title: Separation of the Stern and diffuse layer in coarse-grained models: the cases of phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidic acid, and PIP2 monolayers.
abstract: We present here a method to separate the Stern and diffuse layer in general systems into two regions that can be analyzed separately. The Stern layer can be described in terms of Bjerrum pairing and the diffuse layer in terms of Poisson-Boltzmann theory (monovalent) or strong coupling theory plus a slowly decaying tail (divalent). We consider three anionic phospholipids: phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidic acid, and phosphatidylinositol(4,5)bisphosphate (PIP2), which we describe within a minimal coarse-grained model as a function of ionic concentration. The case of mixed lipid systems is also considered, which shows a high level of binding cooperativity as a function of PIP2 localization. Implications for existing experimental systems of lipid heterogeneities are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vangaveti
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Travesset
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000737:chemistry*; D010718:Phosphatidylserines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D007477:Ions; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010718:Phosphatidylserines