{"title":"Host Lipid Manipulation by Intracellular Bacteria: Moonlighting for Immune Evasion.","authors":"Naveen Challagundla, Deepti Phadnis, Aakriti Gupta, Reena Agrawal-Rajput","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00296-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00296-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lipids are complex organic molecules that fulfill energy demands and sometimes act as signaling molecules. They are mostly found in membranes, thus playing an important role in membrane trafficking and protecting the cell from external dangers. Based on the composition of the lipids, their fluidity and charge, their interaction with embedded proteins vary greatly. Bacteria can hijack host lipids to satisfy their energy needs or to conceal themselves from host cells. Intracellular bacteria continuously exploit host, from their entry into host cells utilizing host lipid machinery to exiting through the cells. This acquisition of lipids from host cells helps in their disguise mechanism. The current review explores various mechanisms employed by the intracellular bacteria to manipulate and acquire host lipids. It discusses their role in manipulating host membranes and the subsequence impact on the host cells. Modulating these lipids in macrophages not only serve the purpose of the pathogen but also modulates the macrophage energy metabolism and functional state. Additionally, we have explored the intricate pathogenic relationship and the potential prospects of using this knowledge in lipid-based therapeutics to disrupt pathogen dominance.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71488203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Track and Field of the Journal of Membrane Biology.","authors":"Alexey S Ladokhin","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00298-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00298-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89720317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Hans Ussing Memorial Issue: Epithelial Membrane Transport.","authors":"Stanley G Schultz, Alexander Leaf","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00290-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00290-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10435147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li-Kun Huang, Yi-Cyuan Huang, Pin-Chuan Chen, Ching-Hung Lee, Shih-Ming Lin, Yuan-Hao Howard Hsu, Rong-Long Pan
{"title":"Exploration of the Catalytic Cycle Dynamics of Vigna Radiata H<sup>+</sup>-Translocating Pyrophosphatases Through Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry.","authors":"Li-Kun Huang, Yi-Cyuan Huang, Pin-Chuan Chen, Ching-Hung Lee, Shih-Ming Lin, Yuan-Hao Howard Hsu, Rong-Long Pan","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00295-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00295-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vigna radiata H<sup>+</sup>-translocating pyrophosphatases (VrH<sup>+</sup>-PPases, EC 3.6.1.1) are present in various endomembranes of plants, bacteria, archaea, and certain protozoa. They transport H<sup>+</sup> into the lumen by hydrolyzing pyrophosphate, which is a by-product of many essential anabolic reactions. Although the crystal structure of H<sup>+</sup>-PPases has been elucidated, the H<sup>+</sup> translocation mechanism of H<sup>+</sup>-PPases in the solution state remains unclear. In this study, we used hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) to investigate the dynamics of H<sup>+</sup>-PPases between the previously proposed R state (resting state, Apo form), I state (intermediate state, bound to a substrate analog), and T state (transient state, bound to inorganic phosphate). When hydrogen was replaced by proteins in deuterium oxide solution, the backbone hydrogen atoms, which were exchanged with deuterium, were identified through MS. Accordingly, we used deuterium uptake to examine the structural dynamics and conformational changes of H<sup>+</sup>-PPases in solution. In the highly conserved substrate binding and proton exit regions, HDX-MS revealed the existence of a compact conformation with deuterium exchange when H<sup>+</sup>-PPases were bound with a substrate analog and product. Thus, a novel working model was developed to elucidate the in situ catalytic mechanism of pyrophosphate hydrolysis and proton transport. In this model, a proton is released in the I state, and the TM5 inner wall serves as a proton piston.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89720316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Progress on TRPA1 in Diseases.","authors":"Jiajing Li, Hongfei Zhang, Qian Du, Junyu Gu, Jiangbo Wu, Qi Liu, Zhuo Li, Ting Zhang, Jingyu Xu, Rui Xie","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00277-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00277-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For a long time, the physiological activity of TRP ion channels and the response to various stimuli have been the focus of attention, and the physiological functions mediated by ion channels have subtle links with the occurrence of various diseases. Our group has been engaged in the study of ion channels. In recent years, the report rate of TRPA1, the only member of the TRPA subfamily in the newly described TRP channel, has been very high. TRPA1 channels are not only abundantly expressed in peptidergic nociceptors but are also found in many nonneuronal cell types and tissues, and through the regulation of Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx, various neuropeptides and signaling pathways are involved in the regulation of nerves, respiration, circulation, and various diseases and inflammation throughout the body. In this review, we mainly summarize the effects of TRPA1 on various systems in the body, which not only allows us to have a more systematic and comprehensive understanding of TRPA1 but also facilitates more in-depth research on it in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667463/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9274594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peptide Flexibility and the Hydrophobic Moment are Determinants to Evaluate the Clinical Potential of Magainins.","authors":"Daniel Balleza","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00286-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00286-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using a flexibility prediction algorithm and in silico structural modeling, we have calculated the intrinsic flexibility of several magainin derivatives. In the case of magainin-2 (Mag-2) and magainin H2 (MAG-H2) we have found that MAG-2 is more flexible than its hydrophobic analog, Mag-H2. This affects the degree of bending of both peptides, with a kink around two central residues (R10, R11), whereas, in Mag-H2, W10 stiffens the peptide. Moreover, this increases the hydrophobic moment of Mag-H2, which could explain its propensity to form pores in POPC model membranes, which exhibit near-to-zero spontaneous curvatures. Likewise, the protective effect described in DOPC membranes for this peptide regarding its facilitation in pore formation would be related to the propensity of this lipid to form membranes with negative spontaneous curvature. The flexibility of another magainin analog (MSI-78) is even greater than that of Mag-2. This facilitates the peptide to present a kind of hinge around the central F12 as well as a C-terminal end prone to be disordered. Such characteristics are key to understanding the broad-spectrum antimicrobial actions exhibited by this peptide. These data reinforce the hypothesis on the determinant role of spontaneous membrane curvature, intrinsic peptide flexibility, and specific hydrophobic moment in assessing the bioactivity of membrane-active antimicrobial peptides.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9337467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Hydrophobic Amino-Acid Side-Chains in the Narrow Selectivity Filter of the CFTR Chloride Channel Pore in Conductance and Selectivity.","authors":"Paul Linsdell","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00294-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00294-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) anion channel. Structural analysis of CFTR has identified a narrow, hydrophobic region close to the extracellular end of the open channel pore that may function as a selectivity filter. The present study combines comprehensive mutagenesis of hydrophobic amino-acid side-chains within the selectivity filter with functional evaluation of channel Cl<sup>-</sup> conductance and anion selectivity. Among these hydrophobic amino-acids, one (F337) appears to play a dominant role in determining both conductance and selectivity. Anion selectivity appears to depend on both side-chain size and hydrophobicity at this position. In contrast, conductance is disrupted by all F337 mutations, suggesting that unique interactions between permeating Cl<sup>-</sup> ions and the native phenylalanine side-chain are important for conductance. Surprisingly, a positively charged lysine side-chain can be substituted for several hydrophobic residues within the selectivity filter (including F337) with only minor changes in pore function, arguing against a crucial role for overall hydrophobicity. These results suggest that localized interactions between permeating anions and amino-acid side-chains within the selectivity filter may be more important in determining pore functional properties than are global features such as overall hydrophobicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41219009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forces and Flows at Cell Surfaces.","authors":"Aurelia R Honerkamp-Smith","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00293-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00293-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10947748/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41118379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hadeel Alobeedallah, Bruce Cornell, Mohammed Ghazal, Hans Coster
{"title":"The Effect of Benzyl Alcohol on the Voltage-Current Characteristics of Tethered Lipid Bilayers.","authors":"Hadeel Alobeedallah, Bruce Cornell, Mohammed Ghazal, Hans Coster","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00291-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00291-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study a lipid bilayer membrane model was used in which the bilayer is tethered to a solid substrate with molecular tethers. Voltage-current (V-I) measurements of the tethered bilayer membranes (tBLM) and tBLM with benzyl alcohol (BZA) incorporated in their structures, were measured using triangular voltage ramps of 0-500 mV. The temperature dependence of the conductance deduced from the V-I measurements are described. An evaluation of the activation energies for electrical conductance showed that BZA decreased the activation/ Born energies for ionic conduction of tethered lipid membranes. It is concluded that BZA increased the average pore radius of the tBLM.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41173605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Forces and Flows at Cell Surfaces.","authors":"Aurelia R Honerkamp-Smith","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00297-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00297-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71488202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}