Diacylglycerol causes major structural transitions in phospholipid bilayer membranes |
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Authors: | S Das R P Rand |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology Tulane University School of Medicine 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA |
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Abstract: | We demonstrate for the first time that major structural changes are imposed on various phospholipid bilayers by diacylglycerol, a product of phosphatidylinositol metabolism. By 5 mole percent in phosphatidylethanolamine a lamellar to hexagonal transition starts that is complete at 10 mole percent. At 30 mole percent it causes the same transition in phosphatidylcholine and forms a cubic phase at 80 mole percent. Diacylglycerol disorders the phosphatidylserine lamellar phase. We view the formation of the non-lamellar phases as diagnostic of the destabilizations that diacylglycerol can cause in membranes. We suggest how DAG may act both in its specific activation of membrane enzymes and in inducing membrane fusion. |
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Keywords: | DMSO dimethylsulfoxide FELC Friend erythroleukemic cells OAG 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol TPA 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate |
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