Membrane models of E. coli containing cyclic moieties in the aliphatic lipid chain.

Nearly all molecular dynamics simulations of bacterial membranes simplify the lipid bilayer by composing it of only one or two lipids. Previous attempts of developing a model E. coli membrane have used only 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) and (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol) POPG lipids. However, an important constituent of bacterial membranes are lipids containing a cyclopropane ring within the acyl chain. We have developed a complex membrane that more accurately reflects the diverse population of lipids within E. coli cytoplasmic membranes, including lipids with a cyclic moiety. Differences between the deuterium order profile of cyclic lipids and monounsaturated lipids are observed. Furthermore, the inclusion of the cyclopropane ring decreases the surface density of the bilayer and produces a more rigid membrane as compared to POPE/POPG membranes. Additionally, the diverse acyl chain length creates a thinner bilayer which matches the hydrophobic thickness of E. coli transmembrane proteins better than the POPE/POPG bilayer. We believe that the complex lipid bilayer more accurately describes a bacterial membrane and suggest the use of it in molecular dynamic simulations rather than simple POPE/POPG membranes.

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