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  • Title: Bilayer stabilization of phosphatidylethanolamine by N-biotinylphosphatidylethanolamine.
    Author: Wright SE, Huang L.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1992 Jan 10; 1103(1):172-8. PubMed ID: 1730017.
    Abstract:
    We have examined the ability of biotinylated phosphatidylethanolamine and similar lipids to stabilize the bilayer phase of polymorphic dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE). Sonicated lipid mixtures were characterized in terms of their aggregation state, size and ability to encapsulate and retain the fluorescent dye, calcein. Titration of DOPE with N-biotinyl-PE indicated that stable liposomes could be produced by sonication of DOPE based dispersions containing N-biotinyl-PE at concentrations greater than 8 mol%. These liposomes were relatively small, could efficiently encapsulate calcein, and showed minimal leakage upon prolonged storage at 4 degrees C. Maleimido-4-(p-phenylbutyrate)-PE (MPB-PE) was equally effective at stabilizing the bilayer phase of DOPE whereas N-dinitrophenyl-PE and N-(dinitrophenyl-caproyl)-PE were relatively poor stabilizers, requiring at least 15 mol% for stabilization at pH 7.4. Differential scanning calorimetry of dielaidoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DEPE)/N-biotinyl-PE mixtures indicated that stabilizer concentrations as low as 2 mol% could abolish the L alpha/HII phase transition of DEPE.
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