title: The influence of external surface potential and transmembrane potential on the passive transbilayer movement of phospholipids in the red blood cell membrane.
abstract: The passive transbilayer movement of spin-labelled analogues of phosphatidyl-choline (PC), phosphatidyl-ethanolamine (PE), and phosphatidyl-serine (PS) in red blood cell membranes was investigated at physiological and low ionic strength of the extracellular solution. Passive transbilayer movement of aminophospholipids PS and PE was measured in ATP-depleted cells. To discriminate between a possible surface potential and a transmembrane potential effect, NaCl in physiological ionic strength solution was replaced either by sucrose or by Na-tartrate (constant osmolarity). Neither in sucrose (low ionic strength) nor in Na-tartrate media a significant change of the translocation rate of the phospholipids was observed. From these results in can be concluded that changes of the external surface potential as well as of the transmembrane potential do not affect the passive transbilayer movement of phospholipids in human red blood cells.
authors.affiliation: Biophysics Section, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jänchen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Libera
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pomorski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bernhardt
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000378:metabolism; D010718:Phosphatidylserines / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013113:Spin Labels
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010718:Phosphatidylserines; D010743:Phospholipids; D013113:Spin Labels; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate