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Effects of pyrenebutyrate on the translocation of arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides through artificial membranes: Recruiting peptides to the membranes, dissipating liquid-ordered phases, and inducing curvature

Journal

BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
Volume 1828, Issue 9, Pages 2134-2142

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.05.016

Keywords

Arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptide; Oligoarginine; Pyrenebutyrate; Membrane fluidity; Lipid domain; Membrane curvature

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  1. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23790129] Funding Source: KAKEN

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Arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides, including octaarginine (R8) and HIV-1 TAT peptides, have the ability to translocate through cell membranes and transport exogenous bioactive molecules into cells. Hydrophobic counteranions such as pyrenebutyrate (PyB) have been reported to markedly promote the membrane translocation of these peptides. In this study, using model membranes having liquid-ordered (Lo) and liquid-disordered (Ld) phases, we explored the effects of PyB on the promotion of R8 translocation. Confocal microscopic observations of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) showed that PyB significantly accelerated the accumulation of R8 on membranes containing negatively charged lipids, leading to the internalization of R8 without collapse of the GUV structures. PyB displayed an alternative activity, increasing the fluidity of the negatively charged membranes, which diminished the distinct Lo/Ld phase separation on GUVs. This was supported by the decrease in fluorescence anisotropy of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH). Additionally, PyB induced membrane curvature, which has been suggested as a possible mechanism of membrane translocation for R8. Taken together, our results indicate that PyB may have multiple effects that promote R8 translocation through cell membranes. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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