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| Author(s): |
Lira, Rafael B.
[1]
;
Leomil, Fernanda S. C.
[1]
;
Melo, Renan J.
[2]
;
Riske, Karin A.
[1, 3]
;
Dimova, Rumiana
[3]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Biofis, BR-04039032 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Max Planck Inst Colloids & Interfaces, Dept Theory & Biosyst, D-14424 Potsdam - Germany
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ADVANCED SCIENCE; v. 8, n. 11 MAR 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 2 |
| Abstract | |
Resealing of membrane pores is crucial for cell survival. Membrane surface charge and medium composition are studied as defining regulators of membrane stability. Pores are generated by electric field or detergents. Giant vesicles composed of zwitterionic and negatively charged lipids mixed at varying ratios are subjected to a strong electric pulse. Interestingly, charged vesicles appear prone to catastrophic collapse transforming them into tubular structures. The spectrum of destabilization responses includes the generation of long-living submicroscopic pores and partial vesicle bursting. The origin of these phenomena is related to the membrane edge tension, which governs pore closure. This edge tension significantly decreases as a function of the fraction of charged lipids. Destabilization of charged vesicles upon pore formation is universal-it is also observed with other poration stimuli. Disruption propensity is enhanced for membranes made of lipids with higher degree of unsaturation. It can be reversed by screening membrane charge in the presence of calcium ions. The observed findings in light of theories of stability and curvature generation are interpreted and mechanisms acting in cells to prevent total membrane collapse upon poration are discussed. Enhanced membrane stability is crucial for the success of electroporation-based technologies for cancer treatment and gene transfer. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/22171-6 - Study of biophysical properties of giant unilamellar vesicles as model for intracellular delivery of material: membrane electroporation and fusion |
| Grantee: | Rafael Bezerra de Lira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/13368-4 - Nanostructured systems: from membrane biomimetic models to carriers of bioactives |
| Grantee: | Karin Do Amaral Riske |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07246-5 - Electroporation and fusion of electrically charged vesicles |
| Grantee: | Rafael Bezerra de Lira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate |