Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom.
Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, United Kingdom.
J Am Chem Soc. 2023 May 24;145(20):11265-11275. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c01493. Epub 2023 May 10.
Cells can precisely program the shape and lateral organization of their membranes using protein machinery. Aiming to replicate a comparable degree of control, here we introduce DNA-origami line-actants (DOLAs) as synthetic analogues of membrane-sculpting proteins. DOLAs are designed to selectively accumulate at the line-interface between coexisting domains in phase-separated lipid membranes, modulating the tendency of the domains to coalesce. With experiments and coarse-grained simulations, we demonstrate that DOLAs can reversibly stabilize two-dimensional analogues of Pickering emulsions on synthetic giant liposomes, enabling dynamic programming of membrane lateral organization. The control afforded over membrane structure by DOLAs extends to three-dimensional morphology, as exemplified by a proof-of-concept synthetic pathway leading to vesicle fission. With DOLAs we lay the foundations for mimicking, in synthetic systems, some of the critical membrane-hosted functionalities of biological cells, including signaling, trafficking, sensing, and division.
细胞可以利用蛋白质机器精确地规划其膜的形状和横向组织。为了复制类似程度的控制,我们在这里引入 DNA 折纸线活性剂(DOLA)作为膜成型蛋白的合成类似物。DOLA 被设计为选择性地在相分离脂质膜中共存域之间的线界面处积累,调节域聚结的趋势。通过实验和粗粒度模拟,我们证明 DOLA 可以在合成 giant liposomes 上可逆地稳定 Pickering 乳液的二维类似物,从而实现膜横向组织的动态编程。DOLA 赋予膜结构的控制扩展到三维形态,例如导致囊泡分裂的概念验证合成途径就是一个例证。通过 DOLA,我们为在合成系统中模拟生物细胞的一些关键膜驻留功能奠定了基础,包括信号转导、运输、传感和分裂。
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