title: [Interaction of dopamine with artificial phospholipid membranes].
abstract: The interaction of dopamine (DA) with phospholipid membranes has been investigated. The membrane current in planar bilipid membrane (BLM) modified by amphotericin B in voltage clamp conditions under alternating polarity was shown to symmetrically increase 1.2 times when DA was added outside the BLM. This implies a uniform change of charge on each membrane surface and hence the diffusion of DA within the BLM and its exposure on the internal side. The appearance of single threads and bundles of filaments within the internal liposomal cavities was observed in the ultrastructure of suspended thin-walled liposomes filled with globular actin after the introduction of DA into external solution. This reshaped liposomes into rod-like, spindle-shaped or angular structures. Actin serves as a marker for DA due to its property to polymerize itself under the influence of DA. Thus, the structural reorganization of liposomes manifests the presence of DA inside them and the induction of actin polymerization.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Pavlik
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grigor'ev
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Shubina
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bledzhiants
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moshkov
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry; D004298:Dopamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010743:Phospholipids; D004298:Dopamine