Immobilization of Phosphatidylinositides Revealed by Bilayer Leaflet Decoupling
- Simou Sun
Simou SunDepartment of Chemistry, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United StatesMore by Simou Sun
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- Chang Liu
Chang LiuDepartment of Chemistry, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United StatesMore by Chang Liu
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- Danixa Rodriguez Melendez
Danixa Rodriguez MelendezDepartment of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Cayey, Puerto Rico 00737, United StatesMore by Danixa Rodriguez Melendez
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- Tinglu Yang
Tinglu YangDepartment of Chemistry, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United StatesMore by Tinglu Yang
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- Paul S. Cremer*
Paul S. CremerDepartment of Chemistry, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United StatesDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United StatesMore by Paul S. Cremer
Abstract
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) has a significantly lower mobile fraction than most other lipids in supported lipid bilayers (SLBs). Moreover, the fraction of mobile PIP2 continuously decreases with time. To explore this, a bilayer unzipping technique was designed to uncouple the two leaflets of the SLB. The results demonstrate that PIP2 molecules in the top leaflet are fully mobile, while the PIP2 molecules in the lower leaflet are immobilized on the oxide support. Over time, mobile PIP2 species flip from the top leaflet to the bottom leaflet and become trapped. It was found that PIP2 flipped between the leaflets through a defect-mediated process. The flipping could be completely inhibited when holes in the bilayer were backfilled with bovine serum albumin (BSA). Moreover, by switching from H2O to D2O, it was shown that the primary interaction between PIP2 and the underlying substrate was due to hydrogen bond formation, which outcompeted electrostatic repulsion. Using substrates with fewer surface silanol groups, like oxidized polydimethylsiloxane, led to a large increase in the mobile fraction of PIP2. Moreover, PIP2 immobilization also occurred when the bilayer was supported on a protein surface rather than glass. These results may help to explain the behavior of PIP2 on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane, where it is involved in attaching the membrane to the underlying cytoskeleton.
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