Polymer enhanced fusion of model sperm membranes as induced by calcium

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5512-5517

  Guo, Wenfeng ^a   Photos, Peter J ^a   Vanderlick, T Kyle ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIMOLAR MIXTURE; ION-BINDING; SPERM MEMBRANES; VESICLE FUSION;

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIPIDS; MIXING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIPIDS; MIXING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERS;

EID: 33748313446     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0580755     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. White, J. M. Membrane Fusion. Science 1992, 258, 917.
2. Zimmerberg, J.; Vogel, S. S.; Chernomordik, L. V. Mechanisms of Membrane Fusion. Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 1993, 22, 433.
3. II Phase Transition. Biochemistry 1986, 25, 4141.
4. Alberts, B.; Johnson, A.; Lewis, J.; Raff, M.; Bray, D.; Hopkin, K.; Roberts, K.; Walter, P. Essential Cell Biology. Garland Science/Taylor and Francis Group: New York, 2003; p 102.
5. Flesch, F. M.; Gadella, B. M. Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Plasma Membrane in the Process of Fertillization. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembr. 2000, 1469, 197.
6. 2+-induced fusion of phosphatidylserine vesicles: effects of polyethylene glycol). Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembr. 1994, 1191, 375.
7. Kuhl, T.; Guo, Y.; Alderfer, J. L.; Berman, A. D.; Leckband, D.; Israelachvili, J.; Hui, S. W. Direct Measurement of Polyethylene Glycol Induced Depletion Attraction between Lipid Bilayers. Langmuir 1996, 12, 3033.
8. Georgiev, G.; Lachev, Z. Model Study of Interactions of High-Molecular Dextran Sulfate with Lipid Monolayers and Foam Films. Eur. Biophys. J. 2004, 33, 742.
9. Apel-Paz, M.; Vanderlick, T. K.; Chandra, N.; Doncel, G. F. A Hierarchy of Lipid Constructs for the Sperm Plasma Membrane. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2003, 309, 724.
10. Evans, E. A.; Skalak, R. Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Biomembranes; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1980.
11. Hermann, A.; Arnold, K.; Pratsch, L. The Effect of Osmotic Pressure of Aqueous PEG Solutions on Red Blood Cells. Biosci. Rep. 1985, 5, 689.
12. Arnold, K.; Herrmann, A.; Pratsch, L. The Dielectric Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Polyethylene glycol) and their Influence on Membrane Structure. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembr. 1985, 815, 515.
13. Arnold, K.; Herrmann, A.; Gawrisch, K.; Pratsch, L. Mechanisms of Peg-Induced Fusion. Stud. Biophys. 1985, 110, 135.
14. Hope, M. J.; Bally, M. B.; Webb, G.; Cullis, P. R. Production of Large Unilamellar Vesicles by a Rapid Extrusion Procedure. Characterization of Size Distribution, Trapped Volume and Ability to Maintain a Membrane Potential. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembr. 1985, 812, 55.
15. Chen, P. S.; Toribara, T. Y.; Warner, H. Microdetermination of Phosphorus. Anal. Chem. 1956, 28, 1756.
16. Ostrowsky, N. Liposome Size Measurements by Photon-Correlation Spectroscopy. Chem. Phys. Lipids 1993, 64, 45.
17. Ellens, H.; Bentz, J.; Szoka, R. C. ph-Induced Destabilization of Phosphatidylethanolamine-Containing Liposomes: Role of Bilayer Contact. Biochemistry 1984, 23, 1532.
18. Heerklotz, H. Membrane Stress and Permeabilization Induced by Asymmetirc Incorporation of Compounds. Biophys. J. 2001, 87, 184.
19. Huang, C. H.; Sipe, J. P.; Chow, S. T.; Martin, R. B. Differential Interaction of Cholesterol with Phosphatidylcholine on the Inner and Outer Surfaces of Lipid Bilayer Vesicles. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A. 1974, 71, 359.
20. Kuczera, I.; Gabrielska, J.; Kral, T. E.; Przestalski, S. A Synergistic Effect of Select Organotin Compounds and Ionic Surfactants on Liposome Membranes. Appl. Organomet. Chem. 1997, 11, 591.
21. Papahadjopoulos, D.; Nir, S.; Duzgunes, N. Molecular Mechanisms of Calcium-Induced Membrane Fusion. J. Bioenerg. Biomembr. 1990, 22, 157.
22. Ferro, Y.; Krafft, M. P. Incorporation of Semi-Fluorinated Alkanes in the Bilayer of Small Unilamellar Vesicles of Phosphatidylserine: Impact on Fusion Kinetics. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 2002, 1581, 11.
23. Chanturiya, A.; Scaria, P.; Woodle, M. C. The Role of Membrane Lateral Tension in Calcium-Induced Membrane Fusion. J. Membr. Biol. 2000, 176, 67.
24. Bermudez, H.; Hammer, D. A.; Discher, D. E. Effect of Bilayer Thickness on Membrane Bending Rigidity. Langmuir 2004, 20, 540.
25. Yeagle, P. L. Cholesterol in the Cell Membrane. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembr. 1985, 822, 267.
26. Presti, F. T. Membrane Fluidity in Biology; Academic Press: New York, 1985; Vol. 4, p 97.
27. Viguera, A. R.; Mencia, M.; Goni, F. M. Time-Resolved and Equilibrium Measurements of the Effects of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) on Small Unilamellar Phospholipid Vesicles. Biochemistry 1993, 32, 3708.
28. Yamazaki, M.; Ohnishi, S. I.; Ito, T. Osmoelastic Coupling in Biological Structures: Decrease in Membrane Fluidity and Osmophobic Association of Phospholipid Vesicles in Response to Osmotic Stress. Biochemistry 1989, 28, 3710.
29. Gawrisch, K.; Thunich, R.; Schulze, U.; Arnold, K. The Influence of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) on Ion Binding to Membrane Surfaces. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1987, 152, 333.