Mass spectral imaging of glycophospholipids, cholesterol, and glycophorin A in model cell membranes

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    Abstract

    Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique have been used to create and analyze reproducible membrane mimics of the inner and outer leaflets of a cellular membrane to investigate lipid-protein and lipid-lipid interactions. Films composed of phospholipids, cholesterol and an integral membrane protein were utilized. The results show the outer membrane leaflet mimic (DPPC/cholesterol/ glycophorin A LB film) consisting of a single homogeneous phase whereas the inner membrane leaflet mimic (DPPE/cholesterol/glycophorin A LB film) displays heterogeneity in the form of two separate phases. A DPPE/cholesterol phase and a glycophorin A phase. This points to differences in membrane domain formation based upon the different chemical composition of the leaflets of a cell membrane. The reliability of the measurements was enhanced by establishing the influence of the matrix effect upon the measurement and by utlilizing PCA to enhance the contrast of the images. © 2008 American Chemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11803-11810
    Number of pages7
    JournalLangmuir
    Volume24
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Oct 2008

    Keywords

    • Glycophorins Role: ANT (Analyte), BSU (Biological study, unclassified), ANST (Analytical study), BIOL (Biological study) (glycophorin A
    • mass spectral imaging of glycophospholipids, cholesterol, and glycophorin A in model cell membranes)
    • Cell membrane
    • Heterogeneity
    • Langmuir-Blodgett films
    • Membrane
    • Principal component analysis
    • TOF-SIMS (mass spectral imaging of glycophospholipids, cholesterol, and glycophorin A in model cell membranes)
    • Glycophospholipids Role: ANT (Analyte), BSU (Biological study, unclassified), ANST (Analytical study), BIOL (Biological study) (mass spectral imaging of glycophospholipids, cholesterol, and glycophorin A in model cell membranes)
    • Imaging (mass spectrometric
    • glycophospholipid mass spectral imaging model cell membrane
    • cholesterol mass spectral imaging model cell membrane
    • glycophorin A mass spectral imaging model cell membrane

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