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Martin A, Jemmett PN, Howitt T, Wood MH, Burley AW, Cox LR, Dafforn TR, Welbourn RJL, Campana M, Skoda MW, Thompson JJ, Hussain H, Rawle JL, Carlà F, Nicklin CL, Arnold T, Horswell SL. Effect of Anionic Lipids on Mammalian Plasma Cell Membrane Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:2676-2691. [PMID: 36757323 PMCID: PMC9948536 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The effect of lipid composition on models of the inner leaflet of mammalian cell membranes has been investigated. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and X-ray and neutron reflectivity have been used to characterize lipid packing and solvation, while electrochemical and infrared spectroscopic methods have been employed to probe phase behavior in an applied electric field. Introducing a small quantity of the anionic lipid dimyristoylphosphatidylserine (DMPS) into bilayers of zwitterionic dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DMPE) results in a significant change in the bilayer response to an applied field: the tilt of the hydrocarbon chains increases before returning to the original tilt angle on detachment of the bilayer. Equimolar mixtures, with slightly closer chain packing, exhibit a similar but weaker response. The latter also tend to incorporate more solvent during this electrochemical phase transition, at levels similar to those of pure DMPS. Reflectivity measurements reveal greater solvation of lipid layers for DMPS > 30 mol %, matching the greater propensity for DMPS-rich bilayers to incorporate water. Taken together, the data indicate that the range of 10-35 mol % DMPS provides optimum bilayer properties (in flexibility and function as a barrier), which may explain why the DMPS content of cell membranes tends to be found within this range.
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- Alexandra
L. Martin
- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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- ISIS
Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science
and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, OxfordshireOX11 0QX, U.K.
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- ISIS
Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science
and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, OxfordshireOX11 0QX, U.K.
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A. Skoda
- ISIS
Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science
and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, OxfordshireOX11 0QX, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0DE, U.K.
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- ISIS
Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science
and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, OxfordshireOX11 0QX, U.K.
- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0DE, U.K.
- European
Spallation Source ERIC PO Box 176, SE-221 00Lund, Sweden
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
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- School of
Chemistry and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BirminghamB15 2TT, U.K.
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Shen Y, Fei F, Zhong Y, Fan C, Sun J, Hu J, Gong B, Czajkowsky DM, Shao Z. Controlling Water Flow through a Synthetic Nanopore with Permeable Cations. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:2092-2098. [PMID: 34963901 PMCID: PMC8704043 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c01218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
There is presently intense interest in the development of synthetic nanopores that recapitulate the functional properties of biological water channels for a wide range of applications. To date, all known synthetic water channels have a hydrophobic lumen, and while many exhibit a comparable rate of water transport as biological water channels, there is presently no rationally designed system with the ability to regulate water transport, a critical property of many natural water channels. Here, we describe a self-assembling nanopore consisting of stacked macrocyclic molecules with a hybrid hydrophilic/hydrophobic lumen exhibiting water transport that can be regulated by alkali metal ions. Stopped-flow kinetic assays reveal a non-monotonic-dependence of transport on cation size as well as a strikingly broad range of water flow, from essentially none in the presence of the sodium ion to as high a flow as that of the biological water channel, aquaporin 1, in the absence of the cations. All-atom molecular dynamics simulations show that the mechanism underlying the observed sensitivity is the binding of cations to defined sites within this hybrid pore, which perturbs water flow through the channel. Thus, beyond revealing insights into factors that can modulate a high-flux water transport through sub-nm pores, the obtained results provide a proof-of-concept for the rational design of next-generation, controllable synthetic water channels.
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- Yi Shen
- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The State University of New
York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai
Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine
(Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Synchrotron
Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The State University of New
York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Boyd MA, Davis AM, Chambers NR, Tran P, Prindle A, Kamat NP. Vesicle-Based Sensors for Extracellular Potassium Detection. Cell Mol Bioeng 2021; 14:459-469. [PMID: 34777604 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-021-00688-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Introduction The design of sensors that can detect biological ions in situ remains challenging. While many fluorescent indicators exist that can provide a fast, easy readout, they are often nonspecific, particularly to ions with similar charge states. To address this issue, we developed a vesicle-based sensor that harnesses membrane channels to gate access of potassium (K+) ions to an encapsulated fluorescent indicator. Methods We assembled phospholipid vesicles that incorporated valinomycin, a K+ specific membrane transporter, and that encapsulated benzofuran isophthalate (PBFI), a K+ sensitive dye that nonspecifically fluoresces in the presence of other ions, like sodium (Na+). The specificity, kinetics, and reversibility of encapsulated PBFI fluorescence was determined in a plate reader and fluorimeter. The sensors were then added to E. coli bacterial cultures to evaluate K+ levels in media as a function of cell density. Results Vesicle sensors significantly improved specificity of K+ detection in the presence of a competing monovalent ion, sodium (Na+), and a divalent cation, calcium (Ca2+), relative to controls where the dye was free in solution. The sensor was able to report both increases and decreases in K+ concentration. Finally, we observed our vesicle sensors could detect changes in K+ concentration in bacterial cultures. Conclusion Our data present a new platform for extracellular ion detection that harnesses ion-specific membrane transporters to improve the specificity of ion detection. By changing the membrane transporter and encapsulated sensor, our approach should be broadly useful for designing biological sensors that detect an array of biological analytes in traditionally hard-to-monitor environments. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-021-00688-7.
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- Margrethe A Boyd
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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- Center for Synthetic Biology, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA.,Center for Synthetic Biology, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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Ahmad M, Chattopadhayay S, Mondal D, Vijayakanth T, Talukdar P. Stimuli-Responsive Anion Transport through Acylhydrazone-Based Synthetic Anionophores. Org Lett 2021; 23:7319-7324. [PMID: 34519509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Photoswitchable acylhydrazone-based synthetic anionophores are reported. Single-crystal X-ray structure and 1H NMR titration studies confirmed the chloride binding in solid and solution states. The ion transport activity of 1a was greatly attenuated through a phototriggered E to Z photoisomerization process, and the photoisomerized deactivated state showed high kinetic stability due to an intramolecular hydrogen bond. Switchable "OFF-ON" transport activity was achieved by the application of light and acid-catalyzed reactivation process.
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- Manzoor Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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Marshall SR, Singh A, Wagner JN, Busschaert N. Enhancing the selectivity of optical sensors using synthetic transmembrane ion transporters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14455-14458. [PMID: 33146644 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06437h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Herein, we introduce a new method to optimize the properties of optical sensors, coined the transporter-liposome-fluorophore (TLF) approach. It is shown that this approach can greatly improve the selectivity of the sensor, increase the dynamic range and maintain the sensitivity of the original fluorophore.
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- Sarah R Marshall
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
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Lysenin Channels as Sensors for Ions and Molecules. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20216099. [PMID: 33120957 PMCID: PMC7663491 DOI: 10.3390/s20216099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Lysenin is a pore-forming protein extracted from the earthworm Eisenia fetida, which inserts large conductance pores in artificial and natural lipid membranes containing sphingomyelin. Its cytolytic and hemolytic activity is rather indicative of a pore-forming toxin; however, lysenin channels present intricate regulatory features manifested as a reduction in conductance upon exposure to multivalent ions. Lysenin pores also present a large unobstructed channel, which enables the translocation of analytes, such as short DNA and peptide molecules, driven by electrochemical gradients. These important features of lysenin channels provide opportunities for using them as sensors for a large variety of applications. In this respect, this literature review is focused on investigations aimed at the potential use of lysenin channels as analytical tools. The described explorations include interactions with multivalent inorganic and organic cations, analyses on the reversibility of such interactions, insights into the regulation mechanisms of lysenin channels, interactions with purines, stochastic sensing of peptides and DNA molecules, and evidence of molecular translocation. Lysenin channels present themselves as versatile sensing platforms that exploit either intrinsic regulatory features or the changes in ionic currents elicited when molecules thread the conducting pathway, which may be further developed into analytical tools of high specificity and sensitivity or exploited for other scientific biotechnological applications.
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Penkauskas T, Preta G. Biological applications of tethered bilayer lipid membranes. Biochimie 2019; 157:131-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Puvanendran D, Cece Q, Picard M. Reconstitution of the activity of RND efflux pumps: a “bottom-up” approach. Res Microbiol 2018; 169:442-449. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Challita EJ, Makhoul-Mansour MM, Freeman EC. Reconfiguring droplet interface bilayer networks through sacrificial membranes. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2018; 12:034112. [PMID: 30867859 PMCID: PMC6404924 DOI: 10.1063/1.5023386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
The droplet interface bilayer platform allows for the fabrication of stimuli-responsive microfluidic materials, using phospholipids as an organic surfactant in water-in-oil mixtures. In this approach, lipid-coated droplets are adhered together in arranged networks, forming lipid bilayer membranes with embedded transporters and establishing selective exchange pathways between neighboring aqueous subcompartments. The resulting material is a biologically inspired droplet-based material that exhibits emergent properties wherein different droplets accomplish different functions, similar to multicellular organisms. These networks have been successfully applied towards biomolecular sensing and energy harvesting applications. However, unlike their source of inspiration, these droplet structures are often static. This limitation not only renders the networks unable to adapt or modify their structure and function after formation but also limits their long term use as passive ionic exchange between neighboring droplet pairs may initiate immediately after the membranes are established. This work addresses this shortcoming by rupturing selected sacrificial membranes within the collections of droplets to rearrange the remaining droplets into new configurations, redirecting the droplet-droplet exchange pathways. This is accomplished through electrical shocks applied between selected droplets. Experimental outcomes are compared to predictions provided by a coupled mechanical-electrical model for the droplet networks, and then advanced configurations are proposed using this model.
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- Elio J Challita
- School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Kurokawa T, Kiyonaka S, Nakata E, Endo M, Koyama S, Mori E, Tran NH, Dinh H, Suzuki Y, Hidaka K, Kawata M, Sato C, Sugiyama H, Morii T, Mori Y. DNA Origami Scaffolds as Templates for Functional Tetrameric Kir3 K +
Channels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201709982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tatsuki Kurokawa
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Institute of Advanced Energy; Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji; Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS); Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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- Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy; Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji; Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8566 Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8566 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS); Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Institute of Advanced Energy; Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji; Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan); Science and Technology Agency; 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
- Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies; Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku; Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS); Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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Kurokawa T, Kiyonaka S, Nakata E, Endo M, Koyama S, Mori E, Tran NH, Dinh H, Suzuki Y, Hidaka K, Kawata M, Sato C, Sugiyama H, Morii T, Mori Y. DNA Origami Scaffolds as Templates for Functional Tetrameric Kir3 K + Channels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:2586-2591. [PMID: 29341462 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
In native systems, scaffolding proteins play important roles in assembling proteins into complexes to transduce signals. This concept is yet to be applied to the assembly of functional transmembrane protein complexes in artificial systems. To address this issue, DNA origami has the potential to serve as scaffolds that arrange proteins at specific positions in complexes. Herein, we report that Kir3 K+ channel proteins are assembled through zinc-finger protein (ZFP)-adaptors at specific locations on DNA origami scaffolds. Specific binding of the ZFP-fused Kir3 channels and ZFP-based adaptors on DNA origami were confirmed by atomic force microscopy and gel electrophoresis. Furthermore, the DNA origami with ZFP binding sites nearly tripled the K+ channel current activity elicited by heterotetrameric Kir3 channels in HEK293T cells. Thus, our method provides a useful template to control the oligomerization states of membrane protein complexes in vitro and in living cells.
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- Tatsuki Kurokawa
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.,Department of Technology and Ecology, Hall of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigakukatsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Sugawara M. Transmembrane Signaling with Lipid-Bilayer Assemblies as a Platform for Channel-Based Biosensing. CHEM REC 2017; 18:433-444. [PMID: 29135061 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Artificial and natural lipid membranes that elicit transmembrane signaling is are useful as a platform for channel-based biosensing. In this account we summarize our research on the design of transmembrane signaling associated with lipid bilayer membranes containing nanopore-forming compounds. Channel-forming compounds, such as receptor ion-channels, channel-forming peptides and synthetic channels, are embedded in planar and spherical bilayer lipid membranes to develop highly sensitive and selective biosensing methods for a variety of analytes. The membrane-bound receptor approach is useful for introducing receptor sites on both planar and spherical bilayer lipid membranes. Natural receptors in biomembranes are also used for designing of biosensing methods.
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- Masao Sugawara
- Department of chemistry, College of humanities and sciences, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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Agasid MT, Comi TJ, Saavedra SS, Aspinwall CA. Enhanced Temporal Resolution with Ion Channel-Functionalized Sensors Using a Conductance-Based Measurement Protocol. Anal Chem 2017; 89:1315-1322. [PMID: 27981836 PMCID: PMC5862562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The binding of a target analyte to an ion channel (IC), which is readily detected electrochemically in a label-free manner with single-molecule selectivity and specificity, has generated widespread interest in using natural and engineered ICs as transducers in biosensing platforms. To date, the majority of developments in IC-functionalized sensing have focused on IC selectivity or sensitivity or development of suitable membrane environments and aperture geometries. Comparatively little work has addressed analytical performance criteria, particularly criteria required for temporal measurements of dynamic processes. We report a measurement protocol suitable for rapid, time-resolved monitoring (≤30 ms) of IC-modulated membrane conductance. Key features of this protocol include the reduction of membrane area and the use of small voltage steps (10 mV) and short duration voltage pulses (10 ms), which have the net effect of reducing the capacitive charging and decreasing the time required to achieve steady state currents. Application of a conductance protocol employing three sequential, 10 ms voltage steps (-10 mV, -20 mV, -30 mV) in an alternating, pyramid-like arrangement enabled sampling of membrane conductance every 30 ms. Using this protocol, dynamic IC measurements on black lipid membranes (BLMs) functionalized with gramicidin A were conducted using a fast perfusion system. BLM conductance decreased by 76 ± 7.5% within 30 ms of switching from solutions containing 0 to 1 M Ca2+, which demonstrates the feasibility of using this approach to monitor rapid, dynamic chemical processes. Rapid conductance measurements will be broadly applicable to IC-based sensors that undergo analyte-specific gating.
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- Mark T. Agasid
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
- BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
- BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Vallejo D, Lee SH, Lee A. Functionalized Vesicles by Microfluidic Device. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1572:489-510. [PMID: 28299707 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6911-1_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In recent years, lipid vesicles have become popular vehicles for the creation of biosensors. Vesicles can hold reaction components within a selective permeable membrane that provides an ideal environment for membrane protein biosensing elements. The lipid bilayer allows a protein to retain its native structure and function, and the membrane fluidity can allow for conformational changes and physiological interactions with target analytes. Here, we present two methods for the production of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) within a microfluidic device that can be used as the basis for a biosensor. The vesicles are produced from water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) double emulsion templates using a nonvolatile oil phase. To create the GUVs, the oil can be removed via extraction with ethanol, or by altering the interfacial tension between the oil and carrier solution causing the oil to retract into a cap on one side of the structure, leaving behind an exposed lipid bilayer. Methods to integrate sensing elements and membrane protein pores onto the vesicles are also introduced in this work.
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- Derek Vallejo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 2715, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 2715, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697 2715, USA.
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Cell Membrane Transport Mechanisms: Ion Channels and Electrical Properties of Cell Membranes. ADVANCES IN ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY, AND CELL BIOLOGY 2017; 227:39-58. [PMID: 28980039 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56895-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cellular life strongly depends on the membrane ability to precisely control exchange of solutes between the internal and external (environmental) compartments. This barrier regulates which types of solutes can enter and leave the cell. Transmembrane transport involves complex mechanisms responsible for passive and active carriage of ions and small- and medium-size molecules. Transport mechanisms existing in the biological membranes highly determine proper cellular functions and contribute to drug transport. The present chapter deals with features and electrical properties of the cell membrane and addresses the questions how the cell membrane accomplishes transport functions and how transmembrane transport can be affected. Since dysfunctions of plasma membrane transporters very often are the cause of human diseases, we also report how specific transport mechanisms can be modulated or inhibited in order to enhance the therapeutic effect.
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Pissinis DE, Diaz C, Maza E, Bonini IC, Barrantes FJ, Salvarezza RC, Schilardi PL. Functional nicotinic acetylcholine receptor reconstitution in Au(111)-supported thiolipid monolayers. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:15789-15797. [PMID: 26355753 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04109k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The insertion and function of the muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) in Au(111)-supported thiolipid self-assembled monolayers have been studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and electrochemical techniques. It was possible for the first time to resolve the supramolecular arrangement of the protein spontaneously inserted in a thiolipid monolayer in an aqueous solution. Geometric supramolecular arrays of nAChRs were observed, most commonly in a triangular form compatible with three nAChR dimers of ∼20 nm each. Addition of the full agonist carbamoylcholine activated and opened the nAChR ion channel, as revealed by the increase in capacitance relative to that of the nAChR-thiolipid system under basal conditions. Thus, the self-assembled system appears to be a viable biomimetic model to measure ionic conductance mediated by ion-gated ion channels under different experimental conditions, with potential applications in biotechnology and pharmacology.
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- Diego E Pissinis
- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), CONICET - Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CC16, Suc. 4, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Senapati S, Slouka Z, Shah SS, Behura SK, Shi Z, Stack MS, Severson DW, Chang HC. An ion-exchange nanomembrane sensor for detection of nucleic acids using a surface charge inversion phenomenon. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 60:92-100. [PMID: 24787123 PMCID: PMC4445831 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We present a novel low-cost biosensor for rapid, sensitive and selective detection of nucleic acids based on an ionic diode feature of an anion exchange nanoporous membrane under DC bias. The ionic diode feature is associated with external surface charge inversion on the positively charged anion exchange nanomembrane upon hybridization of negatively charged nucleic acid molecules to single-stranded oligoprobes functionalized on the membrane surface resulting in the formation of a cation selective monolayer. The resulting bipolar membrane causes a transition from electroconvection-controlled to water-splitting controlled ion conductance, with a large ion current signature that can be used to accurately quantify the hybridized nucleic acids. The platform is capable of distinguishing two base-pair mismatches in a 22-base pairing segment of microRNAs associated with oral cancer, as well as serotype-specific detection of dengue virus. We also show the sensor' capability to selectively capture target nucleic acids from a heterogeneous mixture. The limit of detection is 1 pM for short 27 base target molecules in a 15-min assay. Similar hybridization results are shown for short DNA molecules as well as RNAs from Brucella and Escherichia coli. The versatility and simplicity of this low-cost biosensor should enable point-of-care diagnostics in food, medical and environmental safety markets.
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- Satyajyoti Senapati
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Gurnev PA, Nestorovich EM. Channel-forming bacterial toxins in biosensing and macromolecule delivery. Toxins (Basel) 2014; 6:2483-540. [PMID: 25153255 PMCID: PMC4147595 DOI: 10.3390/toxins6082483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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To intoxicate cells, pore-forming bacterial toxins are evolved to allow for the transmembrane traffic of different substrates, ranging from small inorganic ions to cell-specific polypeptides. Recent developments in single-channel electrical recordings, X-ray crystallography, protein engineering, and computational methods have generated a large body of knowledge about the basic principles of channel-mediated molecular transport. These discoveries provide a robust framework for expansion of the described principles and methods toward use of biological nanopores in the growing field of nanobiotechnology. This article, written for a special volume on "Intracellular Traffic and Transport of Bacterial Protein Toxins", reviews the current state of applications of pore-forming bacterial toxins in small- and macromolecule-sensing, targeted cancer therapy, and drug delivery. We discuss the electrophysiological studies that explore molecular details of channel-facilitated protein and polymer transport across cellular membranes using both natural and foreign substrates. The review focuses on the structurally and functionally different bacterial toxins: gramicidin A of Bacillus brevis, α-hemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus, and binary toxin of Bacillus anthracis, which have found their "second life" in a variety of developing medical and technological applications.
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- Philip A Gurnev
- Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Macazo FC, White RJ. Monitoring charge flux to quantify unusual ligand-induced ion channel activity for use in biological nanopore-based sensors. Anal Chem 2014; 86:5519-25. [PMID: 24794413 PMCID: PMC4051251 DOI: 10.1021/ac500832a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The
utility of biological nanopores for the development of sensors
has become a growing area of interest in analytical chemistry. Their
emerging use in chemical analysis is a result of several ideal characteristics.
First, they provide reproducible control over nanoscale pore sizes
with an atomic level of precision. Second, they are amenable to resistive-pulse
type measurement systems when embedded into an artificial lipid bilayer.
A single binding event causes a change in the flow of millions of
ions across the membrane per second that is readily measured as a
change in current with excellent signal-to-noise ratio. To date, ion
channel-based biosensors have been limited to well-behaved proteins.
Most demonstrations of using ion channels as sensors have been limited
to proteins that remain in the open, conducting state, unless occupied
by an analyte of interest. Furthermore, these proteins are nonspecific,
requiring chemical, biochemical, or genetic manipulations to impart
chemical specificity. Here, we report on the use of the pore-forming
abilities of heat shock cognate 70 (Hsc70) to quantify a specific
analyte. Hsc70 reconstitutes into phospholipid membranes and opens
to form multiple conductance states specifically in the presence of
ATP. We introduce the measurement of “charge flux” to
characterize the ATP-regulated multiconductance nature of Hsc70, which
enables sensitive quantification of ATP (100 μM–4 mM).
We believe that monitoring protein-induced charge flux across a bilayer
membrane represents a universal method for quantitatively monitoring
ion-channel activity. This measurement has the potential to broaden
the library of usable proteins in the development of nanopore-based
biosensors.
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- Florika C Macazo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County , 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, United States
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Lipid bilayers supported on bare and modified gold – Formation, characterization and relevance of lipid rafts. Electrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sugawara M, Shoji A, Sakamoto M. Pore-forming compounds as signal transduction elements for highly sensitive biosensing. ANAL SCI 2014; 30:119-28. [PMID: 24420253 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.30.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pore-forming compounds are attracting much attention due to the signal transduction ability for the development of highly sensitive biosensing. In this review, we describe an overview of the recent advances made by our group in the design of molecular sensing interfaces of spherical and planar lipid bilayers and natural bilayers. The potential uses of pore-forming compounds, such as gramicidin and MCM-41, in lipid bilayers and natural glutamate receptor channels in biomembrane are presented.
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- Masao Sugawara
- Department of Chemistry, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University
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Székács I, Kaszás N, Gróf P, Erdélyi K, Szendrő I, Mihalik B, Pataki Á, Antoni FA, Madarász E. Optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopic techniques for investigating membrane-bound ion channel activities. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81398. [PMID: 24339925 PMCID: PMC3858217 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopic (OWLS) techniques were probed for monitoring ion permeation through channels incorporated into artificial lipid environment. A novel sensor set-up was developed by depositing liposomes or cell-derived membrane fragments onto hydrophilic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane. The fibrous material of PTFE membrane could entrap lipoid vesicles and the water-filled pores provided environment for the hydrophilic domains of lipid-embedded proteins. The sensor surface was kept clean from the lipid holder PTFE membrane by a water- and ion-permeable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) mesh. The sensor set-up was tested with egg yolk lecithin liposomes containing gramicidin ion channels and with cell-derived membrane fragments enriched in GABA-gated anion channels. The method allowed monitoring the move of Na+ and organic cations through gramicidin channels and detecting the Cl–-channel functions of the (α5β2γ2) GABAA receptor in the presence or absence of GABA and the competitive GABA-blocker bicuculline.
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- Inna Székács
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Klepárník K, Foret F. Recent advances in the development of single cell analysis--a review. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 800:12-21. [PMID: 24120162 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Development of techniques for the analysis of the content of individual cells represents an important direction in modern bioanalytical chemistry. While the analysis of chromosomes, organelles, or location of selected proteins has been traditionally the domain of microscopic techniques, the advances in miniaturized analytical systems bring new possibilities for separations and detections of molecules inside the individual cells including smaller molecules such as hormones or metabolites. It should be stressed that the field of single cell analysis is very broad, covering advanced optical, electrochemical and mass spectrometry instrumentation, sensor technology and separation techniques. The number of papers published on single cell analysis has reached several hundred in recent years. Thus a complete literature coverage is beyond the limits of a journal article. The following text provides a critical overview of some of the latest developments with the main focus on mass spectrometry, microseparation methods, electrophoresis in capillaries and microfluidic devices and respective detection techniques for performing single cell analyses.
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- Karel Klepárník
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Duncan KD, Willis MD, Krogh ET, Gill CG. A miniature condensed-phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) probe for direct and on-line measurements of pharmaceuticals and contaminants in small, complex samples. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2013; 27:1213-1221. [PMID: 23650034 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RATIONALE High-throughput, automated analytical measurements are desirable in many analytical scenarios, as are rapid sample pre-screening techniques to identify 'positive' samples for subsequent measurements using more time-consuming conventional methodologies (e.g., liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS)). A miniature condensed-phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) probe for the direct and continuous, on-line measurement of pharmaceuticals and environmental contaminants in small, complex samples is presented. METHODS A miniature polydimethylsiloxane hollow fibre membrane (PDMS-HFM) probe is coupled with an electrospray ionization (ESI) triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Analytes are transported from the probe to the ESI source by a methanol acceptor phase. The probe can be autosampler mounted and directly inserted in small samples (≥400 μL) allowing continuous and simultaneous pptr-ppb level detection of target analytes (chlorophenols, triclosan, gemfibrozil, nonylphenol) in complex samples (artificial urine, beer, natural water, waste water, plant tissue). RESULTS The probe has been characterized and optimized for acceptor phase flow rate, sample mixing and probe washing. Signal response times, detection limits and calibration data are given for selected ion monitoring (SIM) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) measurements of target analytes at trace levels. Comparisons with flow cell type CP-MIMS systems are given. Analyte depletion effects are evaluated for small samples (≥400 μL). On-line measurements in small volumes of complex samples, temporally resolved reaction monitoring and in situ/in vivo demonstrations are presented. CONCLUSIONS The miniature CP-MIMS probe developed was successfully used for the direct, on-line detection of target analytes in small volumes (40 mL to 400 μL) of complex samples at pptr to low ppb levels. The probe can be readily automated as well as deployed for in situ/in vivo monitoring, including reaction monitoring, small sample measurements and direct insertion in living plant tissue.
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- Kyle D Duncan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Shadiac N, Nagarajan Y, Waters S, Hrmova M. Close allies in membrane protein research: Cell-free synthesis and nanotechnology. Mol Membr Biol 2013; 30:229-45. [DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2012.762125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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