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Ermakov YA. Electric Fields at the Lipid Membrane Interface. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:883. [PMID: 37999369 PMCID: PMC10673053 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13110883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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This review presents a comprehensive analysis of electric field distribution at the water-lipid membrane interface in the context of its relationship to various biochemical problems. The main attention is paid to the methodological aspects of bioelectrochemical techniques and quantitative analysis of electrical phenomena caused by the ionization and hydration of the membrane-water interface associated with the phase state of lipids. One of the objectives is to show the unique possibility of controlling changes in the structure of the lipid bilayer initiated by various membrane-active agents that results in electrostatic phenomena at the surface of lipid models of biomembranes-liposomes, planar lipid bilayer membranes (BLMs) and monolayers. A set of complicated experimental facts revealed in different years is analyzed here in order of increasing complexity: from the adsorption of biologically significant inorganic ions and phase rearrangements in the presence of multivalent cations to the adsorption and incorporation of pharmacologically significant compounds into the lipid bilayer, and formation of the layers of macromolecules of different types.
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- Yury A Ermakov
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Photodimerization induced hierarchical and asymmetric iontronic micropatterns. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6487. [PMID: 36310180 PMCID: PMC9618565 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34285-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Micropatterning various ion-based modality materials offers compelling advantages for functionality enhancement in iontronic pressure sensing, piezoionic mechanoreception, and skin-interfaced electrode adhesion. However, most existing patterning techniques for iontronic materials suffer from low flexibility and limited modulation capability. Herein, we propose a facile and robust method to fabricate hierarchical and asymmetrical iontronic micropatterns (denoted as HAIMs) through programmed regulation of the internal stress distribution and the local ionic migration among an iontronic host. The resultant HAIMs with arbitrarily regulated morphologies and region-dependent ionic electrical performance can be readily made via localized photodimerization of an anthracene-functionalized ionic liquid copolymer (denoted as An-PIL) and subsequent vapor oxidative polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT). Based on the piezoionic effect within the resultant distinct doped PEDOT, HAIMs can serve as a scalable iontronic potential generator. Successful syntheses of these fascinating micropatterns may accelerate the development of patterned iontronic materials in a flexible, programmable, and functionally adaptive form.
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Sarkar P, Chattopadhyay A. Membrane Dipole Potential: An Emerging Approach to Explore Membrane Organization and Function. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:4415-4430. [PMID: 35696090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biological membranes are complex organized molecular assemblies of lipids and proteins that provide cells and membrane-bound intracellular organelles their individual identities by morphological compartmentalization. Membrane dipole potential originates from the electrostatic potential difference within the membrane due to the nonrandom arrangement (orientation) of amphiphile and solvent (water) dipoles at the membrane interface. In this Feature Article, we will focus on the measurement of dipole potential using electrochromic fluorescent probes and highlight interesting applications. In addition, we will focus on ratiometric fluorescence microscopic imaging technique to measure dipole potential in cellular membranes, a technique that can be used to address novel problems in cell biology which are otherwise difficult to address using available approaches. We envision that membrane dipole potential could turn out to be a convenient tool in exploring the complex interplay between membrane lipids and proteins and could provide novel insights in membrane organization and function.
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- Parijat Sarkar
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Chiarpotti MV, Longo GS, Del Pópolo MG. Voltage-Induced Adsorption of Cationic Nanoparticles on Lipid Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:2230-2240. [PMID: 35293749 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c10499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We evaluate the effects of an applied electric potential on the adsorption/desorption mechanism of cationic nanoparticles on lipid membranes. By applying a molecular theory that allows calculating nanoparticle adsorption isotherms and free-energy profiles, we identify the conditions under which the external voltage promotes the adsorption of nanoparticles coated with cell penetrating peptides. We consider symmetric and asymmetric membranes made of neutral and acidic lipids and cover a wide range of environmental conditions (external voltage, pH, salt, and nanoparticles concentration) relevant to both electrochemical experiments and biological systems. For neutral membranes at low concentration of salt, a moderate external voltage (<100 mV) induces spontaneous adsorption of nanoparticles. For membranes containing a small fraction of anionic lipids, the external potential has little effect on the interfacial concentration of nanoparticles, and the membrane surface charge dominates the adsorption behavior. In all cases, the membrane-particle effective interactions, and its dependence on the external bias, are strongly modulated by the concentration of salt. At 100 mM NaCl, the external potential has almost no effect on the adsorption free energy profiles. In general, we provide a theoretical framework to evaluate the conditions under which nanoparticles are thermodynamically adsorbed or kinetically restrained to the vicinity of the membrane, and to assess the impact of the nanoparticles on the interfacial electrostatic properties.
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- María V Chiarpotti
- Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas (ICB), CONICET & Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UNCUYO, Padre Contreras 1300, Mendoza, Argentina, C.P. 5500
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) UNLP-CONICET, Diagonal 113 & 64 S/N, La Plata, Argentina, C.P. B1904DPI
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- Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas (ICB), CONICET & Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UNCUYO, Padre Contreras 1300, Mendoza, Argentina, C.P. 5500
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Chan SSY, Lee D, Meivita MP, Li L, Tan YS, Bajalovic N, Loke DK. Ultrasensitive two-dimensional material-based MCF-7 cancer cell sensor driven by perturbation processes. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6974-6983. [PMID: 36132361 PMCID: PMC9419592 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00614b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Changes in lipid composition and structure during cell development can be markers for cell apoptosis or various diseases such as cancer. Although traditional fluorescence techniques utilising molecular probes have been studied, these methods are limited in studying these micro-changes as they require complex probe preparation and cannot be reused, making cell monitoring and detection challenging. Here, we developed a direct current (DC) resistance sensor based on two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets to enable cancer cell-specific detection dependent on micro-changes in the cancer cell membrane. Atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to study the interaction between 2D MoS2 and cancer lipid bilayer systems, and revealed that previously unconsidered perturbations in the lipid bilayer can cause an increase in resistance. Under an applied DC sweep, we observed an increase in resistance when cancer cells were incubated with the nanosheets. Furthermore, a correlation was observed between the resistance and breast cancer epithelial cell (MCF-7) population, illustrating a cell population-dependent sensitivity of our method. Our method has a detection limit of ∼3 × 103 cells, below a baseline of ∼1 × 104 cells for the current state-of-the-art electrical-based biosensors using an adherent monolayer with homogenous cells. This combination of a unique 2D material and electrical resistance framework represents a promising approach for the early detection of cancerous cells and to reduce the risk of post-surgery cancer recurrence.
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- Sophia S Y Chan
- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore 487372 Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore 487372 Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore 487372 Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore 487372 Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore 138671 Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore 487372 Singapore
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- Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore 487372 Singapore
- Office of Innovation, Changi General Hospital Singapore 529889 Singapore
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Wang H, Sun Y, He T, Huang Y, Cheng H, Li C, Xie D, Yang P, Zhang Y, Qu L. Bilayer of polyelectrolyte films for spontaneous power generation in air up to an integrated 1,000 V output. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:811-819. [PMID: 33903750 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00903-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Environmentally adaptive power generation is attractive for the development of next-generation energy sources. Here we develop a heterogeneous moisture-enabled electric generator (HMEG) based on a bilayer of polyelectrolyte films. Through the spontaneous adsorption of water molecules in air and induced diffusion of oppositely charged ions, one single HMEG unit can produce a high voltage of ~0.95 V at low (25%) relative humidity (RH), and even jump to 1.38 V at 85% RH. A sequentially aligned stacking strategy is created for large-scale integration of HMEG units, to offer a voltage of more than 1,000 V under ambient conditions (25% RH, 25 °C). Using origami assembly, a small section of folded HMEGs renders an output of up to 43 V cm-3. Such integration devices supply sufficient power to illuminate a lamp bulb of 10 W, to drive a dynamic electronic ink screen and to control the gate voltage for a self-powered field effect transistor.
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- Haiyan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanochemistry, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.
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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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Heerklotz H, London E. Kiss and Run Asymmetric Vesicles to Investigate Coupling. Biophys J 2019; 117:1009-1011. [PMID: 31477242 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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- Heiko Heerklotz
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Signalling Research Centers BIOSS and CIBSS, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.
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Spontaneous solute and solvent permeation through membranes is of vital importance to human life, be it gas exchange in red blood cells, metabolite excretion, drug/toxin uptake, or water homeostasis. Knowledge of the underlying molecular mechanisms is the sine qua non of every functional assignment to membrane transporters. The basis of our current solubility diffusion model was laid by Meyer and Overton. It correlates the solubility of a substance in an organic phase with its membrane permeability. Since then, a wide range of studies challenging this rule have appeared. Commonly, the discrepancies have their origin in ill-used measurement approaches, as we demonstrate on the example of membrane CO2 transport. On the basis of the insight that scanning electrochemical microscopy offered into solute concentration distributions in immediate membrane vicinity of planar membranes, we analyzed the interplay between chemical reactions and diffusion for solvent transport, weak acid permeation, and enzymatic reactions adjacent to membranes. We conclude that buffer reactions must also be considered in spectroscopic investigations of weak acid transport in vesicular suspensions. The evaluation of energetic contributions to membrane translocation of charged species demonstrates the compatibility of the resulting membrane current with the solubility diffusion model. A local partition coefficient that depends on membrane penetration depth governs spontaneous membrane translocation of both charged and uncharged molecules. It is determined not only by the solubility in an organic phase but also by other factors like cholesterol concentration and intrinsic electric membrane potentials.
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- Christof Hannesschlaeger
- From the Institute of Biophysics , Johannes Kepler University Linz , Gruberstrasse 40 , 4020 Linz , Austria
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- From the Institute of Biophysics , Johannes Kepler University Linz , Gruberstrasse 40 , 4020 Linz , Austria
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- From the Institute of Biophysics , Johannes Kepler University Linz , Gruberstrasse 40 , 4020 Linz , Austria
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Electrophysiological interrogation of asymmetric droplet interface bilayers reveals surface-bound alamethicin induces lipid flip-flop. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1861:335-343. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Falkovich SG, Martinez-Seara H, Nesterenko AM, Vattulainen I, Gurtovenko AA. What Can We Learn about Cholesterol's Transmembrane Distribution Based on Cholesterol-Induced Changes in Membrane Dipole Potential? J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:4585-4590. [PMID: 27791378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Cholesterol is abundant in the plasma membranes of animal cells and is known to regulate a variety of membrane properties. Despite decades of research, the transmembrane distribution of cholesterol is still a matter of debate. Here we consider this outstanding issue through atomistic simulations of asymmetric lipid membranes, whose composition is largely consistent with eukaryotic plasma membranes. We show that the membrane dipole potential changes in a cholesterol-dependent manner. Remarkably, moving cholesterol from the extracellular to the cytosolic leaflet increases the dipole potential on the cytosolic side, and vice versa. Biologically this implies that by altering the dipole potential, cholesterol can provide a driving force for cholesterol molecules to favor the cytosolic leaflet, in order to compensate for the intramembrane field that arises from the resting potential.
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- Stanislav G Falkovich
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences , Bolshoi Prospect V.O. 31, St. Petersburg 199004, Russia
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo náměstí 542/2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology , P.O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Leninskie Gory, 1/40, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology , P.O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- MEMPHYS - Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark , Odense, Denmark
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences , Bolshoi Prospect V.O. 31, St. Petersburg 199004, Russia
- Faculty of Physics, St. Petersburg State University , Ulyanovskaya str. 3, Petrodvorets, St. Petersburg, 198504 Russia
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Pearlstein RA, Dickson CJ, Hornak V. Contributions of the membrane dipole potential to the function of voltage-gated cation channels and modulation by small molecule potentiators. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1859:177-194. [PMID: 27836643 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The membrane dipole potential (Ψd) constitutes one of three electrical potentials generated by cell membranes. Ψd arises from the unfavorable parallel alignment of phospholipid and water dipoles, and varies in magnitude both longitudinally and laterally across the bilayer according to membrane composition and phospholipid packing density. In this work, we propose that dynamic counter-balancing between Ψd and the transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) governs the conformational state transitions of voltage-gated ion channels. Ψd consists of 1) static outer, and dynamic inner leaflet components (Ψd(extra) and Ψd(intra), respectively); and 2) a transmembrane component (ΔΨd(inner-outer)), ariing from differences in intra- and extracellular leaflet composition. Ψd(intra), which transitions between high and low energy states (Ψd(intra, high) and Ψd(intra, low)) as a function of channel conformation, is transduced by the pore domain. ΔΨd(inner-outer) is transduced by the voltage-sensing (VS) domain in summation with ΔΨm. Potentiation of voltage-gated ion channels is of interest for the treatment of cardiac, neuronal, and other disorders arising from inherited/acquired ion channel dysfunction. Potentiators are widely believed to alter the rates and voltage-dependencies of channel gating transitions by binding to pockets in the membrane-facing and other regions of ion channel targets. Here, we propose that potentiators alter Ψd(intra) and/or Ψd(extra), thereby increasing or decreasing the energy barriers governing channel gating transitions. We used quantum mechanical and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to predict the overall Ψd-modulating effects of a series of published positive hERG potentiators partitioned into model DOPC bilayers. Our findings suggest a strong correlation between the magnitude of Ψd-lowering and positive hERG potentiation across the series.
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- Robert A Pearlstein
- Global Discovery Chemistry, Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 181 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 181 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 181 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Wiese A, Gutsmann T, Seydel U. Review: Towards antibacterial strategies: studies on the mechanisms of interaction between antibacterial peptides and model membranes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090020101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) play a dual role as inflammation-inducing and as membrane-forming molecules. The former role attracts significantly more attention from scientists, possibly because it is more closely related to sepsis and septic shock. This review aims to focus the reader's attention to the other role, the function of LPS as the major constituent of the outer layer of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, in particular those of enterobacterial strains. In this function, LPS is a necessary component of the cell envelope and guarantees survival of the bacterial organism. At the same time, it represents the first target for attacking molecules which may either be synthesized by the host's innate or adaptive immune system or administered to the human body. The interaction of these molecules with the outer membrane may not only directly cause the death of the bacterial organism, but may also lead to the release of LPS into the circulation. Here, we review membrane model systems and their application for the study of molecular mechanisms of interaction of peptides such as those of the human complement system, the bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), cationic antibacterial peptide 18 kDa (CAP18) as an example of cathelicidins, defensins, and polymyxin B (PMB). Emphasis is on electrical measurements with a reconstitution system of the lipid matrix of the outer membrane which was established in the authors' laboratory as a planar asymmetric bilayer with one leaflet being composed solely of LPS and the other of the natural phospholipid mixture. The main conclusion, which can be drawn from these investigations, is that LPS and in general its negative charges are the dominant determinants for specific peptide—membrane interactions. However, the detailed mechanisms of interaction, which finally lead to bacterial killing, may involve further steps and differ for different antibacterial peptides.
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- Andre Wiese
- Division of Biophysics, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Biophysics, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Biophysics, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany,
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Goñi FM. The basic structure and dynamics of cell membranes: an update of the Singer-Nicolson model. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:1467-76. [PMID: 24440423 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The fluid mosaic model of Singer and Nicolson (1972) is a commonly used representation of the cell membrane structure and dynamics. However a number of features, the result of four decades of research, must be incorporated to obtain a valid, contemporary version of the model. Among the novel aspects to be considered are: (i) the high density of proteins in the bilayer, that makes the bilayer a molecularly "crowded" space, with important physiological consequences; (ii) the proteins that bind the membranes on a temporary basis, thus establishing a continuum between the purely soluble proteins, never in contact with membranes, and those who cannot exist unless bilayer-bound; (iii) the progress in our knowledge of lipid phases, the putative presence of non-lamellar intermediates in membranes, and the role of membrane curvature and its relation to lipid geometry, (iv) the existence of lateral heterogeneity (domain formation) in cell membranes, including the transient microdomains known as rafts, and (v) the possibility of transient and localized transbilayer (flip-flop) lipid motion. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Membrane Structure and Function: Relevance in the Cell's Physiology, Pathology and Therapy.
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- Félix M Goñi
- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Universidad del País Vasco, P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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Kirschner KN, Lins RD, Maass A, Soares TA. A Glycam-Based Force Field for Simulations of Lipopolysaccharide Membranes: Parametrization and Validation. J Chem Theory Comput 2012; 8:4719-31. [DOI: 10.1021/ct300534j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Karl N. Kirschner
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Algorithms
and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Department of Bioinformatics, Schloss
Birlinghoven, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry,
Federal University of Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, Recife,
PE 50740-560 Brazil
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Algorithms
and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Department of Simulation Engineering,
Schloss Birlinghoven, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry,
Federal University of Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, Recife,
PE 50740-560 Brazil
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Fadeel B, Xue D. The ins and outs of phospholipid asymmetry in the plasma membrane: roles in health and disease. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 44:264-77. [PMID: 19780638 DOI: 10.1080/10409230903193307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A common feature of all eukaryotic membranes is the non-random distribution of different lipid species in the lipid bilayer (lipid asymmetry). Lipid asymmetry provides the two sides of the plasma membrane with different biophysical properties and influences numerous cellular functions. Alteration of lipid asymmetry plays a prominent role during cell fusion, activation of the coagulation cascade, and recognition and removal of apoptotic cell corpses by macrophages (programmed cell clearance). Here we discuss the origin and maintenance of phospholipid asymmetry, based on recent studies in mammalian systems as well as in Caenhorhabditis elegans and other model organisms, along with emerging evidence for a conserved role of mitochondria in the loss of lipid asymmetry during apoptosis. The functional significance of lipid asymmetry and its disruption during health and disease is also discussed.
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- Bengt Fadeel
- Division of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Gurtovenko AA, Vattulainen I. Intrinsic Potential of Cell Membranes: Opposite Effects of Lipid Transmembrane Asymmetry and Asymmetric Salt Ion Distribution. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:7194-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp902794q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Andrey A. Gurtovenko
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoi Prospect 31, V.O., St. Petersburg 199004, Russia, Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland, Department of Applied Physics, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 1100, FI-02015 HUT, Finland, and MEMPHYS−Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoi Prospect 31, V.O., St. Petersburg 199004, Russia, Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland, Department of Applied Physics, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 1100, FI-02015 HUT, Finland, and MEMPHYS−Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Yan P, Xie A, Wei M, Loew LM. Amino(oligo)thiophene-based environmentally sensitive biomembrane chromophores. J Org Chem 2008; 73:6587-94. [PMID: 18665648 DOI: 10.1021/jo800852h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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There is a growing need for cellular imaging with fluorescent probes that emit at longer wavelengths to minimize the effects of absorption, autofluorescence, and scattering from biological tissue. In this paper a series of new environmentally sensitive hemicyanine dyes featuring amino(oligo)thiophene donors have been synthesized via aldol condensation between a 4-methylpyridinium salt and various amino(oligo)thiophene carboxaldehydes, which were, in turn, obtained from amination of bromo(oligo)thiophene carboxaldehyde. Side chains on these fluorophores impart a strong affinity for biological membranes. Compared with benzene analogues, these thiophene fluorophores show significant red shift in the absorption and emission spectra, offering compact red and near-infrared emitting fluorophores. More importantly, both the fluorescence quantum yields and the emission peaks are very sensitive to various environmental factors such as solvent polarity or viscosity, membrane potential, and membrane composition. These chromophores also exhibit strong nonlinear optical properties, including two-photon fluorescence and second harmonic generation, which are themselves environmentally sensitive. The combination of long wavelength fluorescence and nonlinear optical properties make these chromophores very suitable for applications that require sensing or imaging deep inside tissues.
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- Ping Yan
- Richard D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
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Gurtovenko AA, Vattulainen I. Membrane potential and electrostatics of phospholipid bilayers with asymmetric transmembrane distribution of anionic lipids. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:4629-34. [PMID: 18363402 DOI: 10.1021/jp8001993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It is well-established that native plasma membranes are characterized by an asymmetric distribution of charged (anionic) lipids across the membrane. To clarify how the asymmetry can affect membrane electrostatics, we have performed extensive atomic-scale molecular dynamics simulations of asymmetric lipid membranes composed of zwitterionic (phosphatidylcholine (PC) or phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)) and anionic (phosphatidylserine (PS)) leaflets. It turns out that the asymmetry in transmembrane distribution of anionic lipids gives rise to a nonzero potential difference between the two sides of the membrane. This potential arises from the difference in surface charges of the two leaflets. The magnitude of the intrinsic membrane potential was found to be 238 mV and 198 mV for PS/PC and PS/PE membranes, respectively. Remarkably, this potential is of the same sign as the membrane potential in cells. Our findings, being in reasonable agreement with available experimental data, lend support to the idea that the transmembrane lipid asymmetry typical of most living cells contributes to the membrane potential.
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- Andrey A Gurtovenko
- Computational Biophysics Laboratory, Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK.
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Gurtovenko AA, Vattulainen I. Lipid Transmembrane Asymmetry and Intrinsic Membrane Potential: Two Sides of the Same Coin. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:5358-9. [PMID: 17417854 DOI: 10.1021/ja070949m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Andrey A Gurtovenko
- Computational Laboratory, Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK.
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Krasilnikov OV, Merzlyak PG, Lima VLM, Zitzer AO, Valeva A, Yuldasheva LN. Pore formation by Vibrio cholerae cytolysin requires cholesterol in both monolayers of the target membrane. Biochimie 2007; 89:271-7. [PMID: 17303303 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vibrio cholerae cytolysin (VCC) forms oligomeric transmembrane pores in cholesterol-rich membranes. To better understand this process, we used planar bilayer membranes. In symmetric membranes, the rate of the channel formation by VCC has a superlinear dependency on the cholesterol membrane fraction. Thus, more than one cholesterol molecule can facilitate VCC-pore formation. In asymmetric membranes, the rate of pore formation is limited by the leaflet with the lower cholesterol content. Methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, which removes cholesterol from membranes, rapidly inhibits VCC pore formation, even when it is added to the side opposite that of VCC addition. The results suggest that cholesterol in both membrane leaflets aid VCC-pore formation and that either leaflet can function as a kinetic bottleneck with respect to the rate of pore-formation.
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- Oleg V Krasilnikov
- Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biophysics and Radiobiology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Electrostatic Potentials of Bilayer Lipid Membranes: Basic Principles and Analytical Applications. ULTRATHIN ELECTROCHEMICAL CHEMO- AND BIOSENSORS 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-05204-4_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sokolov Y, Mailliard WS, Tranngo N, Isas M, Luecke H, Haigler HT, Hall JE. Annexins V and XII alter the properties of planar lipid bilayers seen by conductance probes. J Gen Physiol 2000; 115:571-82. [PMID: 10779315 PMCID: PMC2217222 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.115.5.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Annexins are proteins that bind lipids in the presence of calcium. Though multiple functions have been proposed for annexins, there is no general agreement on what annexins do or how they do it. We have used the well-studied conductance probes nonactin, alamethicin, and tetraphenylborate to investigate how annexins alter the functional properties of planar lipid bilayers. We found that annexin XII reduces the nonactin-induced conductance to approximately 30% of its original value. Both negative lipid and approximately 30 microM Ca(2+) are required for the conductance reduction. The mutant annexin XIIs, E105K and E105K/K68A, do not reduce the nonactin conductance even though both bind to the membrane just as wild-type does. Thus, subtle changes in the interaction of annexins with the membrane seem to be important. Annexin V also reduces nonactin conductance in nearly the same manner as annexin XII. Pronase in the absence of annexin had no effect on the nonactin conductance. But when added to the side of the bilayer opposite that to which annexin was added, pronase increased the nonactin-induced conductance toward its pre-annexin value. Annexins also dramatically alter the conductance induced by a radically different probe, alamethicin. When added to the same side of the bilayer as alamethicin, annexin has virtually no effect, but when added trans to the alamethicin, annexin dramatically reduces the asymmetry of the I-V curve and greatly slows the kinetics of one branch of the curve without altering those of the other. Annexin also reduces the rate at which the hydrophobic anion, tetraphenylborate, crosses the bilayer. These results suggest that annexin greatly reduces the ability of small molecules to cross the membrane without altering the surface potential and that at least some fraction of the active annexin is accessible to pronase digestion from the opposite side of the membrane.
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- Yuri Sokolov
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4560
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McIntosh TJ, Simon SA, Vierling P, Santaella C, Ravily V. Structure and interactive properties of highly fluorinated phospholipid bilayers. Biophys J 1996; 71:1853-68. [PMID: 8889161 PMCID: PMC1233653 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(96)79385-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Because liposomes containing fluoroalkylated phospholipids are being developed for in vivo drug delivery, the structure and interactive properties of several fluoroalkylated glycerophosphocholines (PCs) were investigated by x-ray diffraction/osmotic stress, dipole potential, and hydrophobic ion binding measurements. The lipids included PCs with highly fluorinated tails on both alkyl chains and PCs with one hydrocarbon chain and one fluoroalkylated chain. Electron density profiles showed high electron density peaks in the center of the bilayer corresponding to the fluorine atoms. The height and width of these high density peaks varied systematically, depending on the number of fluorines and their position on the alkyl chains, and on whether the bilayer was in the gel or liquid crystalline phase. Wide-angle diffraction showed that in both gel and liquid crystalline bilayers the distance between adjacent alkyl chains was greater in fluoroalkylated PCs than in analogous hydrocarbon PCs. For interbilayer separations of less than about 8 A, pressure-distance relations for fluoroalkylated PCs were similar to those previously obtained from PC bilayers with hydrocarbon chains. However, for bilayer separations greater than 8A, the total repulsive pressure depended on whether the fluoroalkylated PC was in a gel or liquid-crystalline phase. We argue that these pressure-distance relations contain contributions from both hydration and entropic repulsive pressures. Dipole potentials ranged from -680 mV for PCs with both chains fluoroalkylated to -180 mV for PCs with one chain fluoroalkylated, compared to +415 mV for egg PC. The change in dipole potential as a function of subphase concentration of tetraphenyl-boron was much larger for egg PC than for fluorinated PC monolayers, indicating that the fluorine atoms modified the binding of this hydrophobic anion. Thus, compared to conventional liposomes, liposomes made from fluoroalkylated PCs have different binding properties, which may be relevant to their use as drug carriers.
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- T J McIntosh
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Wiese A, Reiners JO, Brandenburg K, Kawahara K, Zähringer U, Seydel U. Planar asymmetric lipid bilayers of glycosphingolipid or lipopolysaccharide on one side and phospholipids on the other: membrane potential, porin function, and complement activation. Biophys J 1996; 70:321-9. [PMID: 8770208 PMCID: PMC1224930 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(96)79573-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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We have determined some physicochemical properties of the monosaccharide-type fraction (GSL-1) of glycosphingolipids, the major glycolipid components of the outer leaflet of the Gram-negative species Sphingomonas paucimobilis. These properties included the state of order of the hydrocarbon moiety, the effective molecular area, surface charge density, and intrinsic transmembrane potential profile of reconstituted planar asymmetric GSL-1/phospholipid bilayer membranes. We have, furthermore, investigated the insertion into and the function of porin channels in the reconstituted bilayers and the complement-activating capability of GSL-1 surfaces. All results were compared with respective data for deep rough mutant lipopolysaccharide of Salmonella minnesota R595. We found a remarkable agreement in most functional properties of the two glycolipids.
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- A Wiese
- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Germany
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Wiese A, Schröder G, Brandenburg K, Hirsch A, Welte W, Seydel U. Influence of the lipid matrix on incorporation and function of LPS-free porin from Paracoccus denitrificans. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1190:231-42. [PMID: 8142421 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(94)90079-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We have studied the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for the insertion of LPS-free porin from Paracoccus denitrificans into planar lipid bilayers and its function therein. For this, we reconstituted the porin into different asymmetric planar lipid bilayers with or without LPS and into symmetric phospholipid bilayers. LPS-free porin added to the various bilayer systems was found to induce a step-wise increase in membrane conductance with different incorporation rates, depending on the presence of LPS in the bilayer leaflet opposite to porin addition. The incorporation rate into asymmetric LPS/phospholipid membranes from the phospholipid side was more than 10-fold higher than that observed for pure phospholipid membranes. The porin formed general diffusion pores without any salt specificity. The mean single-channel conductance did not depend on the presence of LPS and was about 4.2 nS for a subphase containing 1 M KCl in all systems tested. At certain applied transmembrane voltages, which depended on membrane composition and were approximately greater than 100 mV for the LPS/phospholipid system, single-channel closing in three steps was observed. Differences in the voltage dependence of porin-channel closing could be correlated with the surface charge of the bilayer. From the voltage-dependent gating behaviour proof for an oriented incorporation of the porin molecules, depending on the side of porin addition, and evidence for their orientation could be derived. Measurements at temperatures above and below the beta<==>alpha phase transition temperature of LPS gave evidence for the influence of membrane rigidity on the gating behaviour.
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Germany
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Simon SA, McIntosh TJ. Magnitude of the solvation pressure depends on dipole potential. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989; 86:9263-7. [PMID: 2594765 PMCID: PMC298474 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.23.9263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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As polar surfaces in solvent are brought together, they experience a large repulsive interaction, termed the solvation pressure. The solvation pressure between rough surfaces, such as lipid bilayers, has been shown previously to decay exponentially with distance between surfaces. In this paper, we compare measured values of the solvation pressure between bilayers and the dipole potential for monolayers in equilibrium with bilayers. For a variety of polar solvents and lipid phases, we find a correlation between the measured solvation pressures and dipole potentials. Analysis of the data indicates that the magnitude of the solvation pressure is proportional to the square of the dipole potential. Our experiments also show that the oriented dipoles in the lipid head-group region, including those of both the lipid and solvent molecules, contribute to the dipole potential. We argue that (i) the field produced by these interfacial dipoles polarizes the interbilayer solvent molecules giving rise to the solvation pressure and (ii) both the solvation pressure and the dipole potential decay exponentially with distance from the bilayer surface, with a decay constant that depends on the packing density of the interbilayer solvent molecules (1-2 A in water). These results may have importance in cell adhesion, adsorption of proteins to membranes, characteristics of channel permeability, and the interpretation of electrokinetic experiments.
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- S A Simon
- Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Vodyanoy I, Hall JE, Balasubramanian TM. Alamethicin-induced current-voltage curve asymmetry in lipid bilayers. Biophys J 1983; 42:71-82. [PMID: 6838983 PMCID: PMC1329204 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(83)84370-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We have examined the causes of the asymmetry of the current-voltage curve induced by addition of alamethicin to one side of a black lipid membrane. We find that the alamethicin-induced current-voltage (I-V) curve has an inherent asymmetry. If it were possible to confine all alamethicin molecules to one side of the membrane, the I-V curve would exhibit a positive branch (voltage being measured with respect to the side of the membrane trans to the alamethicin addition) of steeper logarithmic slope than the negative branch and at a lower absolute value of potential. This condition is not usually realized, however, because alamethicin can leak through the membrane, so that, except at very high alamethicin concentrations and in certain kinds of membranes, the positive branch of the current-voltage curve has the same logarithmic slope as the negative branch and appears to arise from alamethicin which diffuses from the cis to the trans side of the membrane. We develop simple quantitative models for these two cases.
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Alamethicin appears to allow voltage-dependent lipid exchange ("flip-flop") between leaflets of a planar bilayer. In membranes with one leaflet of phosphatidyl serine and one of phosphatidyl ethanolamine, the shape of the nonactin current-voltage curve accurately reports the difference in surface potential between the two sides of the membrane. The surface potential is itself a good measure of membrane asymmetry. Alamethicin added to the bathing solutions of an asymmetric membrane does not per se reduce the membrane asymmetry, but turning on the alamethicin conductance by application of a voltage pulse does. Immediately after application of a voltage pulse, large enough to turn on the alamethicin conductance, the asymmetry of the nonactin-K+ current voltage curve decreases, in some cases, nearly to zero. During the pulse, the alamethicin conductance activates if a decrease in surface potential favors turn-on of the alamethicin conductance or inactivates if a decrease in surface potential favors turn-off of the alamethicin conductance. After the pulse, the nonactin-K+ asymmetry returns to its original value if the alamethicin conductance is not turned on. The time-course of this return allows an estimate of the diffusion constant of lipid in the planar bilayer. The value obtained is 5.1 x 10(-8) cm2/s.
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Miller C, White MM. A voltage-dependent chloride conductance channel from Torpedo electroplax membrane. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1980; 341:534-51. [PMID: 6249158 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1980.tb47197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Coraboeuf E. Voltage Clamp Studies of the Slow Inward Current. DEVELOPMENTS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 1980. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-8890-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Fröhlich O. Asymmetry of the gramicidin channel in bilayers of asymmetric lipid composition: II. Voltage dependence of dimerization. J Membr Biol 1979; 48:385-401. [PMID: 90729 DOI: 10.1007/bf01869448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The asymmetric current-voltage relationship of gramicidin-doped asymmetric bilayers made by the Montal-Mueller technique was investigated in current relaxation experiments. It was shown that, in addition to the contribution of the asymmetric single channel conductance to the asymmetry of the steady-state current-voltage relationship, there is an asymmetric voltage dependence of the step which leads to the formation of the conducting channel. This asymmetric voltage dependence could be simulated in a model assuming a membrane-internal electrical potential drop or an equivalent potential, called asymmetry potential, which could be compensated by externally applying an offset potential. Significant asymmetry potentials were found in asymmetric bilayers made of charged lipids or only of neutral lipids. The asymmetry potential was dependent on the salt composition in the aqueous phase. The factors responsible for the asymmetry potential do not appear to be of electrostatic origin. Several lines of evidence suggest that the dimerization step which leads to the conducting ion channel may be a complex series of reactions which are influenced by one or more membrane structural properties not yet characterized, in addition to the effects of the externally applied electric field.
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Fröhlich O. Asymmetry of the gramicidin channel in bilayers of asymmetric lipid composition: I. Single channel conductance. J Membr Biol 1979; 48:365-83. [PMID: 90728 DOI: 10.1007/bf01869447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gramacidin-doped asymmetric bilayers made by the Montal-Mueller method exhibited an asymmetric current-voltage relationship. The asymmetric conductance was shown to be the product of two components, a rectifying single-channel conductance and an asymmetric voltage dependence of the reaction which leads to the conducting channel. The single-channel conductance was asymmetric in both asymmetric bilayers made of charged lipids and asymmetric bilayers made only of neutral lipids. The single-channel asymmetry decreased with increasing ion concentration. From the comparison of the single-channel conductance in symmetric and asymmetric bilayers and the dependence of the asymmetry on the solution ion concentrations, it was concluded that (1) the rate of ion entry into the channel is dependent on the lipid composition of the membrane and is asymmetric in asymmetric bilayers; (2) the entry step is rate determining at low ion concentrations; and (3) at higher ion concentrations the rate-determining step is the translocation across the main barrier in the membrane; and this translocation appears insensitive to lipid asymmetry.
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Schoch P, Sargent DF, Schwyzer R. Capacitance and conductance as tools for the measurement of asymmetric surface potentials and energy barriers of lipid bilayer membranes. J Membr Biol 1979; 46:71-89. [PMID: 448730 DOI: 10.1007/bf01959975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A simple method for determination of asymmetric surface potentials in lipid bilayers is described. The method is based on the dependence of bilayer capacitance on transmembrane voltage. The capacitance is measured by rectifying in 90 degrees component of an applied alternating current signal. A superimposed slow triangular wave results in a hysteresis-like time course of capacitance. The center of the hysteresis figure is shifted along the voltage axis by an amount equal to the difference of the dipole plus surface-charge potentials on the two sides of the bilayer (capacitance minimization potential). Alternatively, such bilayer asymmetry was studied by using the current-voltage characteristics in the presence of nonactin as a carrier. This analysis was based on the integrated Nernst-Planck equation, assuming a trapezoidal energy barrier and equilibrium of the surface reactions. The two methods gave consistent results for the surface potentials of phosphatidyl serine membranes asymmetrically shielded with calcium. In addition, the current analysis yields the positions of the corners of the barrier, found to be set in 13% for this lipid.
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Lakshminarayanaiah N. Transport processes in membranes: a consideration of membrane potential across thick and thin membranes. Subcell Biochem 1979; 6:401-94. [PMID: 377586 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-7945-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Attwell D, Jack J. The interpretation of membrane current voltage relations: a Nernst-Planck analysis. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1979; 34:81-107. [PMID: 375300 DOI: 10.1016/0079-6107(79)90015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Electrocompression has been measured in lipid bilayers made by apposition of two monolayers. The capacitance C(V), as a function of membrane potential, V, was found to be well described by C(V) = C(O) [1 + alpha(V + delta psi)2] where C(O) is the capacitance at V = O, alpha is the fractional increase in capacitance per square volt, and delta psi is the surface potential difference. In lipid bilayers made from monolayers alpha has a value of 0.02 V-2, which is ca. 500-fold smaller than the value found in solvent containing membranes. In asymmetric bilayers made of one neutral and one negatively charged monolayer, delta psi values were found to be those expected from independent measurements of surface charge density. If the fractional increase in capacitance found here is a good approximation to that of biological membranes, nonlinear capacitative charge displacement derived from electrostriction is expected to be less than 1% of the total gating charge displacement found in squid axons.
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Tritton TR, Murphere SA, Sarotorelli AC. Characterization of drug-membrane interactions using the liposome system. Biochem Pharmacol 1977; 26:2319-23. [PMID: 597321 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(77)90434-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Melnik E, Latorre R, Hall JE, Tosteson DC. Phloretin-induced changes in ion transport across lipid bilayer membranes. J Gen Physiol 1977; 69:243-57. [PMID: 576427 PMCID: PMC2215010 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.69.2.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Phloretin, the aglucone derivative of phlorizin, increases cation conductance and decreases anion conductance in lipid bilayer membranes. In this paper we present evidence that phloretin acts almost exclusively by altering the permeability of the membrane interior and not by modifying the partition of the permanent species between the membrane and the bulk aqueous phases. We base our conclusion on an analysis of the current responses to a senylborate, and the cation complex, peptide PV-K+. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that phloretin decreases the intrinsic positive internal membrane potential but does not modify to a great extent the potential energy minima at the membrane interfaces. Phloretin increases the conductance for the nonactin-K+ complex, but above 10(-5) M the steady-state nonactin-K+ voltage-current curve changes from superlinear to sublinear. These results imply that, above 10(-5) M phloretin, the nonactin-5+ transport across the membrane becomes interfacially limited.
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