Refining internal bilayer structure of bicelles resolved by extended-q small angle X-ray scattering. 2020

Catherine Cheu, and Lin Yang, and Mu-Ping Nieh
Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.

The internal profile across the bilayer reveals important structural information regarding the crystallinity of acyl chains or the positions of encapsulated species. Here, we demonstrate that a simple five-layer-core-shell discoidal model can be employed to best fit the extended-q small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data and resolve the bilayer internal structure (with sub-nanometer resolution) of a nanoscale discoidal system comprised of a mixture of long- and short- chain lipids (known as "bicelles"). In contrast to the traditional core-shell discoidal model, the detailed structure in the hydrophobic core such as the methylene and methyl groups can be distinguished via this model. The refined model is validated by the SAXS data of bicelles whose electron scattering length density of the hydrophobic core is adjusted by the addition of a long-chain lipid with a fluorine-end group. The higher resolution of the bilayer internal structure can be employed to advance our understanding of the interaction and conformation of the membrane and associated molecules, such as membrane-associated proteins and locations of entrapped species in the lipid nanoparticles.

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
D008055 Lipids A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Lipid
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
D014961 X-Ray Diffraction The scattering of x-rays by matter, especially crystals, with accompanying variation in intensity due to interference effects. Analysis of the crystal structure of materials is performed by passing x-rays through them and registering the diffraction image of the rays (CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY). (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Xray Diffraction,Diffraction, X-Ray,Diffraction, Xray,Diffractions, X-Ray,Diffractions, Xray,X Ray Diffraction,X-Ray Diffractions,Xray Diffractions
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular
D053838 Scattering, Small Angle Scattering of a beam of electromagnetic or acoustic RADIATION, or particles, at small angles by particles or cavities whose dimensions are many times as large as the wavelength of the radiation or the de Broglie wavelength of the scattered particles. Also know as low angle scattering. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Small angle scattering (SAS) techniques, small angle neutron (SANS), X-ray (SAXS), and light (SALS, or just LS) scattering, are used to characterize objects on a nanoscale. Small Angle Scattering,Low Angle Scattering,Scattering, Low Angle,Angle Scattering, Low,Angle Scatterings, Low,Low Angle Scatterings,Scatterings, Low Angle

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