Abstract:
:Mononuclear macrophages are important immune cells in the organisms. The complicated membrane structure underlying the diverse functions of mononuclear-macrophage has been largely unresolved. As a representative of monocyte-derived macrophages, the membrane structure of PMA differentiated THP-1 cells was comprehensively investigated by AFM-based single molecule approaches. The rugged ectoplasmic side of mononuclear-macrophage membrane are significantly different from erythrocytes and mammalian somatic cell membranes. But the smooth lipid bilayer and the branched lipid raft domains obtained by proteinase K and MβCD treatment of the protein-covered cytoplasmic side, are common characteristics among all the studied cell membranes. This discovery of distinct organization of membrane proteins on both sides of mononuclear-macrophage membranes provides additional evidence for the asymmetry of membrane structure. The podosome-associated structures of mononuclear-macrophage were directly examined, and the independent localization of podosome domains and the lipid rafts was verified by in situ AFM, giving new insight into this multifunctional organelle.
journal_name
J Struct Bioljournal_title
Journal of structural biologyauthors
Tian Y,Wu Y,Liu L,He L,Gao J,Zhou L,Yu F,Yu S,Wang Hdoi
10.1016/j.jsb.2019.04.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-06-01 00:00:00pages
314-321issue
3eissn
1047-8477issn
1095-8657pii
S1047-8477(19)30068-1journal_volume
206pub_type
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