Water Hydrogen-Bond Mediated Layer by Layer Alignment of Lipid Rafts as a Precursor of Intermembrane Processes.
J Am Chem Soc
; 146(20): 13846-13853, 2024 May 22.
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Lipid rafts, which are dynamic nanodomains in the plasma membrane, play a crucial role in intermembrane processes by clustering together and growing in size within the plane of the membrane while also aligning with each other across different membranes. However, the physical origin of layer by layer alignment of lipid rafts remains to be elucidated. Here, by using fluorescence imaging and synchrotron X-ray reflectivity in a phase-separated multilayer system, we find that the alignment of raft-mimicking Lo domains is regulated by the distance between bilayers. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the aligned state is energetically preferred when the intermembrane distance is small due to its ability to minimize the volume of surface water, which has fewer water hydrogen bonds (HBs) compared to bulk water. Our results suggest that water HB-driven alignment of lipid rafts plays a role as a precursor of intermembrane processes such as cell-cell fusion, virus entry, and signaling.
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Microdominios de Membrana
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Simulación de Dinámica Molecular
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