Effect of membrane tension on antimicrobial peptide PGLa-induced pore formation in lipid bilayers.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 695: 149452, 2024 Feb 05.
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ABSTRACT
The osmotic pressure (Π) method has recently been developed to quantitatively examine the effect of membrane tension (σ) on pore formation in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) induced by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Here, we used the Π method to reveal the effect of σ on the interaction of an AMP, PGLa, with lipid bilayers comprising dioleoylphosphatidylglycerol (DOPG) and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) (4/6). PGLa induced leakage of fluorescent probes from single GUVs under Π, indicating nanopore formation. Membrane tension did not transform a PGLa-induced nanopore into a micropore nor cause GUV burst up to 3.4 mN/m, which is in contrast with the effect of σ on another AMP, magainin 2-induced pore formation, where lower σ resulted in GUV burst. The fraction of leaking GUVs at a specific time increased with increasing σ, indicating that the rate of PGLa-induced pore formation increases with increasing σ. The rate of transfer of fluorescent probe-labeled PGLa across the lipid bilayer without pore formation also increased with increasing σ. PGLa-induced pore formation requires a symmetric distribution of peptides in both leaflets of the GUV bilayer, and thus we infer that the increase in the rate of PGLa transfer from the outer leaflet to the inner leaflet underlies the increase in the rate of pore formation with increasing σ. On the basis of these results, we discuss the difference between the effect of σ on nanopore formation in GUV membranes induced by PGLa and that by magainin 2.
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Asunto principal:
Péptidos Antimicrobianos
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Membrana Dobles de Lípidos
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun
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2024
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Japón