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    Cytochrome-c-assisted escape of cardiolipin from a model mitochondrial membrane

    Year: 2018

    Journal: Biochim. Biophys. Acta-Biomembr., Volume 1860, FEB, page 475–480

    Authors: Aby Thong; Tsoukanova, Valeria

    Organizations: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [298412]; Canada Foundation for Innovation [10510]

    Keywords: Cytochrome c; Cardiolipin; Model mitochondrial membrane; Apoptosis; Epifluorescence microscopy; Protein/membrane interaction

    Binding of cytochrome c (Cytc) to cardiolipin (CL) in the inner mitochondrial membrane is involved with the onset of apoptosis. In this study, we used CL-containing phospholipid monolayers to mimic the inner mitochondrial membrane. Constant pressure insertion assay was employed to monitor the Cytc-induced expansion of membrane area. Simultaneous epifluorescence microscopy imaging afforded the in-situ visualization of phospholipid demixing and sorting in the membrane. The formation of a CL-rich L-d phase has been observed to prelude the insertion of Cytc. Based on the relative expansion of membrane area, a cluster of a few amino acid residues of Cytc with an area of 117 +/- 7 angstrom(2) has been found to insert into the membrane. The insertion of Cytc disrupted the membrane in a way facilitating the escape of CL. When the exclusion of Cytc was induced by compression, CL molecules appeared to escape the membrane together with the protein, which resulted in a loss of more than a half of CL content from the membrane. These findings may aid in understanding the early events leading to the remodeling of inner mitochondrial membrane and loss of its function during apoptosis.
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