Amphotericin B Channels in the Bacterial Membrane: Role of Sterol and Temperature
| Autor: | Javier González-Damián, Berenice Venegas, Iván Ortega-Blake, Heliodoro Celis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Cell Membrane Permeability
Lipid Bilayers Biophysics Biology Ion Channels chemistry.chemical_compound Channels Receptors and Transporters Amphotericin B Phosphatidylcholine Drug Resistance Bacterial Escherichia coli Lipid bilayer Ion channel Liposome Temperature Membrane structure Membranes Artificial Sterol Sterols Membrane chemistry Biochemistry Permeability (electromagnetism) Liposomes Phosphatidylcholines Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine Ion Channel Gating |
| Zdroj: | Biophysical Journal. 85:2323-2332 |
| ISSN: | 0006-3495 |
| Popis: | Amphotericin B is an antibiotic that forms ion channels in the membrane of a host cell. The change in permeability produced by these channels is greatly improved by sterols; nevertheless, the single channel conductivity remains invariant. Hence, it is proposed that sterols do not act directly, but rather through the modulation of the membrane phase. We look at the formation of these channels in the bacterial membrane to determine the mechanism of its known antibiotic resistance. We found that channels can indeed be formed in this membrane, but a substantial amount of amphotericin B is required. We also study the effects of the antibiotic concentration needed for channel expression as well as the dynamics of channels affected by both sterol and temperature in phosphatidylcholine membranes. The results support the idea that membrane structure is a determining factor in the action of the antibiotic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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