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Lipid Bilayer Dynamics: Fluidity, Diffusion, and Membrane Organization, Study notes of Biochemistry

An overview of lipid bilayer dynamics, focusing on the different phases lipids can exist in and the factors influencing membrane fluidity. It discusses the liquid-ordered (lo) and liquid-disordered (ld) states, phase transitions, and the role of temperature and lipid composition. The document also covers lateral and transverse diffusion of lipids, the function of flippases, floppases, and scramblases, and the formation of lipid rafts. It explains how sterols and hopanols increase membrane rigidity and permeability, and it details the dynamics of fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (frap). This information is crucial for understanding membrane structure and function in biological systems, offering insights into how organisms adapt membrane composition to maintain fluidity under varying conditions. Useful for students studying biochemistry, cell biology, and related fields, providing a comprehensive overview of membrane dynamics and its implications for cellular processes.

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2022/2023

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(a)
Liquid
-
ordered
state
Lo
Mr
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§
Ema
physical
properties
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Dynamic
+
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In
various
phases
+
undergo
phase
transitions
11
Heat
produces
thermal
motion
of
side
chains
Not
permeable
-10
large
-
polar
solutes
-110ns
(
Lo
Ld
transition
)
.
(b)
Liquid
-
disordered
state
Ld
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small
polar
solutes
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compounds
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lipid
bilayer
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liquid
ordered
state
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molecules
do
not
move
around
liquid
disordered
state
Individual
molecules
can
move
around
Heating
phase
transition
from
get
-10
fluid
Organisms
can
adjust
Membrane
Composition
Under
physiological
conditions
more
fluid
like
Membrane
fluidity
Mainly
fatty
acid
composition
-1
melting
point
must
be
fluid
for
proper
function
More
fluid
membranes
require
shorter
+
more
unsaturated
fatty
acids
Fatty
Acid
Composition
of
E-
Coli
Cells
Melting
temp
Las
double
bonds
are
added
cultured
at
Different
Tem p era t ure s
Melting
temp
>
with
length
of
saturated
fatty
acids
percentage
oftotalfattyacidsa
Higher
temp
cells
need
more
long
saturated
fatty
acids
104
20°C
30
'
C
404
Lower
temp
cells
need
more
unsat
Myristica
old
4
4
4
8
Palmitic
acid
18
25
29
48
Dynamics
:
Lateral
Diffusion
Palm
/
1-
oleic
acid
26
24
23
9
Individual
lipids
undergo
fast
lateral
diffusion
within
the
leaflet
Oleic
acid
38
34
30
12
Uncatalyzed
Hydroxymyrlstlcacld
13
10
10
8
saturation
Ratio
2.9
2.0
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animals
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plants
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,
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fa
ergosterol
in
fungi
ergosterol
,=]
OH
Prokaryotes
hopanois
H
1-10
OH
OH
One
particular
hopanol
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(a) Liquid-^ ordered state Lo

Mr &¥n=EÉB%÷E←← É%¥ § Ema physical properties^ §⑨ʳMg[BOM} Dynamic +^ flexible^ structures • EEɣɧÉEEˢ¥E?E¥¥? Exist In various (^) phases +^ undergo phase transitions 11

Heat produces thermal

motion of^ side^ chains

Not permeable -10 large - polar solutes -110ns^ (Lo^ →^ Ld^ transition^ )^.

(b) Liquid -^ disordered^ state Ld

Permeable -10^ small polar solutes^ +^ nonpolar compounds Phases §¥ ¥EñEÉEEE* ←¥r%^ goq Depends on^ composition +^ temp q%O•CB@B⑨B →•→¥B EE ¥s%EBM^ a§} lipid (^) bilayer can be^ lngel / fluid^ w-cr-T.DK#mf-&----

liquid ordered^ state^ →^ Individual^ molecules^ do^ not^ move^ around

liquid disordered^ state^ →^ Individual^ molecules^ can^ move^ around

Heating →^ phase^ transition^ from^ get^ -10^ fluid

Organisms can^ adjust^ Membrane^ Composition

Under physiological conditions →^ more fluid like

Membrane (^) fluidity →^ Mainly fatty acid (^) composition -1^ melting point must be^ fluid^ for (^) proper function^ More fluid membranes (^) require shorter + (^) more unsaturated (^) fatty acids Fatty Acid^ Composition^ of^ E-^ Coli^ Cells Melting temp Las double bonds are added cultured at Different^ Temperatures Melting temp^ >^ with^ length of^ saturated^ fatty acids percentage oftotalfattyacidsa Higher temp^ →^ cells^ need^ more^ long saturated^ fatty acids

104 20°C 30 ' C 404

Lower (^) temp →^ cells need^ more unsat Myristicaold^4 4 4 Palmitic acid^18 25 29 48 Dynamics : Lateral^ Diffusion

Palm / 1-oleic^ acid 26 24 23 9

Individual lipids undergo fast lateral diffusion within the leaflet

Oleic acid 38 34 30 12 Hydroxymyrlstlcacld 13 10 10 8 Uncatalyzed saturation Ratio 2.9 2.0 1.6 0.38 ⑨⑨⑨@@⑥②@@^ • •@⑨@@a@@@ " """"""""" sterols +^ Hopanols Increase Membrane (^) Rigidity and^ ↑Hi↑Ñii↑iHv÷^ •%::! Permeability (^) • ••@@•@•• 11mm^ /s) Eukaryotes →^ sterols "^ €E5_É~ Cholesterol (^) • Cholesterol in animals '" (^) " (^) • (^) phytosterolsln plants μ ,^ ,T-^ led fa • ergosterol in (^) fungi

ergosterol

,=] OH Prokaryotes^ →^ hopanois ◦ H 1-10 OH OH One (^) particular hopanol

Dynamics:^ FRAP tlhcatalyzedtransb/ (^) layer (^ " flip-flop " ) (^) diffusion 7 Fluorescence (^) recovery after (^) photobleaching GG@@@@⑥⑥⑥ GGG@GO.GG@ //μ

Monitor lateral lipid diffusion by monitoring rate of

fluorescence return MINIHAN 1411111111111111 Rate^ off^ return^ of^ lipids , the^ diffusion^ coefficient^ of^ a ⑧@@@@⑨⑥@@ HIM In^ days) @⑨②⑨⑥⑨⑨⑥⑥ hpidintheleafietcanbe^ determined

Rates of lateral diffusion are high /up -101 Hm / Sec)

Transverse Diffusion

Spontaneous flips from^ one^ leaflet^ -10^ another^ lipids^ can^ circumnavigate^ an^ E.^ Coli^ cell^ in^ 1sec

; rare charged head^ group must^ transverse^ hydrophobic §IÑʰ←[

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tall region of the membrane

Flippases 1%8%

Special Enzymes catalyze transverse^ diffusion

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" fhppase " → unique unidirectional + bidirectional

enzymes to^ catalyze^ lipid^ movement some (^) use start energy of^ ATP^ -10^ move^ lipids^ against the (^) concentration (^) gradient ¥m Catalyzed trans^ bilayer translocations Outside Rafts

%i%q••↑↑↑↑μ^ §•••%%f^ ↑☒¥EqÑ%↑i

Lipid distribution^ lnaslngle leaflet^ →^ not^ random^ /^ uniform

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Inside - contain specific doubly /triply acylated proteins

ATP (^) ADPTP; ATP ADPTP; - (^) allow (^) segregation of (^) proteins in the membrane

Flippase Floppase scramblase

IP- type ATPase) (ABCtransporter) moves lipids in Raft

moves PE and PS moves phospholipids either direction, ,^ enriched^ in

from outer -10 from spningolipids,^ cholesterol

cytosolic-10^ toward^ equilibrium

cytosolic leaflet^ outer^ leaflet^ I

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{ Cholesterol

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acylated protein MY'^ "-1091) protein