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Experimental measurement of the activation energy of lipid membrane fusion

Authors: François-Martin, Claire;

Experimental measurement of the activation energy of lipid membrane fusion

Abstract

In vivo, membrane fusion must not occur spontaneously. Thus, membrane fusion requires a large activation energy that is overcome through the action of multiple proteins. Even though biological fusion is very complex, it results in the coalescence of both lipid bilayers that constitute the cores of the involved membranes. Therefore, the activation energy that is necessary to disrupt the leaflet arrangement during lipid bilayer fusion should be similar to that of in vivo membrane fusion. In order to approach biological membrane fusion’s activation energy, we developed an experimental protocol which allows determining the activation energy and the Arrhenius factor of the reaction, thanks to Arrhenius’ law. The relative areas occupied by the polar head and hydrophobic tails of a lipid confers to it a preferential curvature, called spontaneous curvature. Investigating membranes with several lipid compositions, I found that a mismatch between the membrane curvature and the spontaneous curvature of the lipid affects both the Arrhenius factor and the activation energy. A more negative curvature generates more hydrophobic defects in the “flat” membrane which leads to an increase in the frequency of fusion nucleation, i.e. a larger Arrhenius factor. During the fusion process, membrane shapes are modified and adopt large positive and negative curvatures, each leaflet having opposite curvatures. A mismatch between the spontaneous curvature of the lipid and the one it should adopt in order for fusion to proceed can inhibit the process of fusion, i.e increase its activation energy. In vivo, la fusion membranaire ne doit pas avoir lieu spontanément. C’est pourquoi ce processus présente une barrière énergétique conséquente qui est surmontée grâce à l'action de multiples protéines. Même si la fusion biologique est très complexe, son résultat est la coalescence des deux bicouches lipidiques qui forment la matrice des membranes impliquées. L'énergie nécessaire à la perturbation de l'arrangement en bicouche lors de leur fusion doit donc être semblable à celle intervenant dans la fusion biologique. Dans le but d'estimer l’énergie d’activation de la fusion biologique, nous avons établi un protocole expérimental permettant de déterminer l’énergie d’activation et le facteur d’Arrhenius de la réaction, grâce à la loi d’Arrhenius. Les surfaces relatives occupées par la tête polaire et les queues hydrophobes d’un lipide lui confèrent une courbure préférentielle, dite courbure spontanée. En étudiant des membranes présentant des compositions lipidiques diverses, j’ai montré qu’une inadéquation entre la courbure de la membrane et la courbure spontanée du lipide affectait à la fois le facteur d’Arrhenius et l’énergie d’activation. Une courbure plus négative génère plus de défauts à la surface de la membrane « plate », ce qui augmente la fréquence de la nucléation de la fusion et accroît le facteur d’Arrhenius. Au cours du processus de fusion, la géométrie des membranes est modifiée et celle-ci présente de régions de fortes courbures. Une inadéquation entre la courbure spontanée du lipide et celle qu’il devrait adopter pour que la fusion soit accomplie peut inhiber la fusion et donc faire augmenter l’énergie d’activation.

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[PHYS]Physics [physics], [ PHYS ] Physics [physics], Lipide, membrane fusion, vitesse de fusion, Membrane fusion, courbure, Facteur d'Arrhenius, Fusion membranaire, [ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-CHEM-PH ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph], activation energy, lipid, curvature, énergie d'activation, fusion speed, Arrhenius factor, Activation energy, Courbure, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-CHEM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph], Vitesse de fusion, fusion membranaire, facteur d'Arrhenius, Énergie d'activation, lipide

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