LIPID PACKING AND TRANSBILAYER ASYMMETRIES OF MIXED LIPID VESICLES

被引:101
作者
CARNIE, S [1 ]
ISRAELACHVILI, JN [1 ]
PAILTHORPE, BA [1 ]
机构
[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, RES SCH BIOL SCI, INST ADV STUDIES, DEPT NEUROBIOL, CANBERRA 2601, ACT, AUSTRALIA
关键词
(Lipid bilayer vesicle); Lysophosphatidylcholine; Membrane asymmetry; Membrane packing; Phosphatidylcholine;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2736(79)90375-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Predictions, based on a previously developed theory, of the radii and asymmetric lipid distribution of mixed phosphatidylcholine/lysophosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol vesicles of variable composition are presented. The results compare well with available experimental data, except for cis-unsaturated phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol vesicles at high concentrations of cholesterol. It is concluded that specific lipid-lipid interactions need not be invoked for saturated and trans-unsaturated phosphatidylcholine mixed with lysophosphatidylcholine or cholesterol. A discussion of the effect of packing stresses on induced flip-flop and non-spherical vesicles is also presented. © 1979.
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页码:340 / 357
页数:18
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