The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains.
BACKGROUND:Protein membrane transduction domains that are able to cross the plasma membrane are present in several transcription factors, such as the homeodomain proteins and the viral proteins such as Tat of HIV-1. Their discovery resulted in both new concepts on the cell communication during devel...
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| author | Antonin Lamazière Claude Wolf Olivier Lambert Gérard Chassaing Germain Trugnan Jesus Ayala-Sanmartin |
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| description | BACKGROUND:Protein membrane transduction domains that are able to cross the plasma membrane are present in several transcription factors, such as the homeodomain proteins and the viral proteins such as Tat of HIV-1. Their discovery resulted in both new concepts on the cell communication during development, and the conception of cell penetrating peptide vectors for internalisation of active molecules into cells. A promising cell penetrating peptide is Penetratin, which crosses the cell membranes by a receptor and metabolic energy-independent mechanism. Recent works have claimed that Penetratin and similar peptides are internalized by endocytosis, but other endocytosis-independent mechanisms have been proposed. Endosomes or plasma membranes crossing mechanisms are not well understood. Previously, we have shown that basic peptides induce membrane invaginations suggesting a new mechanism for uptake, "physical endocytosis". METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Herein, we investigate the role of membrane lipid phases on Penetratin induced membrane deformations (liquid ordered such as in "raft" microdomains versus disordered fluid "non-raft" domains) in membrane models. Experimental data show that zwitterionic lipid headgroups take part in the interaction with Penetratin suggesting that the external leaflet lipids of cells plasma membrane are competent for peptide interaction in the absence of net negative charges. NMR and X-ray diffraction data show that the membrane perturbations (tubulation and vesiculation) are associated with an increase in membrane negative curvature. These effects on curvature were observed in the liquid disordered but not in the liquid ordered (raft-like) membrane domains. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE:The better understanding of the internalisation mechanisms of protein transduction domains will help both the understanding of the mechanisms of cell communication and the development of potential therapeutic molecular vectors. Here we showed that the membrane targets for these molecules are preferentially the fluid membrane domains and that the mechanism involves the induction of membrane negative curvature. Consequences on cellular uptake are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-926a9c686db64b6a80d6adc79aff18bb2022-12-22T02:46:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032008-04-0134e193810.1371/journal.pone.0001938The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains.Antonin LamazièreClaude WolfOlivier LambertGérard ChassaingGermain TrugnanJesus Ayala-SanmartinBACKGROUND:Protein membrane transduction domains that are able to cross the plasma membrane are present in several transcription factors, such as the homeodomain proteins and the viral proteins such as Tat of HIV-1. Their discovery resulted in both new concepts on the cell communication during development, and the conception of cell penetrating peptide vectors for internalisation of active molecules into cells. A promising cell penetrating peptide is Penetratin, which crosses the cell membranes by a receptor and metabolic energy-independent mechanism. Recent works have claimed that Penetratin and similar peptides are internalized by endocytosis, but other endocytosis-independent mechanisms have been proposed. Endosomes or plasma membranes crossing mechanisms are not well understood. Previously, we have shown that basic peptides induce membrane invaginations suggesting a new mechanism for uptake, "physical endocytosis". METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Herein, we investigate the role of membrane lipid phases on Penetratin induced membrane deformations (liquid ordered such as in "raft" microdomains versus disordered fluid "non-raft" domains) in membrane models. Experimental data show that zwitterionic lipid headgroups take part in the interaction with Penetratin suggesting that the external leaflet lipids of cells plasma membrane are competent for peptide interaction in the absence of net negative charges. NMR and X-ray diffraction data show that the membrane perturbations (tubulation and vesiculation) are associated with an increase in membrane negative curvature. These effects on curvature were observed in the liquid disordered but not in the liquid ordered (raft-like) membrane domains. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE:The better understanding of the internalisation mechanisms of protein transduction domains will help both the understanding of the mechanisms of cell communication and the development of potential therapeutic molecular vectors. Here we showed that the membrane targets for these molecules are preferentially the fluid membrane domains and that the mechanism involves the induction of membrane negative curvature. Consequences on cellular uptake are discussed.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2276244?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Antonin Lamazière Claude Wolf Olivier Lambert Gérard Chassaing Germain Trugnan Jesus Ayala-Sanmartin The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. PLoS ONE |
| title | The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. |
| title_full | The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. |
| title_fullStr | The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. |
| title_short | The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. |
| title_sort | homeodomain derived peptide penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2276244?pdf=render |
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