SNARE mimic peptide triggered membrane fusion kinetics revealed using single particle techniques. 2023

Guus van der Borg, and Niek Crone, and Aimee L Boyle, and Alexander Kros, and Wouter H Roos
Moleculaire Biofysica, Zernike Instituut, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. w.h.roos@rug.nl.

Membrane fusion is an essential part of the proper functioning of life. As such it is not only important that organisms carefully regulate the process, but also that it is well understood. One way to facilitate and study membrane fusion is to use artificial, minimalist, fusion peptides. In this study the efficiency and kinetics of two fusion peptides, denoted CPE and CPK, were studied using single-particle TIRF microscopy. CPE and CPK are helical peptides which interact with each other, forming a coiled-coil motif. The peptides can be inserted into a lipid membrane using a lipid anchor, and if these peptides are anchored in opposing lipid membranes, then the coiled-coil interaction can provide the mechanical force necessary to overcome the energy barrier to initiate fusion, much in the same way the SNARE complex does. In this study we find that the fusogenic facilitation of CPE and CPK in liposomes is, at least partially, dependent on the size of the particle. In addition, under certain fusogenic conditions such as when using small liposomes of ∼60 nm in diameter, CPK alone is enough to facilitate membrane fusion in both bulk and single-particle studies. We show this using bulk lipid mixing assays utilizing FRET and single-particle TIRF, making use of dequenching fluorophores to indicate fusion. This provides us with new insights into the mechanisms of peptide-mediated membrane fusion and illuminates both challenges as well as opportunities when designing drug delivery systems.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D008081 Liposomes Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins. Niosomes,Transferosomes,Ultradeformable Liposomes,Liposomes, Ultra-deformable,Liposome,Liposome, Ultra-deformable,Liposome, Ultradeformable,Liposomes, Ultra deformable,Liposomes, Ultradeformable,Niosome,Transferosome,Ultra-deformable Liposome,Ultra-deformable Liposomes,Ultradeformable Liposome
D008561 Membrane Fusion The adherence and merging of cell membranes, intracellular membranes, or artificial membranes to each other or to viruses, parasites, or interstitial particles through a variety of chemical and physical processes. Fusion, Membrane,Fusions, Membrane,Membrane Fusions
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
D050600 SNARE Proteins A superfamily of small proteins which are involved in the MEMBRANE FUSION events, intracellular protein trafficking and secretory processes. They share a homologous SNARE motif. The SNARE proteins are divided into subfamilies: QA-SNARES; QB-SNARES; QC-SNARES; and R-SNARES. The formation of a SNARE complex (composed of one each of the four different types SNARE domains (Qa, Qb, Qc, and R)) mediates MEMBRANE FUSION. Following membrane fusion SNARE complexes are dissociated by the NSFs (N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE FACTORS), in conjunction with SOLUBLE NSF ATTACHMENT PROTEIN, i.e., SNAPs (no relation to SNAP 25.) SNAP Receptor,SNARE Protein,NSF Attachment Protein Receptor,Receptor, SNAP,SNAP Receptors,SNARE,SNAREs,Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-Sensitive-Factor Attachment Protein Receptor,Target Membrane SNARE Proteins,Target SNARE Proteins,Vesicle SNARE Proteins,Vesicular SNARE Proteins,t-SNARE,tSNAREs,v-SNARE,v-SNAREs,Protein, SNARE,SNARE Proteins, Target,SNARE Proteins, Vesicle,SNARE Proteins, Vesicular,Soluble N ethylmaleimide Sensitive Factor Attachment Protein Receptor,v SNAREs

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