Fluidity of natural membranes and phosphatidylserine and ganglioside dispersions. Effect of local anesthetics, cholesterol and protein.

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
M B FeinsteinR I Sha'afi

Abstract

The microviscosity of artificial lipid membranes and natural membranes was measured by the fluorescence polarization technique employing perylene as the probe. Lipid dispersions composed of brain gangliosides exhibited greater microviscosity than phosphatidylserine (268 cP vs 173 cP, at 25 degrees C). Incorporation of cholesterol (30-50%) increased the microviscosity of lipid phases by 200-500 cP. Cholesterol's effect on membrane fluidity was completely reversed by digitonin but not by amphotericin B. Incorporation of membrane proteins into lipid vesicles gave varying results. Cytochrome b5 did not alter membrane fluidity. However, myelin proteolipid produced an apparent increase in microviscosity, but this effect might be due to partitioning of perylene between lipid and protein binding sites since tha latter have a higher fluorescence anisotropy than the lipid. The local anesthetics tetracain and butacaine increased the fluidity of lipid dispersions, natural membranes and intact ascites tumor cell membranes. The effect of anesthetics appears to be due to an increased disordering of lipid structure. The fluidity of natural membranes at 25 degrees C varied as follows: polymorphonuclear leukocytes, 335 cP; bovine brain myelin, 2...Continue Reading

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