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Teixeira Polez R, Huynh N, Pridgeon CS, Valle-Delgado JJ, Harjumäki R, Österberg M. Insights into spheroids formation in cellulose nanofibrils and Matrigel hydrogels using AFM-based techniques. Mater Today Bio 2024; 26:101065. [PMID: 38706731 PMCID: PMC11066555 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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The recent FDA decision to eliminate animal testing requirements emphasises the role of cell models, such as spheroids, as regulatory test alternatives for investigations of cellular behaviour, drug responses, and disease modelling. The influence of environment on spheroid formation are incompletely understood, leading to uncertainty in matrix selection for scaffold-based 3D culture. This study uses atomic force microscopy-based techniques to quantify cell adhesion to Matrigel and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), and cell-cell adhesion forces, and their role in spheroid formation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS(IMR90)-4). Results showed different cell behaviour in CNF and Matrigel cultures. Both cell lines formed compact spheroids in CNF but loose cell aggregates in Matrigel. Interestingly, the type of cell adhesion protein, and not the bond strength, appeared to be a key factor in the formation of compact spheroids. The gene expression of E- and N-cadherins, proteins on cell membrane responsible for cell-cell interactions, was increased in CNF culture, leading to formation of compact spheroids while Matrigel culture induced integrin-laminin binding and downregulated E-cadherin expression, resulting in looser cell aggregates. These findings enhance our understanding of cell-biomaterial interactions in 3D cultures and offer insights for improved 3D cell models, culture biomaterials, and applications in drug research.
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- Roberta Teixeira Polez
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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Bange L, Mukhina T, Fragneto G, Rondelli V, Schneck E. Influence of adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of solid-supported lipid double-bilayers. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:2113-2125. [PMID: 38349522 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01615c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Glycolipids have a considerable influence on the interaction between adjacent biomembranes and can promote membrane adhesion trough favorable sugar-sugar "bonds" even at low glycolipid fractions. Here, in order to obtain structural insights into this phenomenon, we utilize neutron reflectometry in combination with a floating lipid bilayer architecture that brings two glycolipid-loaded lipid bilayers to close proximity. We find that selected glycolipids with di-, or oligosaccharide headgroups affect the inter-bilayer water layer thickness and appear to contribute to the stability of the double-bilayer architecture by promoting adhesion of adjacent bilayers even against induced electrostatic repulsion. However, we do not observe any redistribution of glycolipids that would maximize the density of sugar-sugar contacts. Our results point towards possible strategies for the investigation of interactions between cell surfaces involving specific protein-protein, lipid-lipid, or protein-lipid binding.
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- Lukas Bange
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
- The European Spallation Source, ERIC, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany.
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Kav B, Weikl TR, Schneck E. Measuring pico-Newton Forces with Lipid Anchors as Force Sensors in Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:4081-4089. [PMID: 37127845 PMCID: PMC10184124 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Binding forces between biomolecules are ubiquitous in nature but sometimes as weak as a few pico-Newtons (pN). In many cases, the binding partners are attached to biomembranes with the help of a lipid anchor. One important example are glycolipids that promote membrane adhesion through weak carbohydrate-carbohydrate binding between adjacent membranes. Here, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to quantify the forces generated by bonds involving membrane-anchored molecules. We introduce a method in which the protrusion of the lipid anchors from the membrane acts as the force sensor. Our results with two different glycolipids reveal binding forces of up to 20 pN and corroborate the recent notion that carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions are generic rather than specific.
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- Batuhan Kav
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14467, Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing: Structural Biochemistry (IBI-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14467, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14467, Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction drives the preferential insertion of dirhamnolipid into glycosphingolipid enriched membranes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 616:739-748. [PMID: 35247812 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.120] [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: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rhamnolipids (RLs) are among the most important biosurfactants produced by microorganisms, and have been widely investigated because of their multiple biological activities. Their action appears to depend on their structural interference with lipid membranes, therefore several studies have been performed to investigate this aspect. We studied by X-ray scattering, neutron reflectometry and molecular dynamic simulations the insertion of dirhamnolipid (diRL), the most abundant RL, in model cellular membranes made of phospholipids and glycosphingolipids. In our model systems the affinity of diRL to the membrane is highly promoted by the presence of the glycosphingolipids and molecular dynamics simulations unveil that this evidence is related to sugar-sugar attractive interactions at the membrane surface. Our results improve the understanding of the plethora of activities associated with RLs, also opening new perspectives in their selective use for pharmaceutical and cosmetics formulations. Additionally, they shed light on the still debated role of carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions as driving force for molecular contacts at membrane surface.
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Kav B, Demé B, Gege C, Tanaka M, Schneck E, Weikl TR. Interplay of Trans- and Cis-Interactions of Glycolipids in Membrane Adhesion. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:754654. [PMID: 34869588 PMCID: PMC8641917 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.754654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glycolipids mediate stable membrane adhesion of potential biological relevance. In this article, we investigate the trans- and cis-interactions of glycolipids in molecular dynamics simulations and relate these interactions to the glycolipid-induced average separations of membranes obtained from neutron scattering experiments. We find that the cis-interactions between glycolipids in the same membrane leaflet tend to strengthen the trans-interactions between glycolipids in apposing leaflets. The trans-interactions of the glycolipids in our simulations require local membrane separations that are significantly smaller than the average membrane separations in the neutron scattering experiments, which indicates an important role of membrane shape fluctuations in glycolipid trans-binding. Simulations at the experimentally measured average membrane separations provide a molecular picture of the interplay between glycolipid attraction and steric repulsion of the fluctuating membranes probed in the experiments.
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- Batuhan Kav
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Theory and Bio-Systems, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, Large Scale Structures Group, Grenoble, France
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- Heidelberg University, Institute of Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University, Institute of Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Heidelberg, Germany.,Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study, Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Kyoto, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam, Germany.,Technische Universität Darmstadt, Physics Department, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Theory and Bio-Systems, Potsdam, Germany
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Glycan-to-Glycan Binding: Molecular Recognition through Polyvalent Interactions Mediates Specific Cell Adhesion. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26020397. [PMID: 33451117 PMCID: PMC7828597 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Glycan-to-glycan binding was shown by biochemical and biophysical measurements to mediate xenogeneic self-recognition and adhesion in sponges, stage-specific cell compaction in mice embryos, and in vitro tumor cell adhesion in mammals. This intermolecular recognition process is accepted as the new paradigm accompanying high-affinity and low valent protein-to-protein and protein-to-glycan binding in cellular interactions. Glycan structures in sponges have novel species-specific sequences. Their common features are the large size >100 kD, polyvalency >100 repeats of the specific self-binding oligosaccharide, the presence of fucose, and sulfated and/or pyruvylated hexoses. These structural and functional properties, different from glycosaminoglycans, inspired their classification under the glyconectin name. The molecular mechanism underlying homophilic glyconectin-to-glyconectin binding relies on highly polyvalent, strong, and structure-specific interactions of small oligosaccharide motifs, possessing ultra-weak self-binding strength and affinity. Glyconectin localization at the glycocalyx outermost cell surface layer suggests their role in the initial recognition and adhesion event during the complex and multistep process. In mammals, Lex-to-Lex homophilic binding is structure-specific and has ultra-weak affinity. Cell adhesion is achieved through highly polyvalent interactions, enabled by clustering of small low valent structure in plasma membranes.
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Kav B, Grafmüller A, Schneck E, Weikl TR. Weak carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions in membrane adhesion are fuzzy and generic. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:17342-17353. [PMID: 32789381 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03696j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Carbohydrates such as the trisaccharide motif LeX are key constituents of cell surfaces. Despite intense research, the interactions between carbohydrates of apposing cells or membranes are not well understood. In this article, we investigate carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions in membrane adhesion as well as in solution with extensive atomistic molecular dynamics simulations that exceed the simulation times of previous studies by orders of magnitude. For LeX, we obtain association constants of soluble carbohydrates, adhesion energies of lipid-anchored carbohydrates, and maximally sustained forces of carbohydrate complexes in membrane adhesion that are in good agreement with experimental results in the literature. Our simulations thus appear to provide a realistic, detailed picture of LeX-LeX interactions in solution and during membrane adhesion. In this picture, the LeX-LeX interactions are fuzzy, i.e. LeX pairs interact in a large variety of short-lived, bound conformations. For the synthetic tetrasaccharide Lac 2, which is composed of two lactose units, we observe similarly fuzzy interactions and obtain association constants of both soluble and lipid-anchored variants that are comparable to the corresponding association constants of LeX. The fuzzy, weak carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions quantified in our simulations thus appear to be a generic feature of small, neutral carbohydrates such as LeX and Lac 2.
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- Batuhan Kav
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Theory and Bio-Systems, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Theory and Bio-Systems, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany and Technische Universität Darmstadt, Physics Department, Hochschulstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Theory and Bio-Systems, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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Synthesis of Glycosylated Metal Complexes for Probing Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Interactions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1104:21-39. [PMID: 30484242 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2158-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Densely packed carbohydrate clusters on cell surfaces play essential roles in varieties of bioprocesses. Little information has been, however, accumulated so far concerning their structural/functional details. In this chapter, we discuss artificial systems to investigate carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions within/between the carbohydrate cluster(s). Among such artificial systems, much attention will be especially placed on glycosylated tris-bipyridine ferrous complexes for monitoring not only carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions within the glycocluster but also their resultant conformational changes.
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Masubuchi K, Maehata M, Suzuki C, Matsuoka R, Sekiguchi M, Chigira N, Amano Y, Inokuchi M, Li Q, Hasegawa T. Synthesis and conformational analysis of poly(phenylacetylene)s with serinol-tethered carbohydrate appendages. Carbohydr Res 2019; 481:23-30. [PMID: 31220628 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.06.002] [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: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We synthesized phenylacetylenes containing β-lactoside, β-cellobioside, or β-maltoside, and polymerized them to produce the corresponding poly (phenylacetylene)s. In these poly (phenylacetylene)s, the pendent carbohydrates were tethered to the mainchains by serinol spacers. Because similar glycosyl serinol units are found in the natural glycosphingolipids in cell membranes, the densely packed carbohydrate clusters along the poly (phenylacetylene) mainchains act as molecular mimics of cell surface glycoclusters. We analyzed the conformation of the glycosylated poly (phenylacetylene)s using circular dichroism spectroscopy, and found that the spatial carbohydrate packing within the glycoclusters changed on the addition of salts.
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- Kana Masubuchi
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gumma, 374-0193, Japan; Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University, 2100 Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8585, Japan.
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Harjumäki R, Nugroho RWN, Zhang X, Lou YR, Yliperttula M, Valle-Delgado JJ, Österberg M. Quantified forces between HepG2 hepatocarcinoma and WA07 pluripotent stem cells with natural biomaterials correlate with in vitro cell behavior. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7354. [PMID: 31089156 PMCID: PMC6517585 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43669-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
In vitro cell culture or tissue models that mimic in vivo cellular response have potential in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and are a more economical and accurate option for drug toxicity tests than animal experimentation. The design of in vivo-like cell culture models should take into account how the cells interact with the surrounding materials and how these interactions affect the cell behavior. Cell-material interactions are furthermore important in cancer metastasis and tumor progression, so deeper understanding of them can support the development of new cancer treatments. Herein, the colloidal probe microscopy technique was used to quantify the interactions of two cell lines (human pluripotent stem cell line WA07 and human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2) with natural, xeno-free biomaterials of different chemistry, morphology, and origin. Key components of extracellular matrices -human collagens I and IV, and human recombinant laminin-521-, as well as wood-derived, cellulose nanofibrils -with evidenced potential for 3D cell culture and tissue engineering- were analysed. Both strength of adhesion and force curve profiles depended on biomaterial nature and cell characteristics. The successful growth of the cells on a particular biomaterial required cell-biomaterial adhesion energies above 0.23 nJ/m. The information obtained in this work supports the development of new materials or hybrid scaffolds with tuned cell adhesion properties for tissue engineering, and provides a better understanding of the interactions of normal and cancerous cells with biomaterials in the human body.
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- Riina Harjumäki
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, I-35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland.
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland.
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Witt H, Savić F, Oelkers M, Awan SI, Werz DB, Geil B, Janshoff A. Size, Kinetics, and Free Energy of Clusters Formed by Ultraweak Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Bonds. Biophys J 2016; 110:1582-1592. [PMID: 27074683 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Weak noncovalent intermolecular interactions play a pivotal role in many biological processes such as cell adhesion or immunology, where the overall binding strength is controlled through bond association and dissociation dynamics as well as the cooperative action of many parallel bonds. Among the various molecules participating in weak bonds, carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions are probably the most ancient ones allowing individual cells to reversibly enter the multicellular state and to tell apart self and nonself cells. Here, we scrutinized the kinetics and thermodynamics of small homomeric Lewis X-Lewis X ensembles formed in the contact zone of a membrane-coated colloidal probe and a solid supported membrane ensuring minimal nonspecific background interactions. We used an atomic force microscope to measure force distance curves at Piconewton resolution, which allowed us to measure the force due to unbinding of the colloidal probe and the planar membrane as a function of contact time. Applying a contact model, we could estimate the free binding energy of the formed adhesion cluster as a function of dwell time and thereby determine the precise size of the contact zone, the number of participating bonds, and the intrinsic rates of association and dissociation in the presence of calcium ions. The unbinding energy per bond was found to be on the order of 1 kBT. Approximately 30 bonds were opened simultaneously at an off-rate of koff = 7 ± 0.2 s(-1).
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- Hannes Witt
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany.
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Kunze A, Bally M, Höök F, Larson G. Equilibrium-fluctuation-analysis of single liposome binding events reveals how cholesterol and Ca2+ modulate glycosphingolipid trans-interactions. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1452. [PMID: 23486243 PMCID: PMC3596795 DOI: 10.1038/srep01452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions (CCIs) are of central importance for several biological processes. However, the ultra-weak nature of CCIs generates difficulties in studying this interaction, thus only little is known about CCIs. Here we present a highly sensitive equilibrium-fluctuation-analysis of single liposome binding events to supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) based on total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy that allows us to determine apparent kinetic rate constants of CCIs. The liposomes and SLBs both contained natural Le(x) glycosphingolipids (Galβ4(Fucα3)GlcNAcβ3Galβ4Glcβ1Cer), which were employed to mimic cell-cell contacts. The kinetic parameters of the self-interaction between Le(x)-containing liposomes and SLBs were measured and found to be modulated by bivalent cations. Even more interestingly, upon addition of cholesterol, the strength of the CCIs increases, suggesting that this interaction is strongly influenced by a cholesterol-dependent presentation and/or spatial organization of glycosphingolipids in cell membranes.
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- Angelika Kunze
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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Elci SG, Moyano DF, Rana S, Tonga GY, Phillips RL, Bunz UHF, Rotello VM. Recognition of glycosaminoglycan chemical patterns using an unbiased sensor array. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc22279a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Sunasee R, Narain R. Glycopolymers and Glyco-nanoparticles in Biomolecular Recognition Processes and Vaccine Development. Macromol Biosci 2012; 13:9-27. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201200222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zhao J, Liu Y, Park HJ, Boggs JM, Basu A. Carbohydrate-Coated Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles as Probes for the Galactose/3-Sulfogalactose Carbohydrate–Carbohydrate Interaction Using Model Systems and Cellular Binding Studies. Bioconjug Chem 2012; 23:1166-73. [DOI: 10.1021/bc2006169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Jingsha Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United
States
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- Molecular Structure
and Function
Program, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
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- Molecular Structure
and Function
Program, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
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- Molecular Structure
and Function
Program, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L5
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United
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Demé B, Zemb T. Hydration forces between bilayers in the presence of dissolved or surface-linked sugars. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kozlovsky P, Gefen A. The relative contributions of propulsive forces and receptor-ligand binding forces during early contact between spermatozoa and zona pellucida of oocytes. J Theor Biol 2011; 294:139-43. [PMID: 22100500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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When reaching the zona pellucida (ZP) of the oocyte, spermatozoa apply propulsive forces produced by the motion of their flagella, which push against the ZP and theoretically should contribute to their penetration into the ZP. Additionally, specific receptors on the spermatozoon head bind to ZP3 ligands located on the surface of the ZP, which locks the sperm's head onto the oocyte. Both mechanisms are important cofactors in the initial sperm penetration into the ZP, which is required for successful fertilization of the oocyte, but it is unclear which forces-mechanical thrust or biochemical binding-are more influential at this stage. To address this question, we developed a biomechanical sperm-oocyte contact model, which is based on the Johnson-Kendall-Roberts model adopted from the contact mechanics theory. The modeling predicted that during the early stage of penetration into the ZP, biochemical binding forces acting on spermatozoa, which are swimming at a (normal) velocity of 100μm/s are ∼4.2-times to ∼16.7-times less than the mechanically-generated propulsive forces. In a simulated pathology of a low number of properly functioning receptors (50 out of 300receptors/μm(2)), the biochemical binding forces are ∼63-times less than the propulsive forces for the normally swimming sperm. It is suggested that such dominance of the propulsive forces over the biochemical binding forces can prevent efficient binding of spermatozoa to the ZP of the oocyte due to continuous movement of the sperm (which is not necessarily perpendicular to the ZP surface, and can cause sliding of sperm over the ZP). Thus, our theoretical analysis indicates that a sufficiently large density of receptors to ZP3 ligands on the sperm head is critical at the stage of early sperm-oocyte contact, in order to allow an efficient acrosome reaction to follow, so that the spermatozoon can start penetrating into the ZP.
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- Pavel Kozlovsky
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Gangliosides and the multiscale modulation of membrane structure. Chem Phys Lipids 2011; 164:796-810. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhang Y, Dong D, Qu H, Sollogoub M, Zhang Y. Regio- and Stereocontrolled Synthesis of 2d-Deoxy Lewisx Pentasaccharide. European J Org Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201101062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nam J, Santore MM. Depletion versus deflection: how membrane bending can influence adhesion. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 107:078101. [PMID: 21902431 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.078101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2007] [Revised: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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During depletion-driven vesicle adhesion, a stiff membrane's resistance to bending at fixed tension prevents contact angle equilibrium and vesicle spreading over an opposing vesicle, while more flexible vesicles partially engulf opposing vesicles. Estimates of the bending cost associated with the spreading contact line, relative to the adhesion energy, were consistent with the observed spreading or lack of spreading for the flexible and stiff membranes, respectively, and predicted a lag time sometimes preceding spreading.
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- Jin Nam
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 01003, USA
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Synthesis of 3″- and 4″-deoxy-Lewisx trisaccharides: A useful tool for study of carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction. Sci China Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-010-4060-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang Y, Dong D, Zhou T, Zhang Y. Study of carbohydrate–carbohydrate interactions: total synthesis of 6d-deoxy Lewisx pentaosyl glycosphingolipid. Tetrahedron 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Imaging cerebroside-rich domains for phase and shape characterization in binary and ternary mixtures. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1798:1357-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2009] [Revised: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 11/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hasegawa T. Intramolecular approach to investigating carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2009. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.21.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Westerlund B, Slotte JP. How the molecular features of glycosphingolipids affect domain formation in fluid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2009; 1788:194-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Revised: 10/28/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Otsuka A, Sakurai K, Hasegawa T. Ferrocenes with two carbohydrate appendages at the upper and lower rings are useful for investigating carbohydrate–carbohydrate interactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:5442-4. [DOI: 10.1039/b910534d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang Y. [Study of the interactions between oligosaccharides involved in the cell adhesion. Example of the Lewis(x) trisaccharide]. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2008; 66:319-24. [PMID: 19061733 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nature often chooses weak molecular interactions for playing important role in cellular recognition and adhesion. These interactions involve particularly oligosaccharides, which are the structural elements present at the most exterior surface of the cell. Three oligosaccharides were prepared for study of the interaction by vesicle micromanipulation technique. This study allowed us to measure directly, for the first time, a carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction.
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- Y Zhang
- Laboratoire de chimie organique (UMR CNRS 7611), université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France.
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Luo Y, Barbault F, Gourmala C, Zhang Y, Maurel F, Hu Y, Fan BT. Cellular interaction through LewisX cluster: theoretical studies. J Mol Model 2008; 14:901-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-008-0325-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2007] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Boggs JM, Gao W, Hirahara Y. Myelin glycosphingolipids, galactosylceramide and sulfatide, participate in carbohydrate–carbohydrate interactions between apposed membranes and may form glycosynapses between oligodendrocyte and/or myelin membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1780:445-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Revised: 10/25/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Jégou A, Pincet F, Perez E, Wolf JP, Ziyyat A, Gourier C. Mapping mouse gamete interaction forces reveal several oocyte membrane regions with different mechanical and adhesive properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:1451-1458. [PMID: 18027975 DOI: 10.1021/la702258x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study focuses on the interaction involved in the adhesion of mouse gametes and on the mechanical properties of the oocyte membrane. The oocyte has an asymmetrical shape, and its membrane is composed of two distinct areas. One is rich in microvilli, and the other is smoother and without microvilli. With a biomembrane force probe (BFP) adapted to cell-cell measurements, we have quantified the separation forces between a spermatozoon and an oocyte. Microvillar and amicrovillar areas of the oocyte surface have been systematically probed and compared. In addition to a substantial difference in the elastic stiffness of these two regions, the experiments have revealed the presence of two types of membrane domains with different mechanical and adhesive properties, both distributed over the entire oocyte surface (i.e., in both microvillar and amicrovillar regions). If gamete contact occurs in the first type of domain, then the oocyte membrane deforms only elastically under traction. The pull-off forces in these domains are higher in the amicrovillar region. For a spermatozoon contact with the other type of domain, there can be a transition from the elastic to viscoelastic regime, and then tethers are extruded from the oocyte membrane.
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- Antoine Jégou
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, UMR 8550 associée au CNRS et aux Universités Paris 6 et Paris 7, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris, France
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Luo Y, Dong D, Barbault F, Fan B, Hu Y, Zhang Y. Total synthesis of 4d-deoxy Lewisx pentasaccharide. CR CHIM 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2007.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Elucidation of the LewisX–LewisX carbohydrate interaction with molecular dynamics simulations: A glycosynapse model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2007.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Luo Y, Gourmala C, Dong D, Barbault F, Fan B, Hu Y, Zhang Y. First synthesis of two deoxy Lewisx pentaosyl glycosphingolipids. Glycoconj J 2007; 25:335-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-007-9077-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2007] [Revised: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nam J, Santore MM. The adhesion kinetics of sticky vesicles in tension: the distinction between spreading and receptor binding. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:10650-60. [PMID: 17824630 DOI: 10.1021/la7017709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We investigate the kinetics of spreading and adhesion between polymer vesicles decorated with avidin and biotin, held in micropipettes to maintain fixed tension and suppress membrane bending fluctuations. In this study, the density of avidin (actually Neutravidin) and biotin was varied, but was always sufficiently high so that lateral diffusion in the membrane was unimportant to the adhesive mechanism or rate. For a stunning result, we report a concentration-dependent distinction between adhesion and spreading: At low surface densities of avidin and biotin, irreversible vesicle adhesion is strong enough to break the membrane when vesicle separation is attempted, yet there is no spreading or "wetting". By this we mean that there is no development of an adhesion plaque beyond the initial radius of contact and there is no development of a meaningful contact angle. Conversely, at 30% functionalization and greater, membrane adhesion is manifest through a spreading process in which the vesicle held at lower tension partially engulfs the second vesicle, and the adhesion plaque grows, as does the contact angle. Generally, when spreading occurs, it starts abruptly, following a latent contact period whose duration decreases with increasing membrane functionality. A nucleation-type rate law describes the latency period, determined by competition between bending and sticking energy. The significance of this result is that, not only are membrane mechanics important to the development of adhesion in membranes of nanometer-scale thickness, mechanics can dominate and even mask adhesive features such as contact angle. This renders contact angle analyses inappropriate for some systems. The results also suggest that there exist large regions of parameter space where adhesive polymeric vesicles will behave qualitatively differently from their phospholipid counterparts. This motivates different strategies to design polymeric vesicles for applications such as targeted drug delivery and biomimetic scavengers.
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- Jin Nam
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, 120 Governors Drive, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Nodet G, Poggi L, Abergel D, Gourmala C, Dong D, Zhang Y, Mallet JM, Bodenhausen G. Weak calcium-mediated interactions between Lewis X-related trisaccharides studied by NMR measurements of residual dipolar couplings. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:9080-5. [PMID: 17608422 DOI: 10.1021/ja0711056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Lewis X (LeX) determinant, a trisaccharide with the carbohydrate sequence Galbeta(1-->4)[Fucalpha(1-->3)]GlcNAcbeta, is believed to be responsible for Ca2+-mediated cell-cell interactions. In partly oriented phases composed of mixtures of penta(ethyleneglycol)monododecyl ether HO(CH2CH2O)5C12H25 and n-hexanol in the presence of Ca2+ ions, the variation of the residual dipolar couplings 1DCH of various CiHi vectors in LeX as a function of the concentration of the trisaccharide demonstrates the existence of very weak LeX-Ca2+-LeX complexes in solution. Synthetic 3-, 4-, and 6-deoxy-LeX variants were also shown to form complexes in the presence of calcium ions, despite the replacement of one of their hydroxyl groups by hydrogen atoms. This is the first direct observation in solution of a calcium-mediated interaction between LeX molecules.
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- Gabrielle Nodet
- Département de Chimie, associé au CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24, rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Maunula S, Björkqvist YJE, Slotte JP, Ramstedt B. Differences in the domain forming properties of N-palmitoylated neutral glycosphingolipids in bilayer membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2007; 1768:336-45. [PMID: 17055448 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Revised: 09/07/2006] [Accepted: 09/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We have compared the domain forming properties of three neutral acyl chain defined glycosphingolipids differing in their head group structures. The aim of the study was to explore if glycosphingolipids and sterols exist in the same lateral domains in bilayer membranes and how the structure of the head group influences the capacity of the glycosphingolipids to colocalize with cholesterol. The glycosphingolipids used in the study were galactosyl-, glucosyl- and lactosylceramides with a palmitic acid in the N-linked position. Domain formation in mixed bilayer vesicles was examined using fluorescent reporter molecules associating with ordered domains, together with a fluorescence quencher lipid in the disordered membrane phase. Our results show that the glycosphingolipids studied were poor in forming sterol-enriched domains compared to palmitoyl-sphingomyelin as detected by cholestatrienol quenching. However, the tendency to associate with cholesterol was clearly dependent on the carbohydrate structure of the glycosphingolipids, also when two glycosphingolipids with different head groups were mixed in the bilayer. All palmitoylated glycosphingolipids associated with palmitoyl-sphingomyelin/cholesterol domains. Our results show that the head group structures of neutral glycosphingolipids markedly affect their domain forming properties in bilayers both with and without cholesterol. The most striking observation being that large differences in domain forming properties were seen even between glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide, which differ only in the stereochemistry of one hydroxyl group in the carbohydrate head group.
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- Stina Maunula
- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Abo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6, 20520 Turku, Finland
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Ramstedt B, Slotte JP. Sphingolipids and the formation of sterol-enriched ordered membrane domains. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:1945-56. [PMID: 16901461 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2005] [Revised: 05/18/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This review is focused on the formation of lateral domains in model bilayer membranes, with an emphasis on sphingolipids and their interaction with cholesterol. Sphingolipids in general show a preference for partitioning into ordered domains. One of the roles of cholesterol is apparently to modulate the fluidity of the sphingolipid domains and also to help segregate the domains for functional purposes. Cholesterol shows a preference for sphingomyelin over phosphatidylcholine with corresponding acyl chains. The interaction of cholesterol with different sphingolipids is largely dependent on the molecular properties of the particular sphingolipid in question. Small head group size clearly has a destabilizing effect on sphingolipid/cholesterol interaction, as exemplified by studies with ceramide and ceramide phosphoethanolamine. Ceramides actually displace sterol from ordered domains formed with saturated phosphatidylcholine or sphingomyelin. The N-linked acyl chain is known to be an important stabilizer of the sphingolipid/cholesterol interaction. However, N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamines failed to interact favorably with cholesterol and to form cholesterol-enriched lateral domains in bilayer membranes. Glycosphingolipids also form ordered domains in membranes but do not show a strong preference for interacting with cholesterol. It is clear from the studies reviewed here that small changes in the structure of sphingolipids alter their partitioning between lateral domains substantially.
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- Bodil Ramstedt
- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Abo Akademi University, Tykistokatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland
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Simpson GL, Gordon AH, Lindsay DM, Promsawan N, Crump MP, Mulholland K, Hayter BR, Gallagher T. Glycosylated Foldamers To Probe the Carbohydrate−Carbohydrate Interaction. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:10638-9. [PMID: 16910632 DOI: 10.1021/ja0614565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The synthesis of a triglycosylated helical foldamer based on a combination of cyclopentyl- and pyrrolidinyl-based amino acids is described. This structure is stable in water, maintaining as it does a series of carbohydrate units in proximity to one another, and represents the basis of a new approach to the study of carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions.
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- Graham L Simpson
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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Gourier C, Pincet F, Perez E, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Mallet JM, Sinaÿ P. The natural LewisX-bearing lipids promote membrane adhesion: influence of ceramide on carbohydrate-carbohydrate recognition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006; 44:1683-7. [PMID: 15693050 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Christine Gourier
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR 8550 associée au CNRS et aux Universités Paris 6 et Paris 7, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Puech PH, Poole K, Knebel D, Muller DJ. A new technical approach to quantify cell–cell adhesion forces by AFM. Ultramicroscopy 2006; 106:637-44. [PMID: 16675123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2005.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2005] [Accepted: 08/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cell-cell adhesion is a complex process that is involved in the tethering of cells, cell-cell communication, tissue formation, cell migration and the development and metastasis of tumors. Given the heterogeneous and complex nature of cell surfaces it has previously proved difficult to characterize individual cell-cell adhesion events. Force spectroscopy, using an atomic force microscope, is capable of resolving such individual cell-cell binding events, but has previously been limited in its application due to insufficient effective pulling distances. Extended pulling range is critical in studying cell-cell interactions due to the potential for large cell deformations. Here we describe an approach to such experiments, where the sample stage can be moved 100 microm in the z-direction, by closed loop, linearized piezo elements. Such an approach enables an increase in pulling distance sufficient for the observation of long-distance cell-unbinding events without reducing the imaging capabilities of the atomic force microscope. The atomic force microscope head and the piezo-driven sample stage are installed on an inverted optical microscope fitted with a piezo-driven objective, to allow the monitoring of cell morphology by conventional light microscopy, concomitant with force spectroscopy measurements. We have used the example of the WM115 melanoma cell line binding to human umbilical vein endothelial cells to demonstrate the capabilities of this system and the necessity for such an extended pulling range when quantifying cell-cell adhesion events.
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- Pierre-Henri Puech
- Biotechnology Center, Dresden University of Technology, Tatzberg 47, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Garcia-Manyes S, Bucior I, Ros R, Anselmetti D, Sanz F, Burger MM, Fernàndez-Busquets X. Proteoglycan mechanics studied by single-molecule force spectroscopy of allotypic cell adhesion glycans. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:5992-9. [PMID: 16373355 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507878200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Early Metazoans had to evolve the first cell adhesion system addressed to maintaining stable interactions between cells constituting different individuals. As the oldest extant multicellular animals, sponges are good candidates to have remnants of the molecules responsible for that crucial innovation. Sponge cells associate in a species-specific process through multivalent calcium-dependent interactions of carbohydrate structures on an extracellular membrane-bound proteoglycan termed aggregation factor. Single-molecule force spectroscopy studies of the mechanics of aggregation factor self-binding indicate the existence of intermolecular carbohydrate adhesion domains. A 200-kDa aggregation factor glycan (g200) involved in cell adhesion exhibits interindividual differences in size and epitope content which suggest the existence of allelic variants. We have purified two of these g200 distinct forms from two individuals of the same sponge species. Comparison of allotypic versus isotypic g200 binding forces reveals significant differences. Surface plasmon resonance measurements show that g200 self-adhesion is much stronger than its binding to other unrelated glycans such as chondroitin sulfate. This adhesive specificity through multiple carbohydrate binding domains is a type of cooperative interaction that can contribute to explain some functions of modular proteoglycans in general. From our results it can be deduced that the binding strength/surface area between two aggregation factor molecules is comparable with that of focal contacts in vertebrate cells, indicating that strong carbohydrate-based cell adhesions evolved at the very start of Metazoan history.
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- Sergi Garcia-Manyes
- Research Center for Bioelectronics and Nanobioscience, Barcelona Science Park, University of Barcelona, Josep Samitier 1-5, Barcelona E-08028, Spain
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Martín-Molina A, Moreno-Flores S, Perez E, Pum D, Sleytr UB, Toca-Herrera JL. Structure, surface interactions, and compressibility of bacterial S-layers through scanning force microscopy and the surface force apparatus. Biophys J 2005; 90:1821-9. [PMID: 16361337 PMCID: PMC1367331 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two-dimensional crystalline bacterial surface layers (S-layers) are found in a broad range of bacteria and archaea as the outermost cell envelope component. The self-assembling properties of the S-layers permit them to recrystallize on solid substrates. Beyond their biological interest as S-layers, they are currently used in nanotechnology to build supramolecular structures. Here, the structure of S-layers and the interactions between them are studied through surface force techniques. Scanning force microscopy has been used to study the structure of recrystallized S-layers from Bacillus sphaericus on mica at different 1:1 electrolyte concentrations. They give evidence of the two-dimensional organization of the proteins and reveal small corrugations of the S-layers formed on mica. The lattice parameters of the S-layers were a=b=14 nm, gamma=90 degrees and did not depend on the electrolyte concentration. The interaction forces between recrystallized S-layers on mica were studied with the surface force apparatus as a function of electrolyte concentration. Force measurements show that electrostatic and steric interactions are dominant at long distances. When the S-layers are compressed they exhibit elastic behavior. No adhesion between recrystallized layers takes place. We report for the first time, to our knowledge, the value of the compressibility modulus of the S-layer (0.6 MPa). The compressibility modulus is independent on the electrolyte concentration, although loads of 20 mN m-1 damage the layer locally. Control experiments with denatured S-proteins show similar elastic properties under compression but they exhibit adhesion forces between proteins, which were not observed in recrystallized S-layers.
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- Alberto Martín-Molina
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS and Universities Paris VI and Paris VII, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Gorrini M, Lupi A, Iadarola P, Santos CD, Rognoni P, Dalzoppo D, Carrabino N, Pozzi E, Baritussio A, Luisetti M. SP-A binds alpha1-antitrypsin in vitro and reduces the association rate constant for neutrophil elastase. Respir Res 2005; 6:146. [PMID: 16351724 PMCID: PMC1343571 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-6-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2005] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background α1-antitrypsin and surfactant protein-A (SP-A) are major lung defense proteins. With the hypothesis that SP-A could bind α1-antitrypsin, we designed a series of in vitro experiments aimed at investigating the nature and consequences of such an interaction. Methods and results At an α1-antitrypsin:SP-A molar ratio of 1:1, the interaction resulted in a calcium-dependent decrease of 84.6% in the association rate constant of α1-antitrypsin for neutrophil elastase. The findings were similar when SP-A was coupled with the Z variant of α1-antitrypsin. The carbohydrate recognition domain of SP-A appeared to be a major determinant of the interaction, by recognizing α1-antitrypsin carbohydrate chains. However, binding of SP-A carbohydrate chains to the α1-antitrypsin amino acid backbone and interaction between carbohydrates of both proteins are also possible. Gel filtration chromatography and turnover per inactivation experiments indicated that one part of SP-A binds several molar parts of α1-antitrypsin. Conclusion We conclude that the binding of SP-A to α1-antitrypsin results in a decrease of the inhibition of neutrophil elastase. This interaction could have potential implications in the physiologic regulation of α1-antitrypsin activity, in the pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema, and in the defense against infectious agents.
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- Marina Gorrini
- Laboratorio di Biochimica e Genetica, Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biochimica "A. Castellani", Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biochimica "A. Castellani", Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratorio Sperimentale di Ricerca Trapiantologia, Clinica Pediatrica, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biochimica "A. Castellani", Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Clinica Medica I, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biochimica e Genetica, Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Yuasa H, Izumi T, Mitsuhashi N, Kajihara Y, Hashimoto H. An Improvement in the Bending Ability of a Hinged Trisaccharide with the Assistance of a Sugar--Sugar Interaction. Chemistry 2005; 11:6478-90. [PMID: 16094687 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200500096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hinged di- and trisaccharides incorporating 2,4-diamino-beta-D-xylopyranoside as a hinge unit (Hin) were synthesized. Bridging of the diamino group of Hin by carbonylation or chelation to a metal ion results in a conformational change from (4)C1 to (1)C4, which in turn causes a bending of the oligosaccharides. In this study, the bending abilities of the hinged oligosaccharides were compared, in terms of the reactivities toward carbonylation and chelation. Di- or trisaccharides containing a 6-O-glycosylated mannopyranoside or galactopyranoside at their reducing ends had bending abilities similar to that of the Hin monosaccharide, probably because there were neither attractive nor repulsive interactions between the reducing and nonreducing ends. However, when Hin was attached at O2 of methyl mannopyranoside (Man alphaMe), the bending ability was dependent on the nonreducing sugar and the reaction conditions. Typically, a disaccharide--Hin beta(1,2)Man alphaMe--was difficult to bend under all the tested reaction conditions, and the bent population in the presence of Zn(II) was only 4%. On the other hand, a trisaccharide--Man alpha(1,3)Hin beta(1,2)Man alphaMe--was bent immediately after the addition of Zn(II) or Hg(II), and the bent population reached 75%, much larger than those of all the other hinged trisaccharides ever tested (<40%). This excellent bending ability suggests an attractive interaction between the reducing and nonreducing ends. The extended conformation was recovered by the addition of triethylenetetramine, a metal ion chelator. Reversible, quick, and efficient bending of the hinged trisaccharide was thus achieved.
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- Hideya Yuasa
- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 B3 Nagatsutacho, Midoriku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Gourmala C, Zhu Z, Luo Y, Fan BT, Ghalem S, Hu Y, Zhang Y. First synthesis of 3′-deoxy Lewisx pentasaccharide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2005.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zaraiskaya T, Jeffrey KR. Molecular dynamics simulations and 2H NMR study of the GalCer/DPPG lipid bilayer. Biophys J 2005; 88:4017-31. [PMID: 15764671 PMCID: PMC1305633 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.054601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2004] [Accepted: 02/28/2005] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Molecular dynamics simulations were performed on a two-component lipid bilayer system in the liquid crystalline phase at constant pressure and constant temperature. The lipid bilayers were composed of a mixture of neutral galactosylceramide (GalCer) and charged dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPG) lipid molecules. Two lipid bilayer systems were prepared with GalCer:DPPG ratio 9:1 (10%-DPPG system) and 3:1 (25%-DPPG system). The 10%-DPPG system represents a collapsed state lipid bilayer, with a narrow water space between the bilayers, and the 25%-DPPG system represents an expanded state with a fluid space of approximately 10 nm. The number of lipid molecules used in each simulation was 1024, and the length of the production run simulation was 10 ns. The simulations were validated by comparing the results with experimental data for several important aspects of the bilayer structure and dynamics. Deuterium order parameters obtained from (2)H NMR experiments for DPPG chains are in a very good agreement with those obtained from molecular dynamics simulations. The surface area per GalCer lipid molecule was estimated to be 0.608 +/- 0.011 nm(2). From the simulated electron density profiles, the bilayer thickness defined as the distance between the phosphorus peaks across the bilayer was calculated to be 4.21 nm. Both simulation systems revealed a tendency for cooperative bilayer undulations, as expected in the liquid crystalline phase. The interaction of water with the GalCer and DPPG oxygen atoms results in a strong water ordering in a spherical hydration shell and the formation of hydrogen bonds (H-bonds). Each GalCer lipid molecule makes 8.6 +/- 0.1 H-bonds with the surrounding water, whereas each DPPG lipid molecule makes 8.3 +/- 0.1 H-bonds. The number of water molecules per GalCer or DPPG in the hydration shell was estimated to be 10-11 from an analysis of the radial distribution functions. The formation of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds was observed between hydroxyl groups from the opposing GalCer sugar headgroups, giving an energy of adhesion in the range between -1.0 and -3.4 erg/cm(2). We suggest that this value is the contribution of the hydrogen-bond component to the net adhesion energy between GalCer bilayers in the liquid crystalline phase.
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- T Zaraiskaya
- Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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de la Fuente JM, Eaton P, Barrientos AG, Menéndez M, Penadés S. Thermodynamic Evidence for Ca2+-Mediated Self-Aggregation of Lewis X Gold Glyconanoparticles. A Model for Cell Adhesion via Carbohydrate−Carbohydrate Interaction. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:6192-7. [PMID: 15853323 DOI: 10.1021/ja0431354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thermodynamic evidence for the selective Ca(2+)-mediated self-aggregation via carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions of gold glyconanoparticles functionalized with the disaccharides lactose (lacto-Au) and maltose (malto-Au), or the biologically relevant trisaccharide Lewis X (Le(X)-Au), was obtained by isothermal titration calorimetry. The aggregation process was also directly visualized by atomic force microscopy. It was shown in the case of the trisaccharide Lewis X that the Ca(2+)-mediated aggregation is a slow process that takes place with a decrease in enthalpy of 160 +/- 30 kcal mol(-)(1), while the heat evolved in the case of lactose and maltose glyconanoparticles was very low and thermal equilibrium was quickly achieved. Measurements in the presence of Mg(2+) and Na(+) cations confirm the selectivity for Ca(2+) of Le(X)-Au glyconanoparticles. The relevance of this result to cell-cell adhesion process mediated by carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions is discussed.
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- Jesús M de la Fuente
- Grupo de Carbohidratos, Laboratory of Glyconanotechnology, IIQ/CSIC, Americo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville, Spain
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de la Fuente JM, Penadés S. Understanding carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions by means of glyconanotechnology. Glycoconj J 2005; 21:149-63. [PMID: 15483380 DOI: 10.1023/b:glyc.0000044846.80014.cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction is a reliable and versatile mechanism for cell adhesion and recognition. Glycosphingolipid (GSL) clusters at the cell membrane are mainly involved in this interaction. To investigate carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction an integrated strategy (Glyconanotechnology) was developed. This strategy includes polyvalent tools (gold glyconanoparticles) mimicking GSL clustering at the cell membrane as well as analytical techniques such as AFM, TEM, and SPR to evaluate the interactions. The results obtained by means of this strategy and current status are presented.
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- Jesus M de la Fuente
- Grupo Carbohidratos, Laboratory of Glyconanotechnology IIQ-CSIC, Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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