Time-resolved and equilibrium measurements of the effects of poly(ethylene glycol) on small unilamellar phospholipid vesicles.

Abstract:

:The effects of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) on sonicated unilamellar vesicles made of phosphatidylcholine have been examined. Stopped-flow and equilibrium data are presented for vesicle aggregation, vesicle leakage, lipid mixing, and aqueous contents mixing. Vesicle aggregation is detected as a monoexponential increase in light scattering, for PEG concentrations between 5 and 10%. In the region between 10-15% and 23-27% PEG, under our experimental conditions, the increase in light scattering follows a more complex biexponential kinetics, and, under these conditions, vesicle aggregation is accompanied by lipid mixing, a combination of events denoted as "close apposition". Above 23-27% PEG, the increase in light scattering is accompanied by fast lipid mixing, and also mixing of aqueous contents, all this being indicative of vesicle fusion; in addition, leakage occurs under these circumstances. Fusion takes place at high PEG concentrations, as indicated above, without any dilution step. From a methodological point of view, the Tb/DPA assay is shown to be more appropriate than the ANTS/DPX method for leakage and fusion studies in the presence of PEG.

journal_name

Biochemistry

journal_title

Biochemistry

authors

Viguera AR,Mencía M,Goñi FM

doi

10.1021/bi00065a024

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-04-13 00:00:00

pages

3708-13

issue

14

eissn

0006-2960

issn

1520-4995

journal_volume

32

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