利用脂质双层阵列快速且有弹性地检测毒素孔的形成。
Rapid and Resilient Detection of Toxin Pore Formation Using a Lipid Bilayer Array.
机构信息
Artificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-0012, Japan.
Center for Multidisciplinary and Design Science, School of Integrated Design Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan.
出版信息
Small. 2020 Dec;16(49):e2005550. doi: 10.1002/smll.202005550. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
An artificial cell membrane is applied to study the pore formation mechanisms of bacterial pore-forming toxins for therapeutic applications. Electrical monitoring of ionic current across the membrane provides information on the pore formation process of toxins at the single pore level, as well as the pore characteristics such as dimensions and ionic selectivity. However, the efficiency of pore formation detection largely depends on the encounter probability of toxin to the membrane and the fragility of the membrane. This study presents a bilayer lipid membrane array that parallelizes 4 or 16 sets of sensing elements composed of pairs of a membrane and a series electrical resistor. The series resistor prevents current overflow attributed to membrane rupture, and enables current monitoring of the parallelized membranes with a single detector. The array system shortens detection time of a pore-forming protein and improves temporal stability. The current signature represents the states of pore formation and rupture at respective membranes. The developed system will help in understanding the toxic activity of pore-forming toxins.
人工细胞膜可用于研究细菌孔形成毒素的孔形成机制,以用于治疗应用。对跨膜离子电流进行电监测可提供有关毒素在单个孔水平上的孔形成过程以及孔特性(例如尺寸和离子选择性)的信息。然而,孔形成检测的效率在很大程度上取决于毒素与膜的遭遇概率和膜的脆弱性。本研究提出了一种双层脂质膜阵列,该阵列将由一对膜和一系列电阻器组成的 4 或 16 组感测元件并行化。串联电阻器可防止因膜破裂而导致的电流溢出,并使单个检测器能够对并行化的膜进行电流监测。该阵列系统缩短了孔形成蛋白的检测时间,并提高了时间稳定性。电流特征表示各个膜的孔形成和破裂状态。所开发的系统将有助于了解孔形成毒素的毒性活性。