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Angerer N, Piller P, Semeraro EF, Keller S, Pabst G. Interaction of detergent with complex mimics of bacterial membranes. Biophys Chem 2023; 296:107002. [PMID: 36921495 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Detergents are valuable tools to extract membrane proteins for biophysical, biochemical, and structural scrutiny. The detergent-driven solubilization of bilayers made from a single lipid species is commonly described in terms of pseudo-phase diagrams and a three-stage model accounting for three ranges comprising (i) intact vesicles, (ii) vesicle/micelle co-existence, or (iii) mixed micelles. Moreover, the pseudo-phase boundaries thus determined can often be quantitatively rationalized in terms of the molecular shapes of the lipid and the detergent used. Yet, it has remained unclear to what extent this approach can be applied to multi-component lipid membranes that more closely mimic the compositional complexity of cellular membranes. Here, we studied how lipid mixtures composed of palmitoyl oleoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (POPE), palmitoyl oleoyl phosphatidylglycerol (POPG), and tetraoleoyl cardiolipin (TOCL) are solubilized by the commonly used zwitterionic detergent lauryldimethylamine N-oxide using isothermal titration calorimetry. While phase diagrams of the diverse lipid mixtures showed the typical ranges of the three-stage model, we found that POPG-rich POPE/POPG bilayers are more difficult to solubilize than POPG-poor POPE/POPG bilayers. In turn, POPE/POPG/TOCL bilayers became increasingly resistant to detergent with increasing TOCL content. Since POPG is nearly cylindrically shaped and TOCL adopts inverted cone-like shapes under current buffer conditions, our solubilization data do not align with shape-based arguments. Instead, additional electrostatic interactions between lipids and detergents lead to non-additive mixing behavior affecting the resilience of complex lipid bilayers against solubilization.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nadine Angerer
- Biophysics, Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 50/III, Graz 8010, Austria; BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria; Field of Excellence BioHealth - University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Biophysics, Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 50/III, Graz 8010, Austria; BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria; Field of Excellence BioHealth - University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Biophysics, Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 50/III, Graz 8010, Austria; BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria; Field of Excellence BioHealth - University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Biophysics, Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 50/III, Graz 8010, Austria; BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria; Field of Excellence BioHealth - University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Biophysics, Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 50/III, Graz 8010, Austria; BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria; Field of Excellence BioHealth - University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Mojumdar EH, Gooris GS, Groen D, Barlow DJ, Lawrence MJ, Demé B, Bouwstra JA. Stratum corneum lipid matrix: Location of acyl ceramide and cholesterol in the unit cell of the long periodicity phase. Biochim Biophys Acta 2016; 1858:1926-34. [PMID: 27169629 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The extracellular lipid matrix in the skin's outermost layer, the stratum corneum, is crucial for the skin barrier. The matrix is composed of ceramides (CERs), cholesterol (CHOL) and free fatty acids (FFAs) and involves two lamellar phases: the short periodicity phase (SPP) and the long periodicity phase (LPP). To understand the skin barrier thoroughly, information about the molecular arrangement in the unit cell of these lamellar phases is paramount. Previously we examined the molecular arrangement in the unit cell of the SPP. Furthermore X-ray and neutron diffraction revealed a trilayer arrangement of lipids within the unit cell of the LPP [D. Groen et al., Biophysical Journal, 97, 2242-2249, 2009]. In the present study, we used neutron diffraction to obtain more details about the location of lipid (sub)classes in the unit cell of the LPP. The diffraction pattern revealed at least 8 diffraction orders of the LPP with a repeating unit of 129.6±0.5Å. To determine the location of lipid sub(classes) in the unit cell, samples were examined with either only protiated lipids or selectively deuterated lipids. The diffraction data obtained by means of D2O/H2O contrast variation together with a gradual replacement of one particular CER, the acyl CER, by its partly deuterated counterpart, were used to construct the scattering length density profiles. The acyl chain of the acyl CER subclass is located at a position of ~21.4±0.2Å from the unit cell centre of the LPP. The position and orientation of CHOL in the LPP unit cell were determined using tail and head-group deuterated forms of the sterol. CHOL is located with its head-group positioned ~26±0.2Å from the unit cell centre. This allows the formation of a hydrogen bond with the ester group of the acyl CER located in close proximity. Based on the positions of the deuterated moieties of the acyl CER, CHOL and the previously determined location of two other lipid subclasses [E.H. Mojumdar et al., Biophysical Journal, 108, 2670-2679, 2015], a molecular model is proposed for the unit cell of the LPP. In this model CHOL is located in the two outer layers of the LPP, while CER EOS is linking the two outer layers with the central lipid layers. Finally the two other lipid subclasses are predominantly located in the central layer of the LPP.
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Sierra MB, Pedroni VI, Buffo FE, Disalvo EA, Morini MA. The use of zeta potential as a tool to study phase transitions in binary phosphatidylcholines mixtures. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 142:199-206. [PMID: 26954086 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.02.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Temperature dependence of the zeta potential (ZP) is proposed as a tool to analyze the thermotropic behavior of unilamellar liposomes prepared from binary mixtures of phosphatidylcholines in the absence or presence of ions in aqueous suspensions. Since the lipid phase transition influences the surface potential of the liposome reflecting a sharp change in the ZP during the transition, it is proposed as a screening method for transition temperatures in complex systems, given its high sensitivity and small amount of sample required, that is, 70% less than that required in the use of conventional calorimeters. The sensitivity is also reflected in the pre-transition detection in the presence of ions. Plots of phase boundaries for these mixed-lipid vesicles were constructed by plotting the delimiting temperatures of both main phase transition and pre-transition vs. the lipid composition of the vesicle. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies, although subject to uncertainties in interpretation due to broad bands in lipid mixtures, allowed the validation of the temperature dependence of the ZP method for determining the phase transition and pre-transition temperatures. The system chosen was dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC/DPPC), the most common combination in biological membranes. This work may be considered as a starting point for further research into more complex lipid mixtures with functional biological importance.
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Mojumdar EH, Kariman Z, van Kerckhove L, Gooris GS, Bouwstra JA. The role of ceramide chain length distribution on the barrier properties of the skin lipid membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta 2014; 1838:2473-83. [PMID: 24875266 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The skin barrier function is provided by the stratum corneum (SC). The lipids in the SC are composed of three lipid classes: ceramides (CERs), cholesterol (CHOL) and free fatty acids (FFAs) which form two crystalline lamellar structures. In the present study, we investigate the effect of CER chain length distribution on the barrier properties of model lipid membranes mimicking the lipid composition and organization of SC. The membranes were prepared with either isolated pig CERs (PCERs) or synthetic CERs. While PCERs have a wide chain length distribution, the synthetic CERs are quite uniform in chain length. The barrier properties were examined by means of permeation studies using hydrocortisone as a model drug. Our studies revealed a reduced barrier in lipid membranes prepared with PCERs compared to synthetic CERs. Additional studies revealed that a wider chain length distribution of PCERs results in an enhanced hexagonal packing and increased conformational disordering of the lipid tails compared to synthetic CERs, while the lamellar phases did not change. This demonstrates that the chain length distribution affects the lipid barrier by reducing the lipid ordering and density within the lipid lamellae. In subsequent studies, the effect of increased levels of FFAs or CERs with a long acyl chain in the PCERs membranes was also studied. These changes in lipid composition enhanced the level of orthorhombic packing, reduced the conformational disordering and increased the barrier of the lipid membranes. In conclusion, the CER chain length distribution is an important key factor for maintaining a proper barrier.
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- E H Mojumdar
- Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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