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Kinetics of phospholipid membrane fusion induced by surfactant apoproteins A and B. 1996

F R Poulain, and S Nir, and S Hawgood

Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.

Surfactant apoproteins A (SP-A) and B(SP-B) interact with the lipids of surfactant and such protein- lipid interactions may be of importance in several of the steps in the surfactant cycle. We analyzed the kinetics of fusion of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine-phosphatidyglycerol (DPPC:PG; 7:3, w/w) phospholipid vesicles induced by SP-B alone, in the presence of 5 mM calcium, and in the presence of calcium and SP-A. Membrane fusion was measured by the method of resonance energy transfer between non-exchangeable fluorophores incorporated in the membrane. Data were analyzed using a mass action kinetic model for membrane fusion between phospholipid vesicles. We found a SP-B dose-dependent increase in lipid mixing within a range of phospholipid concentration of 5 to 100 micromolar. Calcium caused a small additive increase in lipid mixing, but calcium and SP-A combined markedly increased lipid mixing induced by SP-B. Both aggregation and fusion rate constants increased with an increase in the SP-B/lipid ratio. In the presence of calcium and SP-A, the number of vesicles per fusion product markedly increased, as did the aggregation rate constants, whereas the fusion rate constants remained essentially unchanged.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
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
D010743	Phospholipids	Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.	Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D011510	Proteolipids	Protein-lipid combinations abundant in brain tissue, but also present in a wide variety of animal and plant tissues. In contrast to lipoproteins, they are insoluble in water, but soluble in a chloroform-methanol mixture. The protein moiety has a high content of hydrophobic amino acids. The associated lipids consist of a mixture of GLYCEROPHOSPHATES; CEREBROSIDES; and SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; while lipoproteins contain PHOSPHOLIPIDS; CHOLESTEROL; and TRIGLYCERIDES.
D011663	Pulmonary Surfactants	Substances and drugs that lower the SURFACE TENSION of the mucoid layer lining the PULMONARY ALVEOLI.	Surfactants, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Surfactant,Surfactant, Pulmonary
D002118	Calcium	A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes.	Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
D037661	Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins	Proteins found in the LUNG that act as PULMONARY SURFACTANTS.	Lung-Surfactant Proteins,PSFAP,Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein,Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteolipid,Lung Surfactant Proteins,Proteins, Lung-Surfactant,Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Protein,Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Proteins,Pulmonary Surfactant Associated Proteolipid,Surfactant-Associated Protein, Pulmonary,Surfactant-Associated Proteins, Pulmonary,Surfactant-Associated Proteolipid, Pulmonary