Diffusion of Mn2+ ions into liposomes mediated by phosphatidate and monitored by the activation of an encapsulated enzymatic system.

Abstract:

:Transbilayer diffusion of Mn2+ ions occurred in liposomes formed from dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine or egg-yolk phosphatidylcholine and egg-yolk phosphatidate (molar ratio 2:1) containing DNA and DNase I within their aqueous compartments. Cation diffusion was demonstrated by the hydrolytic activity of DNase I, activated by the Mn2+ ions that diffused into the vesicles, and this was confirmed by light scattering. Phosphatidate, a cone-shaped lipid which has been synthesized under simulated prebiotic conditions, was necessary for cation diffusion across the liposome membranes. Such liposomes represent a simple precellular system that interchanges cations with the surroundings and provides a microenvironment for enzymatic reactions, as evidenced by the hydrolysis of DNA by DNase I inside these closed lipid compartments.

journal_name

J Mol Evol

authors

Baeza I,Ibáñez M,Santiago JC,Argüello C,Wong C,Oró J

doi

10.1007/BF02102071

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-12-01 00:00:00

pages

453-61

issue

6

eissn

0022-2844

issn

1432-1432

journal_volume

31

pub_type

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