Effect of Transmembrane Asymmetric Distribution of Lipids and Peptides on Lipid Bilayers. 2019

Victor Levadnyy, and Moynul Hasan, and Samiron Kumar Saha, and Masahito Yamazaki
Integrated Bioscience Section, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Shizuoka University , Shizuoka 422-8529 , Japan.

The transbilayer asymmetry of the biomembrane is generated due to the differences in lipid and protein compositions between two leaflets, which plays important roles in physiological functions. However, transbilayer asymmetry can also be originated due to a nonequal number of lipids or proteins in each leaflet, which has not been well recognized. Therefore, to shed light on this field, here we generated theoretical models for the effect of transbilayer asymmetry originated from the differences in the number of lipids and peptides in each leaflet on the state of lipid bilayers. The first model described the effect of asymmetric lipid distribution on the state of lipid bilayers. We obtained theoretical equations for the fractional change in area per lipid in both leaflets as a function of the ratio of the number of lipids in each leaflet, which agreed with the molecular dynamics simulation results quantitatively. Results indicated that tensions in both leaflets are opposite in direction, and their magnitude is the same. We also performed experiments on the effect of lipid insertion in the outer leaflet on the fractional change in area per lipid. These results agreed quantitatively with the values predicted by the above model. The second model described the effect of asymmetric distribution of peptides on the state of lipid bilayers. We obtained theoretical equations for the area per lipid in both leaflets as a function of the surface concentration of peptides located only in the outer leaflet, which agreed with the results of the antimicrobial peptide magainin 2-induced area change.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008051 Lipid Bilayers Layers of lipid molecules which are two molecules thick. Bilayer systems are frequently studied as models of biological membranes. Bilayers, Lipid,Bilayer, Lipid,Lipid Bilayer
D008563 Membrane Lipids Lipids, predominantly phospholipids, cholesterol and small amounts of glycolipids found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. These lipids may be arranged in bilayers in the membranes with integral proteins between the layers and peripheral proteins attached to the outside. Membrane lipids are required for active transport, several enzymatic activities and membrane formation. Cell Membrane Lipid,Cell Membrane Lipids,Membrane Lipid,Lipid, Cell Membrane,Lipid, Membrane,Lipids, Cell Membrane,Lipids, Membrane,Membrane Lipid, Cell,Membrane Lipids, Cell
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D013816 Thermodynamics A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) Thermodynamic
D054806 Magainins A class of antimicrobial peptides discovered in the skin of XENOPUS LAEVIS. They kill bacteria by permeabilizing cell membranes without exhibiting significant toxicity against mammalian cells. Magainin
D056004 Molecular Dynamics Simulation A computer simulation developed to study the motion of molecules over a period of time. Molecular Dynamics Simulations,Molecular Dynamics,Dynamic, Molecular,Dynamics Simulation, Molecular,Dynamics Simulations, Molecular,Dynamics, Molecular,Molecular Dynamic,Simulation, Molecular Dynamics,Simulations, Molecular Dynamics

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