The dependence of fluorescein-PE fluorescence intensity on lipid bilayer state. Evaluating the interaction between the probe and lipid molecules

• Autorzy: Kubica K , Langner M. , Gabrielska J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The degree of dependence of a lipid bilayer’s surface properties on its conformational state is still an unresolved question. Surface properties are functions of molecular organization in the complex interfacial region. In the past, they were frequently measured using fluorescence spectroscopy. Since a fluorescent probe provides information on its local environment, there is a need to estimate the effect caused by the probe itself. In this paper, we address this question by calculating how lipid head-group orientation effects the fluorescence intensity of Fluorescein-PE (a probe that is sensitive to surface potential). In the theoretical model assumed the lipid bilayer state and the interactions between the charged fluorescent probe and the surrounding lipid molecules was evaluated. The results of this theoretical analysis were compared with experimentally obtained data. A lipid bilayer formed from DPPC was chosen as the experimental system, since it exhibits all the major conformational states within a narrow temperature range of 30°C - 45°C. Fluorescein-PE fluorescence intensity depends on local pH, which in turn is sensitive to local electrostatic potential in the probe’s vicinity. This local electrostatic potential is generated by lipid head-group dipole orientation. We have shown that the effect of the probe on lipid bilayer properties is limited when the lipid bilayer is in the gel phase, whereas it is more pronounced when the membrane is liquid-crystalline. This implies that Fluorescein-PE is a good reporter of local electrostatic fields when the lipid bilayer is in the gel phase, and is a poor reporter when the membrane is in the liquid-crystalline state.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

interfacial region; surface property; lipid bilayer; biological membrane; interaction; lipid molecule; fluorescence spectroscopy

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 08
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.943-954,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Kubica K

• Agricultural University, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Langner M.

autor

Gabrielska J.

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