Abstract
In this paper we present evidence that phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate induces curvature in biological membranes. The phase behaviour of mixtures of distearoylphosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (DSPIP) and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) as a function of pressure and temperature has been studied using small-angle X-ray scattering and in the presence of biologically relevant magnesium concentrations. Our results demonstrate that at physiologically relevant concentrations (2 mol%), DSPIP is capable of inducing the formation of the inverse hexagonal phase (H-II) over a wide range of conditions. This result has implications for the structural role of phosphatidylinositol lipids in vivo.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3090-3093 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Soft Matter |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- 3,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE
- HIGH-PRESSURE
- ORGANIZATION
- INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE
- IDENTIFICATION
- PHOSPHOINOSITIDES
- X-RAY
- PHASE-TRANSITIONS
- DOMAINS
- CLATHRIN-DEPENDENT ENDOCYTOSIS