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New BODIPY lipid probes for fluorescence studies of membranes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17416929     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Many fluorescent lipid probes tend to loop back to the membrane interface when attached to a lipid acyl chain rather than embedding deeply into the bilayer. To achieve maximum embedding of BODIPY (4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene) fluorophore into the bilayer apolar region, a series of sn-2 acyl-labeled phosphatidylcholines was synthesized bearing 4,4-difluoro-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-8-yl (Me(4)-BODIPY-8) at the end of C(3)-, C(5)-, C(7)-, or C(9)-acyl. A strategy was used of symmetrically dispersing the methyl groups at BODIPY ring positions 1, 3, 5, and 7 to decrease fluorophore polarity. Iodide quenching of the phosphatidylcholine probes in bilayer vesicles confirmed that the Me(4)-BODIPY-8 fluorophore was embedded in the bilayer. Parallax analysis of Me(4)-BODIPY-8 fluorescence quenching by phosphatidylcholines containing iodide at different positions along the sn-2 acyl chain indicated that the penetration depth of Me(4)-BODIPY-8 into the bilayer was determined by the length of the linking acyl chain. Evaluation using monolayers showed minimal perturbation of <10 mol% probe in fluid-phase and cholesterol-enriched phosphatidylcholine. Spectral characterization in monolayers and bilayers confirmed the retention of many features of other BODIPY derivatives (i.e., absorption and emission wavelength maxima near 498 nm and approximately 506-515 nm) but also showed the absence of the 620-630 nm peak associated with BODIPY dimer fluorescence and the presence of a 570 nm emission shoulder at high Me(4)-BODIPY-8 surface concentrations. We conclude that the new probes should have versatile utility in membrane studies, especially when precise location of the reporter group is needed.
Authors:
Ivan A Boldyrev; Xiuhong Zhai; Maureen M Momsen; Howard L Brockman; Rhoderick E Brown; Julian G Molotkovsky
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-04-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lipid Res.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-21     Completed Date:  2007-10-15     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1518-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Boron Compounds / diagnostic use*
Chemistry, Physical
Fluorescent Dyes / diagnostic use*
Lipid Bilayers / chemistry*
Membrane Lipids / chemistry*
Phosphatidylcholines / chemistry*
Physicochemical Phenomena
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Unilamellar Liposomes / chemistry
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM45928/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; HL49180/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-07/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-08/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-09/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-10/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-11/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-12/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-13/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-14A1/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM045928-15/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; 0/Boron Compounds; 0/Fluorescent Dyes; 0/Lipid Bilayers; 0/Membrane Lipids; 0/Phosphatidylcholines; 0/Unilamellar Liposomes
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
J Lipid Res. 2007 Aug;48(8):1900

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