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Membrane lipid regulation in Acholeplasma laidlawii grown with saturated fatty acids. Biosynthesis of a triacylglucolipid forming reversed micelles. 1993

G Lindblom, and J B Hauksson, and L Rilfors, and B Bergenståhl, and A Wieslander, and P O Eriksson
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Umeå, Sweden.

The membrane lipid composition in several strains of Acholeplasma laidlawii is regulated upon a change in the growth conditions. Monoglucosyldiacylglycerol (MGlcDAG) and diglucosyldiacylglycerol (DGlcDAG) are the most abundant lipids in the A. laidlawii membrane. A third glucolipid, 3-O-acyl-monoglucosyldiacylglycerol (MAMGlcDAG) is synthesized by strain A-EF22 when the membrane lipids contain large amounts of saturated acyl chains. The lipid regulation can be understood from a simple theoretical model, in which the cells strive to maintain a balance between the lipids constituting a bilayer and those forming reversed non-lamellar liquid crystalline phases. Thus, the physical chemistry of membrane lipids, in particular their ability to form different aggregate structures, constitutes the basis for the lipid regulation, and therefore an understanding of the phase equilibria of membrane lipids is crucial. MGlcDAG and MAMGlcDAG isolated from A. laidlawii strain A-EF22 membranes were studied mainly by 2H NMR, 1H NMR, and 1H NMR diffusion measurements. MAMGlcDAG, containing 96 mol % saturated acyl chains formed a gel/crystalline phase up to about 80 degrees C, where a transition occurred to a reversed micellar (L2) phase. This is an unexpected finding for a membrane lipid. However, this lipid homogeneously mixes with the other membrane lipids at physiological temperatures. Previous and new data on MGlcDAG show that the lamellar phase is stabilized when the length and the degree of unsaturation of the acyl chains are decreased. The physicochemical properties of MAMGlcDAG and MGlcDAG were compared and found to be of great significance for the physiological regulation of the lipids in the membrane. MAMGlcDAG is synthesized under conditions when the phase equilibria of MGlcDAG are shifted from a non-lamellar toward a lamellar phase. Apart from MAMGlcDAG, MGlcDAG is the major lipid in A. laidlawii strain A-EF22 which is able to form reversed aggregate structures. MAMGlcDAG probably assists MGlcDAG in maintaining an optimal molecular packing, or negative curvature, of the lipids in the membrane.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D008823 Micelles Particles consisting of aggregates of molecules held loosely together by secondary bonds. The surface of micelles are usually comprised of amphiphatic compounds that are oriented in a way that minimizes the energy of interaction between the micelle and its environment. Liquids that contain large numbers of suspended micelles are referred to as EMULSIONS. Micelle
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D005227 Fatty Acids Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Aliphatic Acid,Esterified Fatty Acid,Fatty Acid,Fatty Acids, Esterified,Fatty Acids, Saturated,Saturated Fatty Acid,Aliphatic Acids,Acid, Aliphatic,Acid, Esterified Fatty,Acid, Saturated Fatty,Esterified Fatty Acids,Fatty Acid, Esterified,Fatty Acid, Saturated,Saturated Fatty Acids
D006017 Glycolipids Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage) Glycolipid
D000128 Acholeplasma laidlawii An organism originally isolated from sewage, manure, humus, and soil, but recently found as a parasite in mammals and birds. Mycoplasma laidlawii
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
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

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