Change in Morphology of Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine/Bile Salt Derivative Bicelle Assemblies with Dodecylmaltoside in the Disk and Ribbon Phases

J Phys Chem Lett. 2022 Oct 27;13(42):9834-9840. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02445. Epub 2022 Oct 17.

Abstract

Bicelles, composed of a mixture of long and short chain lipids, form nanostructured molecular assemblies that are attractive lipid-membrane mimics for in vitro studies of integral membrane proteins. Here we study the effect of a third component, the single chain detergent n-dodecyl-β-d-maltoside (DDM) on the morphology of bicelles composed of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPSO) below (10 °C) and above (38 °C) the phase transition. In the absence of DDM, bicelles convert from ellipsoidal disks at 10 °C to extended ribbon-like structures at 38 °C. The addition of DDM reshapes the ellipsoidal disc to a circular one and the flattened ribbon to a circular-cylinder worm-like micelle. Knowledge of the influence of the single chain detergent DDM on bicelle nanoscale morphology contributes toward comprehending lipid membrane self-organization and to the goal of optimizing lipid mimics for membrane biology research.

MeSH terms

  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Detergents
  • Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine* / chemistry
  • Lipid Bilayers / chemistry
  • Membrane Proteins / chemistry
  • Micelles*
  • Phosphorylcholine

Substances

  • Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
  • dodecyl maltoside
  • Micelles
  • Detergents
  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Phosphorylcholine
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Lipid Bilayers