in the pressure range 0.1-100 MPa at temperatures between 5 and 60 °C. The pressure cell is constructed such that stratified molecular layers on crystalline substrates of silicon, quartz, or sapphire with a surface area of 28 cm(2) can be investigated against noncorrosive liquid phases. The large substrate surface area enables reflectivity to be measured down to 10(-5) (without background correction) and thus facilitates determination of the scattering length density profile across the interface as a function of applied load. Our current interest is on the stability of oligolamellar lipid coatings on silicon surfaces against aqueous phases as a function of applied hydrostatic pressure and temperature but the device can also be employed to probe the structure of any other solid-liquid interface.
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- Martin Kreuzer
- Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Mallikarjunaiah K, Leftin A, Kinnun JJ, Justice MJ, Rogozea AL, Petrache HI, Brown MF. Solid-state ²H NMR shows equivalence of dehydration and osmotic pressures in lipid membrane deformation. Biophys J 2011; 100:98-107. [PMID: 21190661 PMCID: PMC3010004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2010] [Revised: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Lipid bilayers represent a fascinating class of biomaterials whose properties are altered by changes in pressure or temperature. Functions of cellular membranes can be affected by nonspecific lipid-protein interactions that depend on bilayer material properties. Here we address the changes in lipid bilayer structure induced by external pressure. Solid-state ²H NMR spectroscopy of phospholipid bilayers under osmotic stress allows structural fluctuations and deformation of membranes to be investigated. We highlight the results from NMR experiments utilizing pressure-based force techniques that control membrane structure and tension. Our ²H NMR results using both dehydration pressure (low water activity) and osmotic pressure (poly(ethylene glycol) as osmolyte) show that the segmental order parameters (S(CD)) of DMPC approach very large values of ≈ 0.35 in the liquid-crystalline state. The two stresses are thermodynamically equivalent, because the change in chemical potential when transferring water from the interlamellar space to the bulk water phase corresponds to the induced pressure. This theoretical equivalence is experimentally revealed by considering the solid-state ²H NMR spectrometer as a virtual osmometer. Moreover, we extend this approach to include the correspondence between osmotic pressure and hydrostatic pressure. Our results establish the magnitude of the pressures that lead to significant bilayer deformation including changes in area per lipid and volumetric bilayer thickness. We find that appreciable bilayer structural changes occur with osmotic pressures in the range of 10-100 atm or lower. This research demonstrates the applicability of solid-state ²H NMR spectroscopy together with bilayer stress techniques for investigating the mechanism of pressure sensitivity of membrane proteins.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Brooks NJ, Ces O, Templer RH, Seddon JM. Pressure effects on lipid membrane structure and dynamics. Chem Phys Lipids 2010; 164:89-98. [PMID: 21172328 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effect of hydrostatic pressure on lipid structure and dynamics is highly important as a tool in biophysics and bio-technology, and in the biology of deep sea organisms. Despite its importance, high hydrostatic pressure remains significantly less utilised than other thermodynamic variables such as temperature and chemical composition. Here, we give an overview of some of the theoretical aspects which determine lipid behaviour under pressure and the techniques and technology available to study these effects. We also summarise several recent experiments which highlight the information available from these approaches.
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- Nicholas J Brooks
- Membrane Biophysics Platform and Institute of Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, UK
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Winter R. Exploring the Energy and Conformational Landscape of Biomolecules Under Extreme Conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9258-8_47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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The manipulation of biological materials using elevated pressure is providing an ever-growing number of opportunities in both the applied and basic sciences. Manipulation of pressure is a useful parameter for enhancing food quality and shelf life; inactivating microbes, viruses, prions, and deleterious enzymes; affecting recombinant protein production; controlling DNA hybridization; and improving vaccine preparation. In biophysics and biochemistry, pressure is used as a tool to study intermediates in protein folding, enzyme kinetics, macromolecular interactions, amyloid fibrous protein aggregation, lipid structural changes, and to discern the role of solvation and void volumes in these processes. Biologists, including many microbiologists, examine the utility and basis of pressure inactivation of cells and cellular processes, and conversely seek to discover how deep-sea life has evolved a preference for high-pressure environments. This introduction and the papers that follow provide information on the nature and promise of the highly interdisciplinary field of high-pressure bioscience and biotechnology (HPBB).
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- Douglas H Bartlett
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, USA.
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Krivanek R, Jeworrek C, Czeslik C, Winter R. Composition Fluctuations in Phospholipid-Sterol Vesicles – a Small-angle Neutron Scattering Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2008.5433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sterols regulate biological processes and sustain the domain structure of cellular membranes. While cholesterol is the major sterol of vertebrates, ergosterol plays a key role in fungal membranes. In this study, small-angle neutron scattering in combination with the H/D contrast variation technique was employed to probe the lateral compositional organization in dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine/ergosterol (DPPC/erg) model membranes over the temperature range from 26 to 78 °C. In addition, small-angle X-ray scattering and calorimetric measurements were carried out to characterize the phase behavior of this system in the temperature interval covered. The SANS measurements clearly demonstrate the absence of critical-point-like composition fluctuations at the temperature where the liquid-ordered/liquid-disordered (lo/ld) two-phase region closes and gives way to the all-fluid phase. Furthermore, no scattering due to large-scale composition fluctuations has been found in the whole lo+ld two-phase region of the system. It is concluded that this binary phospholipid-sterol mixture in the lo+ld coexistence region exhibits a homogeneous membrane with fluctuating nano-scale domains rather than a macroscopically separated two-phase coexistence region as observed for ternary phospholipid-sterol mixtures. Such small domains are expected to have particular properties like an increased line energy, a spontaneous curvature and limited lifetimes, which will probably also prevail for the small raft-like domains in cellular membranes.
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- Universität Dortmund, Physikalische Chemie I, Dortmund, Deutschland
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Yi Z, Nagao M, Bossev DP. Bending elasticity of saturated and monounsaturated phospholipid membranes studied by the neutron spin echo technique. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2009; 21:155104. [PMID: 21825357 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/15/155104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We have used neutron spin echo (NSE) spectroscopy to study the effect of bilayer thickness and monounsaturation (existence of a single double bond on one of the aliphatic chains) on the physical properties of unilamellar vesicles. The bending elasticity of saturated and monounsaturated phospholipid bilayers made of phospholipids with alkyl chain length ranging from 14 to 20 carbons was investigated. The bending elasticity κ(c) of phosphatidylcholines (PCs) in the liquid crystalline (L(α)) phase ranges from 0.38 × 10(-19) J for 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine to 0.64 × 10(-19) J for 1,2-dieicosenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. It was confirmed that, contrary to the strong effect on the main transition temperature, the monounsaturation has a limited influence on the bending elasticity of lipid bilayers. In addition, when the area modulus K(A) varies little with chain unsaturation or length, the elastic ratios (κ(c)/K(A))(1/2) of saturated and monounsaturated phospholipid bilayers varies linearly with lipid hydrophobic thickness d which agrees well with the theory of ideal fluid membranes.
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- Zheng Yi
- Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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Periasamy N, Teichert H, Weise K, Vogel RF, Winter R. Effects of temperature and pressure on the lateral organization of model membranes with functionally reconstituted multidrug transporter LmrA. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1788:390-401. [PMID: 18983816 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2008] [Revised: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To contribute to the understanding of membrane protein function upon application of pressure, we investigated the influence of hydrostatic pressure on the conformational order and phase behavior of the multidrug transporter LmrA in biomembrane systems. To this end, the membrane protein was reconstituted into various lipid bilayer systems of different chain length, conformation, phase state and heterogeneity, including raft model mixtures as well as some natural lipid extracts. In the first step, we determined the temperature stability of the protein itself and verified its reconstitution into the lipid bilayer systems using CD spectroscopic and AFM measurements, respectively. Then, to yield information on the temperature and pressure dependent conformation and phase state of the lipid bilayer systems, generalized polarization values by the Laurdan fluorescence technique were determined, which report on the conformation and phase state of the lipid bilayer system. The temperature-dependent measurements were carried out in the temperature range 5-70 degrees C, and the pressure dependent measurements were performed in the range 1-200 MPa. The data show that the effect of the LmrA reconstitution on the conformation and phase state of the lipid matrix depends on the fluidity and hydrophobic matching conditions of the lipid system. The effect is most pronounced for fluid DMPC and DMPC with low cholesterol levels, but minor for longer-chain fluid phospholipids such as DOPC and model raft mixtures such as DOPC/DPPC/cholesterol. The latter have the additional advantage of using lipid sorting to avoid substantial hydrophobic mismatch. Notably, the most drastic effect was observed for the neutral/glycolipid natural lipid mixture. In this case, the impact of LmrA incorporation on the increase of the conformational order of the lipid membrane was most pronounced. As a consequence, the membrane reaches a mechanical stability which makes it very insensitive to application of pressures as high as 200 MPa. The results are correlated with the functional properties of LmrA in these various lipid environments and upon application of high hydrostatic pressure and are discussed in the context of other work on pressure effects on membrane protein systems.
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- Nagarajan Periasamy
- Dortmund University of Technology, Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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The influence of 1-alkanols and external pressure on the lateral pressure profiles of lipid bilayers. Biophys J 2008; 95:5766-78. [PMID: 18849412 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.142125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The suggestion by Robert Cantor, that drug-induced pressure changes in lipid bilayers can change the conformational equilibrium between open and closed states of membrane proteins and thereby cause anesthesia, attracted much attention lately. Here, we studied the effect of both large external pressure and of 1-alkanols of different chain lengths--some of them anesthetics, others not--on the lateral pressure profiles across dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) bilayers by molecular dynamics simulations. For a pure DMPC bilayer, high pressure both reduced and broadened the tension at the interface hydrophobic/hydrophilic and diminished the repulsion between the phospholipid headgroups. Whereas the effect of ethanol on the lateral pressure profile was similar to the effect of a large external pressure on a DMPC bilayer, long-chain 1-alkanols significantly amplified local maxima and minima in the lateral pressure profile. For most 1-alkanols, external pressure had moderate effects and did not reverse the changes 1-alkanols exerted on the pressure profile. Nevertheless, assuming the bent helix model as a simple geometric model for the transmembrane region of a membrane protein, protein conformational equilibria were shifted in opposite directions by addition of 1-alkanols and additional application of external pressure.
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Yoshida N, Mita T, Onda M. Susceptibilities of Phospholipid Membranes Containing Cholesterol or Ergosterol to Gramicidin and its Derivative Incorporated in Lysophospholipid Micelles. J Biochem 2008; 144:167-76. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Koch MHJ, Bras W. Synchrotron radiation studies of non-crystalline systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1039/b703892p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Roux M, Moutard S, Perly B, Djedaini-Pilard F. Lipid lateral segregation driven by diacyl cyclodextrin interactions at the membrane surface. Biophys J 2007; 93:1620-9. [PMID: 17496041 PMCID: PMC1948046 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.099945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2006] [Accepted: 04/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cyclodextrins are hydrophilic molecular cages with a hydrophobic interior allowing the inclusion of water-insoluble drugs. Amphiphilic cyclodextrins obtained by appending a hydrophobic anchor were designed to improve the cell targeting of the drug-containing cavities through their liposome transportation in the organism. After insertion in model membranes, they were found to induce a lateral phase separation into a pure lipid phase and a fluid cyclodextrin-rich phase (L(CD)) with reduced acyl chain order parameters, as observed with a derivative containing a cholesterol anchor (M. Roux, R. Auzely-Velty, F. Djedaïni-Pilard, and B. Perly. 2002. Biophysical Journal, 8:813-822). We present another class of amphiphilic cyclodextrins obtained by grafting aspartic acid esterified by two lauryl chains on the oligosaccharide core via a succinyl spacer. The obtained dilauryl-beta-cyclodextrin (betaDLC) was inserted in chain perdeuterated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC-d54) membranes and studied by deuterium NMR ((2)H-NMR). A laterally segregated mixed phase was found to sequester three times more lipids than the cholesteryl derivative (approximately 4-5 lipids per monomer of betaDLC), and a quasipure L(CD) phase could be obtained with a 20% molar concentration of betaDLC. When cooled below the main fluid-to-gel transition of DMPC-d54 the betaDLC-rich phase stays fluid, coexisting with pure lipid in the gel state, and exhibits a sharp transition to a gel phase with frozen DMPC acyl chains at 12.5 degrees C. No lateral phase separation was observed with partially or fully methylated betaDLC, confirming that the stability of the segregated L(CD) phase was governed through hydrogen-bond-mediated intermolecular interactions between cyclodextrin headgroups at the membrane surface. As opposed to native betaDLC, the methylated derivatives were found to strongly increase the orientational order of DMPC acyl chains as the temperature reaches the membrane fluid-to-gel transition. The results are discussed in relation to the "anomalous swelling" of saturated phosphatidylcholine multilamellar membranes known to occur in the vicinity of the main fluid-to-gel transition.
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- Michel Roux
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique/Direction des Sciences du Vivant/Institut de Biologie et Technologies de Saclay, URA CNRS, Service de Bioénergétique, Biologie Structurale et Mécanismes, Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France.
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Grudzielanek S, Smirnovas V, Winter R. The effects of various membrane physical-chemical properties on the aggregation kinetics of insulin. Chem Phys Lipids 2007; 149:28-39. [PMID: 17603032 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2007.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2007] [Revised: 04/21/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In a simplified approach to the in vivo situation, where pathogenic fibrillar protein deposits are often found associated with cellular membranes, the aggregation kinetics of insulin in the presence of various model biomembranes were investigated using the Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence assay. The lipid dynamics near the gel-fluid transition, the chain length of saturated lipids and the presence of DOPE or DOPS in DOPC-vesicles modulate the aggregation kinetics of insulin in an indifferent, an aggregation-accelerating or an aggregation-inhibiting manner, subtly depending on the pH-value and the presence of salt. The rate of insulin aggregation in bulk solution dominates the overall aggregation process in most cases at low pH, where the lipid additives exert no effect on the aggregation kinetics. The occurrence of dynamic line defects near the gel-fluid transition temperature of DSPC facilitates a partial membrane insertion of the protein, which in turn shields exposed hydrophobic protein patches from intermolecular association and hence inhibit aggregation. An exclusively aggregation-accelerating effect was observed in the presence of 0.1M NaCl for all lipid additives investigated, which is likely due to an enhanced surface accumulation of the protein. Apart from weak dipole-dipole, dipole-monopole and hydrogen bonding interactions, the release of curvature elastic stress in mixed DOPC/DOPE-membranes and preferred interactions of insulin with carboxylic groups in DOPC/DOPS-membranes favour an increased surface accumulation. At neutral pH, a partial insertion of insulin into the lipid bilayer is favoured, which accounts for the aggregation-inhibiting effect of all lipid bilayer systems studied except those containing DOPS. Generally, the extent of inhibition increases with the lipid chain length and the extent of curvature stress in mixed unsaturated lipid membranes and also when the gel-fluid transition temperature of pure phospholipids is approached. The accelerating effect of DOPS on the aggregation of insulin under net electrostatic repulsion at pH 7.4 remains to be elucidated, yet, it might result from increased surface accumulation and/or faster/more extensive unfolding of the protein without a subsequent membrane insertion. These results demonstrate that a delicate interplay between different physical and chemical properties of lipid membranes has to be taken into account in a detailed discussion of membrane-associated protein aggregation phenomena.
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- Stefan Grudzielanek
- University of Dortmund, Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I-Biophysical Chemistry, Otto-Hahn Str. 6, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Powalska E, Janosch S, Kinne-Saffran E, Kinne RKH, Fontes CFL, Mignaco JA, Winter R. Fluorescence spectroscopic studies of pressure effects on Na+,K(+)-ATPase reconstituted into phospholipid bilayers and model raft mixtures. Biochemistry 2007; 46:1672-83. [PMID: 17279630 DOI: 10.1021/bi062235e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To contribute to the understanding of membrane protein function upon application of pressure as relevant for understanding, for example, the physiology of deep sea organisms or for baroenzymological biotechnical processes, we investigated the influence of hydrostatic pressure on the activity of Na+,K+-ATPase enriched in the plasma membrane from rabbit kidney outer medulla using a kinetic assay that couples ATP hydrolysis to NADH oxidation. The data show that the activity of Na+,K+-ATPase is reversibly inhibited by pressures below 2 kbar. At higher pressures, the enzyme is irreversibly inactivated. To be able to explore the effect of the lipid matrix on enzyme activity, the enzyme was also reconstituted into various lipid bilayer systems of different chain length, conformation, phase state, and heterogeneity including model raft mixtures. To yield additional information on the conformation and phase state of the lipid bilayer systems, generalized polarization values by the Laurdan fluorescence technique were determined as well. Incorporation of the enzyme leads to a significant increase of the lipid chain order. Generally, similar to the enzyme activity in the natural plasma membrane, high hydrostatic pressures lead to a decline of the activity of the enzyme reconstituted into the various lipid bilayer systems, and in most cases, a multi-phasic behavior is observed. Interestingly, in the low-pressure region, around 100 bar, a significant increase of activity is observed for the enzyme reconstituted into DMPC and DOPC bilayers. Above 100-200 bar, this activity enhancement is followed by a steep decrease of activity up to about 800 bar, where a more or less broad plateau value is reached. The enzyme activity decreases to zero around 2 kbar for all reconstituted systems measured. A different scenario is observed for the effect of pressure on the enzyme activity in the model raft mixture. The coexistence of liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered domains with the possibility of lipid sorting in this lipid mixture leads to a reduced pressure sensitivity in the medium-pressure range. The decrease of ATPase activity may be induced by an increasing hydrophobic mismatch, leading to a decrease of the conformational dynamics of the protein and eventually subunit rearrangement. High pressures, above about 2.2 kbar, irreversibly change protein conformation, probably because of the dissociation and partial unfolding of the subunits.
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- Ewa Powalska
- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I, and Biophysical Chemistry, University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn Strasse 6, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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