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Surfactant Proteins SP-B and SP-C in Pulmonary Surfactant Monolayers: Physical Properties Controlled by Specific Protein-Lipid Interactions

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    0570790 - ÚFCH JH 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
    Liekkinen, J. - Olžyńska, Agnieszka - Cwiklik, Lukasz - de la Serna, J. B. - Vattulainen, I. - Javanainen, Matti
    Surfactant Proteins SP-B and SP-C in Pulmonary Surfactant Monolayers: Physical Properties Controlled by Specific Protein-Lipid Interactions.
    Langmuir. Roč. 39, č. 12 (2023), s. 4338-4350. ISSN 0743-7463
    R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA21-19854S
    Institutional support: RVO:61388955 ; RVO:61388963
    Keywords : Compression * Isotherms * Lipids
    OECD category: Physical chemistry
    Impact factor: 3.9, year: 2022
    Method of publishing: Open access

    The lining of the alveoli is covered by pulmonary surfactant, a complex mixture of surface-active lipids and proteins that enables efficient gas exchange between inhaled air and the circulation. Despite decades of advancements in the study of the pulmonary surfactant, the molecular scale behavior of the surfactant and the inherent role of the number of different lipids and proteins in surfactant behavior are not fully understood. The most important proteins in this complex system are the surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C. Given this, in this work we performed nonequilibrium all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to study the interplay of SP-B and SP-C with multicomponent lipid monolayers mimicking the pulmonary surfactant in composition. The simulations were complemented by z-scan fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy measurements. Our state-of-the-art simulation model reproduces experimental pressure-area isotherms and lateral diffusion coefficients. In agreement with previous research, the inclusion of either SP-B and SP-C increases surface pressure, and our simulations provide a molecular scale explanation for this effect: The proteins display preferential lipid interactions with phosphatidylglycerol, they reside predominantly in the lipid acyl chain region, and they partition into the liquid expanded phase or even induce it in an otherwise packed monolayer. The latter effect is also visible in our atomic force microscopy images. The research done contributes to a better understanding of the roles of specific lipids and proteins in surfactant function, thus helping to develop better synthetic products for surfactant replacement therapy used in the treatment of many fatal lung-related injuries and diseases.
    Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0342129

     
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