title: Oleic and docosahexaenoic acid differentially phase separate from lipid raft molecules: a comparative NMR, DSC, AFM, and detergent extraction study.
abstract: We have previously suggested that the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may in part function by enhancing membrane lipid phase separation into lipid rafts. Here we further tested for differences in the molecular interactions of an oleic (OA) versus DHA-containing phospholipid with sphingomyelin (SM) and cholesterol (CHOL) utilizing (2)H NMR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, atomic force microscopy, and detergent extractions in model bilayer membranes. (2)H NMR and DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) established the phase behavior of the OA-containing 1-[(2)H(31)]palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (16:0-18:1PE-d(31))/SM (1:1) and the DHA-containing 1-[(2)H(31)]palmitoyl-2-docosahexaenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (16:0-22:6PE-d(31))/SM (1:1) in the absence and presence of equimolar CHOL. CHOL was observed to affect the OA-containing phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) more than the DHA-containing PE, as exemplified by >2 x greater increase in order measured for the perdeuterated palmitic chain in 16:0-18:1PE-d(31)/SM (1:1) compared to 16:0-22:6PE-d(31)/SM (1:1) bilayers in the liquid crystalline phase. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) experiments showed less lateral phase separation between 16:0-18:1PE-rich and SM/CHOL-rich raft domains in 16:0-18:1PE/SM/CHOL (1:1:1) bilayers than was observed when 16:0-22:6PE replaced 16:0-18:1PE. Differences in the molecular interaction of 16:0-18:1PE and 16:0-22:6PE with SM/CHOL were also found using biochemical detergent extractions. In the presence of equimolar SM/CHOL, 16:0-18:1PE showed decreased solubilization in comparison to 16:0-22:6PE, indicating greater phase separation with the DHA-PE. Detergent experiments were also conducted with cardiomyocytes fed radiolabeled OA or DHA. Although both OA and DHA were found to be largely detergent solubilized, the amount of OA that was found to be associated with raft-rich detergent-resistant membranes exceeded DHA by almost a factor of 2. We conclude that the OA-PE phase separates from rafts far less than DHA-PE, which may have implications for cellular signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5132, USA.
authors.forename: Saame Raza
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Alfred C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dumaual
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LoCascio
authors.forename: Rafat A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stillwell
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wassall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000737:chemistry; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003902:Detergents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013696:Temperature; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008055:Lipids; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D011108:Polymers; C422409:liquid crystal polymer; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D019301:Oleic Acid; D019308:Palmitic Acid; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; C483858:phosphatidylethanolamine; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D002784:Cholesterol; D014357:Trypsin