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Pulmonary collectins selectively permeabilize model bacterial membranes containing rough lipopolysaccharide.


ABSTRACT: We have reported that Gram-negative organisms decorated with rough lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are particularly susceptible to the direct antimicrobial actions of the pulmonary collectins, surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D). In this study, we examined the lipid and LPS components required for the permeabilizing effects of the collectins on model bacterial membranes. Liposomes composed of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE), with or without rough Escherichia coli LPS (J5), smooth E. coli LPS (B5), or cholesterol, were loaded with self-quenching probes and exposed to native or oxidatively modified SP-A. Fluorescence that resulted from permeabilization of liposomes and diffusion of dyes was assessed by microscopy or fluorimetry. Human SP-A and melittin increased the permeability of J5 LPS/POPE liposomes, but not B5 LPS/POPE liposomes or control (POPE only) liposomes. At a human SP-A concentration of 100 microg/mL, the permeability of the J5 LPS/POPE membranes increased 4.4-fold (p < 0.02) compared to the control with no added SP-A. Rat SP-A and SP-D also permeabilized the J5-containing liposomes. Incorporation of cholesterol into J5 LPS/POPE liposomes at a POPE:cholesterol molar ratio of 1:0.15 blocked human SP-A or melittin-induced permeability (p < 0.05) compared to cholesterol-free liposomes. Exposure of human SP-A to surfactant lipid peroxidation blocked the permeabilizing activity of the protein. We conclude that SP-A permeabilizes phospholipid membranes in an LPS-dependent and rough LPS-specific manner, that the effect is neither SP-A- nor species-specific, and that oxidative damage to SP-A abolishes its membrane destabilizing properties. Incorporation of cholesterol into the membrane enhances resistance to permeabilization by SP-A, most likely by increasing the packing density and membrane rigidity.

SUBMITTER: Kuzmenko AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3156245 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pulmonary collectins selectively permeabilize model bacterial membranes containing rough lipopolysaccharide.

Kuzmenko Alexander I AI   Wu Huixing H   McCormack Francis X FX  

Biochemistry 20060201 8


We have reported that Gram-negative organisms decorated with rough lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are particularly susceptible to the direct antimicrobial actions of the pulmonary collectins, surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D). In this study, we examined the lipid and LPS components required for the permeabilizing effects of the collectins on model bacterial membranes. Liposomes composed of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE), with or without rough Escherichia coli LPS  ...[more]

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