title: Fatty acid and peptide profiles in plasma membrane and membrane rafts of PUFA supplemented RAW264.7 macrophages.
abstract: The eukaryotic cell membrane possesses numerous complex functions, which are essential for life. At this, the composition and the structure of the lipid bilayer are of particular importance. Polyunsaturated fatty acids may modulate the physical properties of biological membranes via alteration of membrane lipid composition affecting numerous physiological processes, e.g. in the immune system. In this systematic study we present fatty acid and peptide profiles of cell membrane and membrane rafts of murine macrophages that have been supplemented with saturated fatty acids as well as PUFAs from the n-3, the n-6 and the n-9 family. Using fatty acid composition analysis and mass spectrometry-based peptidome profiling we found that PUFAs from both the n-3 and the n-6 family have an impact on lipid and protein composition of plasma membrane and membrane rafts in a similar manner. In addition, we found a relation between the number of bis-allyl-methylene positions of the PUFA added and the unsaturation index of plasma membrane as well as membrane rafts of supplemented cells. With regard to the proposed significance of lipid microdomains for disease development and treatment our study will help to achieve a targeted dietary modulation of immune cell lipid bilayers.
authors: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. julia.schumann@vmf.uni-leipzig.de
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Schumann
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Leichtle
authors: Joachim
authors: J
authors: Thiery
authors: Herbert
authors: H
authors: Fuhrmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D007107:Immune System / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008563:Membrane Lipids