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September 12, 2011 8:00-9:50 amSTRUCTURE OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES andBIOCHEMISTRY OF MEMBRANE TRANSPORT Lecturer: Eileen M. LaferContact Info.: 415B, 567-3764, [email protected]
Reading: Stryer Edition 6: Chapters 12 and 13, pp. 326-379 Objectives
1. Know the major components of biological membranes.2. Know the generalized structure and function of biological
membranes.3. Understand how lipids are distributed in membranes.4. Understand the differences between a micelle, lipid bilayer,
and liposome.5. Understand the chemical forces that stabilize lipid bilayers.
6. Understand how liposomes can be used as
vehicles for drug delivery.7. Understand the different modes of interaction of
proteins with membranes.8. Understand lipid and protein movement within
membranes.
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9. Know the properties associated with diffusion of molecules across membranes.10. Understand the general properties of membrane
translocation systems.11. Understand the energetics of membrane transport.12. Know the two major categories of membrane translocation systems:
A. ChannelsB. Transporters
13. Know the difference between uniport, symport and antiport transport mechanisms.14. Understand the key features and be able to recognize examples of membrane channels.15. Understand the key features and be able to recognize examples of each class of transporter:
A. PassiveB. Active
i. primaryii. secondary
16. Know the characteristics of ionophores, and how they can be used as antibiotics.
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BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES
1. The boundaries of cells are formed by biological membranes.
2. The boundaries of organelles are also formed by biological membranes.
3. Membranes define inside and outside of a cell or organelle.
4. Membranes confer cells and organelles with selective permeability.
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CHEMICAL SYNAPSE
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MACROMOLECULAR CONSTITUENTS OF MEMBRANES
1. LIPIDS:cholesterol
sphingolipids: sphingomyelin (SP); gangliosides glyceryl phospholipids: phosphatidylcholine (PC),
phosphatidlyethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylglycerol (PG),
phosphatidlyserine (PS), phosphatidlyinositol (PI), cardiolipin (CL).
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2. PROTEIN: integral and peripheral.
3. CARBOHYDRATE: in the form of glycoprotein and glycolipid, never free.
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BIOLOGICAL
LIPIDS ARE
AMPHIPATHIC
Hydrophobic Tail
Hydrophilic Head
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HOW DO AMPHIPATHIC MOLECULES ARRANGE
THEMSELVES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS?
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1. Micelles:
limited structures
microscopic dimensions:
<20 nm in diameter
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MemSnD1.avi In order to play the movies, please download them from Dr. Lafer’s lab website by going to http://biochem.uthscsa.edu/~lafer/ and then click on links. You will see files with names corresponding to those used in this ppt file, (i.e. this movie is called MemSnD1.avi) and you can then either play or download each file by clicking on the link. Unfortunatly Blackboard does not have the capacity to store these movies.
MOVIE: MICELLE FORMATION
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2. Lipid Bilayers:
bimolecular sheet
macroscopic dimensions:1 mm = 106 nm
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MOVIE: BILAYER FORMATION
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Both of these arrangements allow the hyrdrophobic regions to be shielded from the aqueous environment, while
the hydrophilic regions are in contact with the aqueous environment.
Which arrangement is favored by biological lipids?
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BILAYERS
The two fatty acyl chains of a phospholipid or glycolipid are too bulky
too fit in the interior of a micelle.
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LIPID BILAYERS FORM BY SELF-ASSEMBLY
1. The structure of a bimolecular sheet is inherent in the structure of the constituent lipid molecules.
2. The growth of lipid bilayers from phospholipids is a rapid and spontaneous process in aqueous solution.
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LIPID BILAYERS ARE COOPERATIVE STRUCTURES
1. They are held together by many reinforcing non-covalent interactions, which makes them extensive.
2. They close on themselves so there are no edges with hydrocarbon chains exposed to water, which favors compartmentalization.
3. They are self-sealing because a hole is energetically unfavorable.
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CHEMICAL FORCES THAT STABILIZE LIPID BILAYERS
1. Hydrophobic interactions are the primary force. These occur between the extensive hydrophobic lipid tails that are stacked in the sheet.
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2. van der Waals attractive forces between the hydrocarbon tails favor their close packing.
3. Electrostatic interactions lead to hydrogen bond formation between the polar head groups and water molecules in the solution.
THEREFORE THE SAME CHEMICAL FORCES THAT STABILIZE
PROTEIN STRUCTURES STABILIZE LIPID BILAYERS
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CLINICAL CORRELATION: LIPOSOMES AS VEHICLES
FOR DRUG DELIVERY
1. The propensity of phospholipids to form bilayers has been exploited to create an important clinical tool: the liposome.
2. When suitable phospholipids are sonicated (agitated by high frequency sound waves) in aqueous solution, they form ~50 nm lipid vesicles, also called liposomes.
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STRUCTURE OF A LIPOSOME
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LIPOSOMES CAN BE ENGINEERED TO
CONTAIN HYDROPHILIC
MOLECULES IN THEIR AQUEOUS
CENTER
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1. Drugs or DNA for gene-therapy may be incorporated into a liposome, which can then be injected into a patient.
2. Liposomes fuse with the plasma membrane, and deliver their contents directly into cells, bypassing both the circulation and the digestive system.
3. In the future, targeting signals may be incorporated into the liposomes to allow for more selective drug delivery.
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MEMBRANES THAT PERFORM DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS CONTAIN DIFFERENT SETS OF PROTEINS
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A. Plasma membrane of an erythrocyte.
B. Photoreceptor membrane of a retinal rod cell.
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane of a muscle cell.
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PROTEINS ASSOCIATE WITH THE
LIPID BILAYER IN MANY WAYS
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1. A,B,C: Integral membrane proteins-Interact extensively with the bilayer. -Require a detergent or organic solvent to solubilize.
2. D,E: Peripheral membrane proteins-Loosely associate with the membrane,
either by interacting with integral membrane proteins or with the polar head groups of the lipids.
-Can be solubilized by mild conditions such as high ionic strength.
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PROTEINS CAN SPAN THE MEMBRANE WITH ALPHA HELICES
Structure of bacteriorhodopsin.MOST COMMON STRUCTURAL MOTIF
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-helices are composed of hydrophobic amino acids.
Cytoplasmic loops and extracellular loops are composed of hydrophilic amino acids.
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A CHANNEL PROTEIN CAN BE FORMED BY BETA SHEETS
Structure of bacterial porin.
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Hydrophobic amino acids are found on the outside of the pore.
Hydrophilic amino acids line the aqueous central pore.
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INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEINS DO NOT HAVE TO SPAN THE
ENTIRE LIPID BILAYER
Prostaglandin H2 synthase-1(one monomer of dimeric enzyme is shown)
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PROTEIN DIMERIZATION LEADS TO THE FORMATION OF A HYDROPHOBIC
CHANNEL IN THE MEMBRANE
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WHY IS THE LOCALIZATION OF PROSTAGLANDIN H2 SYNTHASE-1 IN THE MEMBRANE IMPORTANT?
So that its substrate, arachidonic acid, which is a hydrophobic molecule generated by the
hydrolysis of membrane lipids, does not have to leave the hydrophobic environment of the membrane to reach the active site of the
enzyme.
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CLINICAL CORRELATIONAspirin inhibits prostaglandin synthesis by
transferring an acetyl group to ser530 of this channel, which blocks substrate access to the
active site.
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PERIPHERAL MEMBRANE PROTEINS CAN ASSOCIATE WITH MEMBRANES THROUGH COVALENTLY ATTACHED HYDROPHOBIC
GROUPS
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FLUID MOSAIC MODEL ALLOWS LATERAL MOVEMENT BUT NOT
ROTATION THROUGH THE MEMBRANE
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LIPID MOVEMENT IN MEMBRANES
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LIPIDS UNDERGO A PHASE TRANSITION WHICH FACILITATES THE LATERAL DIFFUSION
OF PROTEINS
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MOVIE: LIPID DYNAMICS
MemSnD3.avi
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MOVIE: FLUID MOSAIC MODEL
MemSnD4.avi
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MEMBRANE FLUIDITY IS CONTROLLED BY FATTY ACID
COMPOSITION AND CHOLESTEROL CONTENT
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DIFFUSION ACROSS A MEMBRANE
The rate of diffusion of any molecule across amembrane is proportional to BOTH the molecule's diffusion coefficient and its
concentration gradient.
1. The diffusion coefficient (D) is mainly a function of the lipid solubility of the molecule.
Hydrophilic molecules (water soluble, e.g. sugars, charged ions) diffuse more slowly.
Hydrophobic molecules (e.g. steroids, fatty acids) diffuse more rapidly.
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2. The concentration gradient (Cside1/Cside2) is
the difference in concentration across the membrane.
Diffusion always occurs from a region ofhigher concentration to a region of lower concentration.
For any given molecule, the greater the concentration difference the greater the rate of diffusion.
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OUT IN
10 mM 1 mM
5 mM 5 mM
1 mM 10 mM
no diffusion
THE DIRECTION OF DIFFUSION FOLLOWS THE CONCENTRATION
GRADIENT
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The overall rate of diffusion is determined by multiplying the diffusion coefficient and the
magnitude of the concentration gradient:
Rate ~ D x (Cside1/Cside2)
DIFFUSION RATES
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SMALL LIPOPHILIC MOLECULES DIFFUSE ACROSS MEMBRANES BY
SIMPLE DIFFUSIONSIMPLE DIFFUSION
1. The small molecule sheds its solvation shell of water.
2. Then it dissolves in the hydrocarbon core of the membrane.
3. Then it diffuses through the core to the other side of the membrane along its concentration gradient.
4. Then it is resolvated by water.
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MOVIE: LARGE AND POLAR MOLECULES DO NOT READILY DIFFUSE ACROSS MEMBRANES
BY SIMPLE DIFFUSION
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LARGE AND POLAR MOLECULES ARE TRANSPORTED ACROSS
MEMBRANES BY PROTEINACEOUS
MEMBRANE MEMBRANE TRANSLOCATION TRANSLOCATION
SYSTEMSSYSTEMS
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1. Passive Transport (also called facilitated diffusion):
The transport goes in the same direction as the concentration gradient. This does not require an input of energy.
2. Active Transport:
The transport goes in the opposite direction as the concentration gradient. This requires an input of energy.
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SODIUM-POTASSIUM PUMP
Actively exchanges sodium and potassiumagainst their concentration gradients utilizing
the energy of ATP hydrolysis.
Establishes the concentration gradientsof sodium and potassium essential for
synaptic transmission.
MOVIE:
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ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR Passively transports sodium and potassium ions along their concentration gradients in response to neuronal signals. Example of a ligand-gated ion channel.
MOVIE: Movement through
an ion channel.
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CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBRANE TRANSLOCATION SYSTEMS:
TYPE CLASS EXAMPLE
Channel (translocates ~107 ions per second)
Passive Transport Passive Transport 1. Voltage Gated Na+ channel 2. Ligand Gated AChR 3. cAMP Regulated Cl- channel 4. Other Pressure Sensitive
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Transporter (translocates ~102-103 molecules per second)
Passive TransportPassive Transport Glucose transporter
Active Transport Active Transport 1. 1o-ATPase Na+/K+ Pump 2. 1o-redox coupled Respiratory Chain
Linked 3. ATP-binding Multidrug resistance cassette protein transporter 4. 2o Na+-dependent
glucose transport
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ACTIVE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS
Utilizes the downhill flow of one gradient to power the formation of another
gradient.
Utilizes the energy of ATPhydrolysis to transport a
molecule against its concentration gradient.
1o 2o
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MEMBRANE TRANSLOCATION SYSTEMS DIFFER IN THE NUMBER AND DIRECTIONALITY OF THE
SOLUTES TRANSPORTED
This classification is independent of whether the transport is active or passive.
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ENERGETICS OF MEMBRANE TRANSLOCATION SYSTEMS
1. Movement of an uncharged molecule from side 1 to side 2:
G= RT ln(Cside2/Cside1)
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2. Movement of a molecule with a charge of from side 1 to side 2:
G= RT ln(Cside2/Cside1) + FV(F=faraday constant=23.1 kcal V-1mol-1;
V=potential in volts across the membrane)
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EXAMPLE: Uniporter
Primary Active Transport-Transports
Ca++ against its concentration gradient utilizing the energy of
ATP hydrolysis
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca++ ATPase
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MECHANISM of SR Ca++ ATPase
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EXAMPLES:
Secondary active transporters/Cotransporters
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Na+/K+ Pump
EXAMPLE: SymporterSecondary Active Transport-Na+-Glucose Symporter:Transports glucose against its concentration gradient utilizing the downhill flow of Na+ along its concentration gradient previously set
up by the Na+/K+ pump.
Na+-Glucose Symporter
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EXAMPLE: Uniporter
Passive TransportVoltage Gated Ion Channel
K+ Channel: selectively transports K+
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PATH THROUGH THE K+ CHANNEL
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MECHANISM OF ION SELECTIVITY OF THE K+ CHANNEL
K+ ions interact with the carbonyl groups of the TVGYG sequence in the selectivity filter. Note, Na+ ions are too small to make sufficient productive interactions with the channel.
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MECHANISM OF VOLTAGE GATING OF THE K+ CHANNEL
"Ball and Chain Mechanism"
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CLINICAL CORRELATION: IONOPHORES
1. Ion gradients are essential for active transport.
2. Compounds that collapse ionic gradients are potent toxins.
3. Ionophores are small molecules that surround ions and shuttle them across membranes.
4. Ionophores that are specific for micro-organisms are potent antibiotics.
Examples: valinomycin -K+; monensin-Na+)
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VALINOMYCIN: small cyclic peptide that binds K+ and carries it across membranes.
MOVIE: Ionophores
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SUMMARY OF TRANSPORT TYPES