Role of curvature and phase transition in lipid sorting and fission of membrane tubules.
We have recently developed a minimal system for generating long tubular nanostructures that resemble tubes observed in vivo with biological membranes. Here, we studied membrane tube pulling in ternary mixtures of sphingomyelin, phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol. Two salient results emerged: the lipid composition is significantly different in the tubes and in the vesicles; tube fission is observed when phase separation is generated in the tubes. This shows that lipid sorting may depend critically on both membrane curvature and phase separation. Phase separation also appears to be important for membrane fission in tubes pulled out of giant liposomes or purified Golgi membranes.
Roux
Aurélien
A
UMR 144 CNRS/Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Cuvelier
Damien
D
Nassoy
Pierre
P
Prost
Jacques
J
Bassereau
Patricia
P
Goud
Bruno
B
D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004548:Elasticity; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010777:Photochemistry; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013109:Sphingomyelins; D002784:Cholesterol