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Stevens MC, Taylor NM, Guo X, Hussain H, Mahmoudi N, Cattoz BN, Leung AHM, Dowding PJ, Vincent B, Briscoe WH. Diblock bottlebrush polymer in a non-polar medium: Self-assembly, surface forces, and superlubricity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 658:639-647. [PMID: 38134672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.056] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Whilst bottlebrush polymers have been studied in aqueous media for their conjectured role in biolubrication, surface forces and friction mediated by bottlebrush polymers in non-polar media have not been previously reported. Here, small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) showed that a diblock bottlebrush copolymer (oligoethyleneglycol acrylate/ethylhexyl acrylate; OEGA/EHA) formed spherical core-shell aggregates in n-dodecane (a model oil) in the polymer concentration range 0.1-2.0 wt%, with a radius of gyration Rg ∼ 7 nm, comprising 40-65 polymer molecules per aggregate. The surface force apparatus (SFA) measurements revealed purely repulsive forces between surfaces bearing inhomogeneous polymer layers of thickness L ∼ 13-23 nm, attributed to adsorption of a mixture of polymer chains and surface-deformed micelles. Despite the surface inhomogeneity, the polymer layers could mediate effective lubrication, demonstrating superlubricity with the friction coefficient as low as µ ∼ 0.003. The analysis of velocity-dependence of friction using the Eyring model shed light on the mechanism of the frictional process. That is, the friction mediation was consistent with the presence of nanoscopic surface aggregates, with possible contributions from a gel-like network formed by the polymer chains on the surface. These unprecedented results, correlating self-assembled polymer micelle structure with the surface forces and friction the polymer layers mediate, highlight the potential of polymers with the diblock bottlebrush architecture widespread in biological living systems, in tailoring desired surface interactions in non-polar media.
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- Michael C Stevens
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK; Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell RG42 6EY, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, I07 Beamline, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, UK
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- Infineum UK Ltd, Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6BB, UK
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- Infineum UK Ltd, Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6BB, UK
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- Infineum UK Ltd, Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6BB, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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Fux AC, Casonato Melo C, Schlahsa L, Burzan NB, Felsberger A, Gessner I, Fauerbach JA, Horejs-Hoeck J, Droste M, Siewert C. Generation of Endotoxin-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies by Phage and Yeast Display for Capturing Endotoxin. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2297. [PMID: 38396974 PMCID: PMC10889169 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042297] [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] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Endotoxin, a synonym for lipopolysaccharide (LPS), is anchored in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria. Even minute amounts of LPS entering the circulatory system can have a lethal immunoactivating effect. Since LPS is omnipresent in the environment, it poses a great risk of contaminating any surface or solution, including research products and pharmaceuticals. Therefore, monitoring LPS contamination and taking preventive or decontamination measures to ensure human safety is of the utmost importance. Nevertheless, molecules used for endotoxin detection or inhibition often suffer from interferences, low specificity, and low affinity. For this reason, the selection of new binders that are biocompatible, easy to produce, and that can be used for biopharmaceutical applications, such as endotoxin removal, is of high interest. Powerful techniques for selecting LPS-binding molecules in vitro are display technologies. In this study, we established and compared the selection and production of LPS-specific, monoclonal, human single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) through two display methods: yeast and phage display. After selection, scFvs were fused to a human constant fragment crystallizable (Fc). To evaluate the applicability of the constructs, they were conjugated to polystyrene microbeads. Here, we focused on comparing the functionalized beads and their LPS removal capacity to a polyclonal anti-lipid A bead. Summarized, five different scFvs were selected through phage and yeast display, with binding properties comparable to a commercial polyclonal antibody. Two of the conjugated scFv-Fcs outperformed the polyclonal antibody in terms of the removal of LPS in aqueous solution, resulting in 265 times less residual LPS in solution, demonstrating the potential of display methods to generate LPS-specific binding molecules.
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- Alexandra C. Fux
- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Research and Development Department, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taylor NM, Pilkington GA, Snow T, Dowding PJ, Cattoz BN, Schwarz AD, Bikondoa O, Vincent B, Briscoe WH. Surface forces and friction between Langmuir-Blodgett polymer layers in a nonpolar solvent. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1432-1443. [PMID: 37804612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Optimization of boundary lubrication by tuning the confined molecular structures formed by surface-active additives such as surfactants and polymers is of key importance to improving energy efficiency in mechanical processes. Here, using the surface forces apparatus (SFA), we have directly measured the normal and shear forces between surface layers of a functionalised olefin copolymer (FOCP) in n-dodecane, deposited onto mica using the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. The FOCP has an olefin backbone decorated with a statistical distribution of polar-aromatic groups, with a structure that we term as "centipede". The effect of lateral confinement, characterised by the surface pressure, Πdep, at the air-water interface at which the LB films are transferred, was examined. Normal force profiles revealed that the thickness of the LB films increased significantly with Πdep, with the film thickness (t > 20 nm) inferring a multi-layered film structure, consistent with the interfacial characterisation results from synchrotron X-ray reflectivity (XRR) measurements. The coefficient of friction, µ, between the LB films spanned two orders of magnitude from superlubricity (µ ∼ 0.002) to much higher friction (µ > 0.1) depending nonlinearly on Πdep, with the lowest friction observed at the intermediate Πdep. Molecular arrangement upon LB compression leads to the multilayer film with a structure akin to an interfacial gel, with transient crosslinking facilitated by the intra- and inter-molecular interactions between the functional groups. We attribute the differences in frictional behaviour to the different prevalence of the FOCP functional groups at the lubricating interface, which depends sensitively on the degree of compression at the air-water interface prior to the LB deposition. The LB films remain intact after repeated compression (up to pressures of 10 MPa) and shear cycles, indicating strong surface anchorage and structural robustness as a load-bearing and shear-mediating boundary layer. These unprecedented results from the friction measurements between LB films of a statistical copolymer in oil point towards new strategies for tailoring macromolecular architecture for mediating efficient energy dissipation in oil-based tribological applications.
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- Nicholas M Taylor
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- Infineum UK Ltd, Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6BB, UK
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- Infineum UK Ltd, Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6BB, UK
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- Infineum UK Ltd, Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6BB, UK
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- XMaS, The UK CRG Beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France; Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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Kimoto H, Takahashi M, Masuko M, Sato K, Hirahara Y, Iiyama M, Suzuki Y, Hashimoto T, Hayashita T. High-Throughput Analysis of Bacterial Toxic Lipopolysaccharide in Water by Dual-Wavelength Monitoring Using a Ratiometric Fluorescent Chemosensor. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12349-12357. [PMID: 37524054 PMCID: PMC10448884 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a bacterial toxin that causes fever in humans. Our small-molecule chemosensor named Zn-dpa-C2OPy shows rapid ratiometric fluorescence response to LPS in water with a detection limit of 11 pM, which is lower than that of our previously reported sensor. Spectroscopic measurements (fluorescence, absorbance, 1H NMR, and fluorescence lifetime), dynamic light scattering measurements, and transmission electron microscopy observations revealed that the fluorescence response was induced by the changes in the aggregation state via multi-point recognition of LPS through hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions, in addition to the coordination between the zinc(II)-dipicolylamine moiety of the chemosensor and the phosphate group of LPS. The proposed Zn-dpa-C2OPy chemosensor was applied to an original flow injection analysis (FIA) system with a self-developed dual-wavelength fluorophotometer, and a high throughput of 36 samples per hour was achieved. These results demonstrate the feasibility of this unique methodology combining a ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor and FIA for continuous online monitoring of LPS in water.
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- Hiroshi Kimoto
- Graduate
School of Science and Technology, Sophia
University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
- Technical
Development Division, Nomura Micro Science
Co., Ltd., Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Science and Technology, Sophia
University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Science and Technology, Sophia
University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Science and Technology, Sophia
University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
- Technical
Development Division, Nomura Micro Science
Co., Ltd., Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan
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- Technical
Development Division, Nomura Micro Science
Co., Ltd., Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
- Graduate
School of Science and Engineering, Saitama
University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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Pazol J, Weiss TM, Martínez CD, Quesada O, Nicolau E. The influence of calcium ions (Ca 2+) on the enzymatic hydrolysis of lipopolysaccharide aggregates to liberate free fatty acids (FFA) in aqueous solution. JCIS OPEN 2022; 7:100058. [PMID: 37593195 PMCID: PMC10433262 DOI: 10.1016/j.jciso.2022.100058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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The chemical environment in aqueous solutions greatly influences the ability of amphiphilic molecules such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) to aggregate into different structural phases in aqueous solutions. Understanding the substrate's morphology and conditions of aqueous solution that favor both enzymatic activity and the disruption of LPS aggregates are crucial in developing agents that can counteract the new trend of multidrug resistance by gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we developed two LPS morphologies using LPS from Escherichia coli as a model to study the in vitro hydrolytic response when using a lipase treatment. The hydrolysis was performed using lipase b from Candida antarctica to understand the catalytic effect in removing fatty acids from its lipid A moiety on different LPS aggregates. Physical and chemical characterizations of the products included dynamic light scattering, small angle X-ray scattering, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thin-layer chromatography, and gas chromatography. Our results suggest a trend of prominent hydrolytic response (72% enhancement) upon the addition of calcium ions to induce LPS aggregates into bilayer formations. Moreover, our results revealed the detection of myristic acid (C14:0) as the product of the hydrolysis when using RaLPS in its aggregate forms.
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- Jessika Pazol
- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, 17 Ave. Universidad Ste. 1701, San Juan, PR, USA, 00925-2537
- Molecular Science Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 2, San Juan, PR, USA, 00931-3346
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
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- Molecular Science Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 2, San Juan, PR, USA, 00931-3346
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- Molecular Science Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 2, San Juan, PR, USA, 00931-3346
- Departments of Physical Sciences and Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, 17 Ave. Universidad Ste. 1701, San Juan, PR, USA, 00925-2537
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, 17 Ave. Universidad Ste. 1701, San Juan, PR, USA, 00925-2537
- Molecular Science Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 2, San Juan, PR, USA, 00931-3346
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The Discovery of the Role of Outer Membrane Vesicles against Bacteria. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10102399. [PMID: 36289660 PMCID: PMC9598313 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria are intrinsically resistant to many commercialized antibiotics. The outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria prevents the entry of such antibiotics. Outer membrane vesicles (OMV) are naturally released from the OM of Gram-negative bacteria for a range of purposes, including competition with other bacteria. OMV may carry, as part of the membrane or lumen, molecules with antibacterial activity. Such OMV can be exposed to and can fuse with the cell surface of different bacterial species. In this review we consider how OMV can be used as tools to deliver antimicrobial agents. This includes the characteristics of OMV production and how this process can be used to create the desired antibacterial activity of OMV.
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Bharatiya B, Wlodek M, Harniman R, Schweins R, Mantell J, Wang G, Warszynski P, Briscoe WH. Solution and interfacial self-assembly of Bacillus subtilis bacterial lipoteichoic acid (LTA): nanoclustering, and effects of Ca 2+ and temperature. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:12265-12274. [PMID: 35861484 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00595f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a major structural and functional molecule in the Gram-positive bacteria membrane. Knowledge of LTA adsorption at interfaces and its solution self-assembly is crucial to understanding its role in bacterial adhesion and colonisation, infections and inflammations. Here, we report the self-assembly behaviour of LTA extracted from Bacillus subtilis, a Gram-positive bacterium, in an aqueous solution using cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and its adsorption behaviour at the solid-liquid interface using atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). The Cryo-TEM results indicated the formation of spherical LTA micelles that decreased in size on addition of calcium chloride (CaCl2), attributed to charge neutralisation and possible formation of stable Ca2+-bridges between the phosphate groups on neighbouring LTA chains. Analysis of the SANS data from the polydisperse LTA aggregates in solution using the two Lorentzian model revealed the existence of two correlation lengths, which could respectively account for the presence of LTA micelle clusters and the local structure arising from LTA intra-molecular interactions. In the presence of CaCl2, the decrease in the correlation lengths of the clusters indicated possible disruption of H-bonding by Ca2+, leading to poorer water-LTA interactions. At higher temperatures, the correlation length corresponding to the clusters increased, indicating a temperature assisted growth caused by the fluidization of micellar core and dehydration of the polar LTA chains. AFM imaging showed that adsorption of LTA aggregates at the SiO2-water interface was significantly prompted by the addition of CaCl2, also confirmed by QCM-D measurements. These unprecedented nanoscopic structural details on the morphology of LTA aggregates in solution and at the solid-liquid interface add to our fundamental understanding of its self-assembly behaviour hitherto underexplored.
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- Bhavesh Bharatiya
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, DS/LSS, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Wolfson Bioimaging Facility, University of Bristol, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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Kimoto H, Suzuki Y, Ebisawa Y, Iiyama M, Hashimoto T, Hayashita T. Simple and Rapid Endotoxin Recognition Using a Dipicolylamine-Modified Fluorescent Probe with Picomolar-Order Sensitivity. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:25891-25897. [PMID: 35910126 PMCID: PMC9330845 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Endotoxin is a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that is found in the outer membrane of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria. Due to its high toxicity, the allowable endotoxin limit for water for injection is set at a very low value. Conventional methods for endotoxin detection are time-consuming and expensive and have low reproducibility. A previous study has shown that dipicolylamine (dpa)-modified pyrene-based probes exhibit fluorescence enhancement in response to LPS; however, the application of such probes to the sensing of LPS is not discussed. Against this backdrop, we have developed a simple and rapid endotoxin detection method using a dpa-modified pyrenyl probe having a zinc(II) center (Zn-dpa-C4Py). When LPS was added into Zn-dpa-C4Py solution, excimer emission of the pyrene moiety emerged at 470 nm. This probe can detect picomolar concentrations of LPS (limit of detection = 41 pM). The high sensitivity of the probe is ascribed to the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between the probe and LPS, which result in the dimer formation of the pyrene moieties. We also found that Zn-dpa-C4Py has the highest selectivity for LPS compared with other phosphate derivatives, which is probably caused by the co-aggregation of the probe with LPS. We propose that Zn-dpa-C4Py is a promising chemical sensor for the detection of endotoxin in medical and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Hiroshi Kimoto
- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
- Technical
Development Division, Nomura Micro Science
Co., Ltd., 2-4-37 Okada, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Technical
Development Division, Nomura Micro Science
Co., Ltd., 2-4-37 Okada, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department
of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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Vitiello G, Oliva R, Petraccone L, Vecchio PD, Heenan RK, Molinaro A, Silipo A, D'Errico G, Paduano L. Covalently bonded hopanoid-Lipid A from Bradyrhizobium: The role of unusual molecular structure and calcium ions in regulating the lipid bilayers organization. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 594:891-901. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Ishak MI, Dobryden I, Martin Claesson P, Briscoe WH, Su B. Friction at nanopillared polymer surfaces beyond Amontons' laws: Stick-slip amplitude coefficient (SSAC) and multiparametric nanotribological properties. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 583:414-424. [PMID: 33011410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Frictional and nanomechanical properties of nanostructured polymer surfaces are important to their technological and biomedical applications. In this work, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) surfaces with a periodic distribution of well-defined nanopillars were fabricated through an anodization/embossing process. The apparent surface energy of the nanopillared surfaces was evaluated using the Fowkes acid-base approach, and the surface morphology was characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM). The normal and lateral forces between a silica microparticle and these surfaces were quantified using colloidal probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM). The friction-load relationship followed Amonton's first law, and the friction coefficient appeared to scale linearly with the nanopillar height. Furthermore, all the nanopillared surfaces showed pronounced frictional instabilities compared to the smooth sliding friction loop on the flat control. Performing the stick-slip amplitude coefficient (SSAC) analysis, we found a correlation between the frictional instabilities and the nanopillars density, pull-off force and work of adhesion. We have summarised the dependence of the nanotribological properties on such nanopillared surfaces on five relevant parameters, i.e. pull-off force fp, Amontons' friction coefficient μ, RMS roughness Rq, stick-slip amplitude friction coefficient SSAC, and work of adhesion between the substrate and water Wadh in a radar chart. Whilst demonstrating the complexity of the frictional behaviour of nanopillared polymer surfaces, our results show that analyses of multiparametric nanotribological properties of nanostructured surfaces should go beyond classic Amontons' laws, with the SSAC more representative of the frictional properties compared to the friction coefficient.
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- Mohd I Ishak
- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK; School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK; Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Drottning Kristinas väg 51, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; School of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Drottning Kristinas väg 51, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK.
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TLR4 Signaling Selectively and Directly Promotes CGRP Release from Vagal Afferents in the Mouse. eNeuro 2021; 8:ENEURO.0254-20.2020. [PMID: 33318075 PMCID: PMC7877464 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0254-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There has been a long-standing debate regarding the role of peripheral afferents in mediating rapid-onset anorexia among other responses elicited by peripheral inflammatory insults. Thus, the current study assessed the sufficiency of peripheral afferents expressing toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) to the initiation of the anorexia caused by peripheral bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We generated a Tlr4 null (Tlr4LoxTB) mouse in which Tlr4 expression is globally disrupted by a loxP-flanked transcription blocking (TB) cassette. This novel mouse model allowed us to restore the endogenous TLR4 expression in specific cell types. Using Zp3-Cre and Nav1.8-Cre mice, we produced mice that express TLR4 in all cells (Tlr4LoxTB X Zp3-Cre) and in peripheral afferents (Tlr4LoxTB X Nav1.8-Cre), respectively. We validated the Tlr4LoxTB mice, which were phenotypically identical to previously reported global TLR4 knock-out mice. Contrary to our expectations, the administration of LPS did not cause rapid-onset anorexia in mice with Nav1.8-restricted TLR4. The later result prompted us to identify Tlr4-expressing vagal afferents using in situ hybridization (ISH). In vivo, we found that Tlr4 mRNA was primarily enriched in vagal Nav1.8 afferents located in the jugular ganglion that co-expressed calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). In vitro, the application of LPS to cultured Nav1.8-restricted TLR4 afferents was sufficient to stimulate the release of CGRP. In summary, we demonstrated using a new mouse model that vagally-expressed TLR4 is selectively involved in stimulating the release of CGRP but not in causing anorexia.
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Solving the structural puzzle of bacterial glycome. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2021; 68:74-83. [PMID: 33434849 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2020.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The analysis of the bacterial glycome (glycomics) is among the complex 'omics' analysis owing to the inherent difficulties in structural and functional characterization of glycans. The complexity and variability of bacterial glycans, spanning from simple carbohydrates to complex glycolipids, glycopeptides and glycoproteins, make their study a challenging research area. The last two decades have witnessed tremendous advances and development of highly sophisticated methods, in combination with optimized protocols and hyphenate techniques for the understanding of structure, conformations, dynamics and organization of microbial glycans. We here present an overview of the novel approaches that have massively improved our understanding of the carbohydrate-based world of bacteria.
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Bharatiya B, Wang G, Rogers SE, Pedersen JS, Mann S, Briscoe WH. Mixed liposomes containing gram-positive bacteria lipids: Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) induced structural changes. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 199:111551. [PMID: 33387794 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a surface associated polymer amphiphile tethered directly to the Gram-positive bacterial cytoplasmic membrane, is a key structural and functional membrane component. Its composition in the membrane is regulated by bacteria under different physiological conditions. How such LTA compositional variations modulate the membrane structural stability and integrity is poorly understood. Here, we have investigated structural changes in mixed liposomes mimicking the lipid composition of Gram-positive bacteria membranes, in which the concentration of Bacillus Subtilis LTA was varied between 0-15 mol%. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements indicated formation of mixed unilamellar vesicles, presumably stabilized by the negatively charged LTA polyphosphates. The vesicle size increased with the LTA molar concentration up to ∼6.5 mol%, accompanied by a broadened size distribution, and further increasing the LTA concentration led to a decrease in the vesicle size. At 80 °C, SANS analyses showed the formation of larger vesicles with thinner shells. Complementary Cryo-TEM imaging confirmed the vesicle formation and the size increase with LTA addition, as well as the presence of interconnected spherical aggregates of smaller size at higher LTA concentrations. The results are discussed in light of the steric and electrostatic interactions of the bulky LTA molecules with increased chain fluidity at the higher temperature, which affect the molecular packing and interactions, and thus depend on the LTA composition, in the membrane.
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- Bhavesh Bharatiya
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, Building 1590-252, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology, Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Cartilage Boundary Lubrication. Cells 2020; 9:cells9071606. [PMID: 32630823 PMCID: PMC7407873 DOI: 10.3390/cells9071606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Hydration lubrication has emerged as a new paradigm for lubrication in aqueous and biological media, accounting especially for the extremely low friction (friction coefficients down to 0.001) of articular cartilage lubrication in joints. Among the ensemble of molecules acting in the joint, phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipids have been proposed as the key molecules forming, in a complex with other molecules including hyaluronic acid (HA), a robust layer on the outer surface of the cartilage. HA, ubiquitous in synovial joints, is not in itself a good boundary lubricant, but binds the PC lipids at the cartilage surface; these, in turn, massively reduce the friction via hydration lubrication at their exposed, highly hydrated phosphocholine headgroups. An important unresolved issue in this scenario is why the free HA molecules in the synovial fluid do not suppress the lubricity by adsorbing simultaneously to the opposing lipid layers, i.e., forming an adhesive, dissipative bridge between them, as they slide past each other during joint articulation. To address this question, we directly examined the friction between two hydrogenated soy PC (HSPC) lipid layers (in the form of liposomes) immersed in HA solution or two palmitoyl-oleoyl PC (POPC) lipid layers across HA-POPC solution using a surface force balance (SFB). The results show, clearly and surprisingly, that HA addition does not affect the outstanding lubrication provided by the PC lipid layers. A possible mechanism indicated by our data that may account for this is that multiple lipid layers form on each cartilage surface, so that the slip plane may move from the midplane between the opposing surfaces, which is bridged by the HA, to an HA-free interface within a multilayer, where hydration lubrication is freely active. Another possibility suggested by our model experiments is that lipids in synovial fluid may complex with HA, thereby inhibiting the HA molecules from adhering to the lipids on the cartilage surfaces.
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Cetuk H, Maramba J, Britt M, Scott AJ, Ernst RK, Mihailescu M, Cotten ML, Sukharev S. Differential Interactions of Piscidins with Phospholipids and Lipopolysaccharides at Membrane Interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:5065-5077. [PMID: 32306736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Piscidins 1 and 3 (P1 and P3) are potent antimicrobial peptides isolated from striped bass. Their mechanism of action involves formation of amphipathic α-helices on contact with phospholipids and destabilization of the microbial cytoplasmic membrane. The peptides are active against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, suggesting easy passage across the outer membrane. Here, we performed a comparative study of these two piscidins at the air-water interface on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) monolayers modeling the outer bacterial surface of Gram-negative organisms and on phospholipid monolayers, which mimic the inner membrane. The results show that P1 and P3 are highly surface active (log KAW ∼ 6.8) and have similar affinities to phospholipid monolayers (log Klip ≈ 7.7). P1, which is more potent against Gram negatives, exhibits a much stronger partitioning into LPS monolayers (log KLPS = 8.3). Pressure-area isotherms indicate that under increasing lateral pressures, inserted P1 repartitions from phospholipid monolayers back to the subphase or to a more shallow position with in-plane areas of ∼170 Å2 per peptide, corresponding to fully folded amphipathic α-helices. In contrast, peptide expulsion from LPS occurs with areas of ∼35 Å2, suggesting that the peptides may not form the similarly oriented, rigid secondary structures when they avidly intercalate between LPS molecules. Patch-clamp experiments on Escherichia coli spheroplasts show that when P1 and P3 reach the outer surface of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane, they produce fluctuating conductive structures at voltages above 80 mV. The data suggests that the strong activity of these piscidins against Gram-negative bacteria begins with the preferential accumulation of peptides in the outer LPS layer followed by penetration into the periplasm, where they form stable amphipathic α-helices upon contact with phospholipids and attack the energized inner membrane.
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- Hannah Cetuk
- Biology Department, University of Maryland-College Park, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Biology Department, University of Maryland-College Park, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Biology Department, University of Maryland-College Park, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States
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- Department of Applied Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, United States
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- Biology Department, University of Maryland-College Park, 4094 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Cao Y, Kampf N, Lin W, Klein J. Normal and shear forces between boundary sphingomyelin layers under aqueous conditions. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:3973-3980. [PMID: 32250380 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00215a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sphingomyelin is one of the predominant phospholipid groups in synovial joints, where lipids have been strongly implicated in the boundary lubrication of articular cartilage; however, little attention has been paid to its lubrication behavior. In this study, we demonstrate that sphingomyelin is an excellent boundary lubricant by measuring the normal and shear forces between sphingomyelin-layer-coated surfaces with a surface force balance under aqueous conditions. Slightly negatively-charged egg sphingomyelin vesicles were adsorbed on mica either by calcium bridging or by charge screening with high concentration monovalent salt. The normal force profiles between opposing egg sphingomyelin layers (vesicles or bilayers) show long-ranged weak repulsion and short-ranged strong repulsion on approaching. Friction coefficients, calculated from the highest load, were (7.2 ± 1.7) × 10-4 at contact stresses of 9.1 ± 0.7 MPa across 0.3 mM liposome dispersion in 0.03 mM Ca2+, and (0.8-3.5) × 10-3 at contact stresses of 7.6 ± 0.8 MPa across 0.3 mM liposome dispersion in 150 mM NaNO3. Similar or slightly lower friction coefficients of (5.3 ± 0.8) × 10-4 at 9.8 ± 0.2 MPa were obtained by replacing the liposome dispersion in 0.03 mM Ca2+ by water. Such low friction coefficients, attributed to the hydration lubrication mechanism, are comparable to those of phosphatidylcholine lipids, which have been widely recognized as excellent aqueous biolubricants. Therefore, we believe that sphingomyelin, in parallel with phosphatidylcholine, contributes to the remarkably good boundary lubrication in synovial joints.
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- Yifeng Cao
- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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