1. Effects of biophysical membrane properties on recognition of phosphatidylserine, or phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate by lipid biosensors LactC2, or P4M.
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Eisenreichova, Andrea, Humpolickova, Jana, Różycki, Bartosz, Boura, Evzen, and Koukalova, Alena
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PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES , *BIOSENSORS , *MEMBRANE lipids , *LIPIDS , *BIOLOGICAL membranes , *FLUORESCENCE spectroscopy - Abstract
Lipid biosensors are molecular tools used both in vivo and in vitro applications, capable of selectively detecting specific types of lipids in biological membranes. However, despite their extensive use, there is a lack of systematic characterization of their binding properties in various membrane conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of membrane properties, such as fluidity and membrane charge, on the sensitivity of two lipid biosensors, LactC2 and P4M, to their target lipids, phosphatidylserine (PS) or phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P), respectively. Dual-color fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy, employed in this study, provided a useful technique to investigate interactions of these recombinant fluorescent biosensors with liposomes of varying compositions. The results of the study demonstrate that the binding of the LactC2 biosensor to low levels of PS in the membrane is highly supported by the presence of anionic lipids or membrane fluidity. However, at high PS levels, the presence of anionic lipids does not further enhance binding of LactC2. In contrast, neither membrane charge, nor membrane fluidity significantly affect the binding affinity of P4M to PI4P. These findings provide valuable insights into the role of membrane properties on the binding properties of lipid biosensors. • Fluorescence cross-correlation reveals binding properties of lipid biosensors. • Lipid biosensors binding responses might be affected by bulk membrane properties. • LactC2 sensitivity to PS is influenced by membrane charge and fluidity. • P4M is not susceptible to various membrane conditions when recognizing PI4P. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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