The Mechanism of Collapse of Heterogeneous Lipid Monolayers

被引:34
作者
Baoukina, Svetlana [1 ,2 ]
Roznnanov, Dmitri [1 ,2 ]
Mendez-Villuendas, Eduardo [1 ,2 ]
Tieleman, D. Peter [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calgary, Dept Biol Sci, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
[2] Univ Calgary, Ctr Mol Simulat, Calgary, AB, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
LUNG SURFACTANT; PULMONARY SURFACTANT; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; TRANSMEMBRANE HELICES; MODEL; RAFTS; COEXISTENCE; MEMBRANES; FORCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.053
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Collapse of homogeneous lipid monolayers is known to proceed via wrinkling/buckling, followed by folding into bilayers in water. For heterogeneous monolayers with phase coexistence, the mechanism of collapse remains unclear. Here, we investigated collapse of lipid monolayers with coexisting liquid-liquid and liquid-solid domains using molecular dynamics simulations. The MARTINI coarse-grained model was employed to simulate monolayers of similar to 80 nm in lateral dimension for 10-25 mu s. The nnonolayer minimum surface tension decreased in the presence of solid domains, especially if they percolated. Liquid-ordered domains facilitated monolayer collapse due to the spontaneous curvature induced at a high cholesterol concentration. Upon collapse, bilayer folds formed in the liquid (disordered) phase; curved domains shifted the nucleation sites toward the phase boundary. The liquid (disordered) phase was preferentially transferred into bilayers, in agreement with the squeeze-out hypothesis. As a result, the composition and phase distribution were altered in the monolayer in equilibrium with bilayers compared to a flat monolayer at the same surface tension. The composition and phase behavior of the bilayers depended on the degree of monolayer compression. The monolayer-bilayer connection region was enriched in unsaturated lipids. Percolation of solid domains slowed down monolayer collapse by several orders of magnitude. These results are important for understanding the mechanism of two-to-three-dimensional transformations in heterogeneous thin films and the role of lateral organization in biological membranes. The study is directly relevant for the function of lung surfactant, and can explain the role of nanodomains in its surface activity and inhibition by an increased cholesterol concentration.
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页码:1136 / 1145
页数:10
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