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The temperature-dependent physical state of polar lipids and their miscibility impact the topography and mechanical properties of bilayer models of the milk fat globule membrane

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The polar lipid assembly and biophysical properties of the biological membrane enveloping the milk fat globules (theMFGM) are yet poorly known, especially in connectionwith the temperature history thatmilk can experience after its secretion. However, bioactive mechanisms depend on biological structure, which itself highly depend on temperature. The objectives of this study were to investigate polar lipid packing in hydrated bilayers,models of the MFGM, and to follow at intermolecular level temperature-induced changes in the range 60–6 °C, using the combination of differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging and force spectroscopy. MFGM polar lipids, especially sphingomyelin, contain long chain saturated fatty acids with high phase transition temperatures. On cooling, the liquid disordered ld to solid ordered so (gel) phase transition of MFGM polar lipids started at about 40 °C, leading to phase separation and formation of so phase domains protruding by about 1 nm from the ld phase. Indentation measurements using AFM revealed that the resistance of the so phase domains to rupture was significantly higher than that of the ld phase and that it increased for both the domain and fluid phases with decreasing temperature. However, packing and stability of the bilayers were adversely affected by fast cooling to 6 °C or by cooling-rewarming cycle. This study showed that MFGM polar lipid bilayers are dynamic systems. Heterogeneity in the structure and mechanical properties of the membrane was induced by temperature-dependent so/ld phase immiscibility of the lipid components. This could have consequences on the MFGM technological and biological functions (e.g. immunity and milk lipid digestion).

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hal-01454633 , version 1 (02-02-2017)

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Appala Venkata Ramana Appala, Fanny Guyomarc'H, Christelle Lopez. The temperature-dependent physical state of polar lipids and their miscibility impact the topography and mechanical properties of bilayer models of the milk fat globule membrane. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta:Biomembranes, 2016, 1858 (9), pp.2181-2190. ⟨10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.06.020⟩. ⟨hal-01454633⟩
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