Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tzankov Str., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Molecules. 2022 Jul 2;27(13):4267. doi: 10.3390/molecules27134267.
Human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells express the transmembrane Ca-dependent Cl channel bestrophin-1 (hBest1) of the plasma membrane. Mutations in the hBest1 protein are associated with the development of distinct pathological conditions known as bestrophinopathies. The interactions between hBest1 and plasma membrane lipids (cholesterol (Chol), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and sphingomyelin (SM)) determine its lateral organization and surface dynamics, i.e., their miscibility or phase separation. Using the surface pressure/mean molecular area (π/A) isotherms, hysteresis and compressibility moduli (C) of hBest1/POPC/Chol and hBest1/SM/Chol composite Langmuir monolayers, we established that the films are in an LE (liquid-expanded) or LE-LC (liquid-condensed) state, the components are well-mixed and the Ca ions have a condensing effect on the surface molecular organization. Cholesterol causes a decrease in the elasticity of both films and a decrease in the ΔG values (reduction of phase separation) of hBest1/POPC/Chol films. For the hBest1/SM/Chol monolayers, the negative values of ΔG are retained and equalized with the values of ΔG in the hBest1/POPC/Chol films. Shifts in phase separation/miscibility by cholesterol can lead to changes in the structure and localization of hBest1 in the lipid rafts and its channel functions.
人视网膜色素上皮 (RPE) 细胞表达质膜上的跨膜 Ca 依赖性 Cl 通道蛋白 bestrophin-1(hBest1)。hBest1 蛋白的突变与被称为 bestrophinopathies 的不同病理状况的发展有关。hBest1 与质膜脂质(胆固醇 (Chol)、1-棕榈酰基-2-油酰基-sn-甘油-3-磷酸胆碱 (POPC) 和鞘磷脂 (SM)) 之间的相互作用决定了其侧向组织和表面动力学,即它们的混溶性或相分离。使用表面压力/平均分子面积 (π/A) 等温线、滞后和压缩模量 (C),我们研究了 hBest1/POPC/Chol 和 hBest1/SM/Chol 复合 Langmuir 单层膜的 hBest1/POPC/Chol 和 hBest1/SM/Chol 复合 Langmuir 单层膜,我们确定这些膜处于 LE(液体膨胀)或 LE-LC(液体冷凝)状态,各组分混合良好,Ca 离子对表面分子组织具有凝聚作用。胆固醇会降低两种膜的弹性,并降低 hBest1/POPC/Chol 膜的ΔG 值(相分离减少)。对于 hBest1/SM/Chol 单层膜,仍保留ΔG 的负值,并与 hBest1/POPC/Chol 膜中的ΔG 值相等。胆固醇引起的相分离/混溶性的变化可能导致 hBest1 在脂质筏中的结构和定位及其通道功能发生变化。