Mesoscopic Structure in the Chain-melting Regime of Anionic Phospholipid Vesicles: DMPG

Overview

Journal Biophys J

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2004 Jun 11

PMID 15189868

Citations 8

Authors

K A Riske

L Q Amaral

H-G Dobereiner

M T Lamy

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Abstract

In a range of low ionic strength, aqueous dispersions of the anionic phospholipid DMPG (dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol) have a transparent intermediate phase (IP, between T(m)(on) congruent with 20 degrees C and T(m)(off) congruent with 30 degrees C) between the turbid gel and fluid membrane phases, evidenced in turbidity data. Small angle x-ray scattering results on DMPG dispersions show that, besides the bilayer peak present in all phases, a peak corresponding to a mesoscopic structure at approximately 400 A is detected only in IP. The dependence of this peak position on DMPG concentration suggests a correlation in the bilayer plane, consistent with the stability of vesicles in IP. Moreover, observation of giant DMPG vesicles with phase contrast light microscopy show that vesicles "disappear" upon cooling below T(m)(off) and "reappear" after reheating. This further proves that although vesicles cannot be visualized in IP, their overall structure is maintained. We propose that the IP in the melting regime corresponds to unilamellar vesicles with perforations, a model which is consistent with all described experimental observations. Furthermore, the opening of pores across the membrane tuned by ionic strength, temperature, and lipid composition is likely to have biological relevance and could be used in applications for controlled release from nanocompartments.

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