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    Influence of Ca2+ on the surface behavior of phosphatidic acid and its mixture with diacylglycerol pyrophosphate at different pHs

    Year: 2020

    Journal: Chem. Phys. Lipids, Volume 228, MAY

    Authors: Margutti, MP; Wilke, N; Villasuso, AL

    Organizations: SECyT-UNRCSecretaria de Ciencia y Tecnologia (SECYT); SECyT-UNCSecretaria de Ciencia y Tecnologia (SECYT); FONCYTFONCyT [PICT 2015-1108, 2015-0662]; CONICETConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET)

    Keywords: Diacylglycerol pyrophosphate; Phosphatidic acid; Membrane packing; Glycerophospholipid monolayers; Calcium

    The signaling lipids phosphatidic acid (PA) and diacylglycerol pyrophosphate (DGPP) are involved in regulating the stress response in plants. PA and DGPP are anionic lipids consisting of a negatively charged phosphomonoester or pyrophosphate group attached to diacylglycerol, respectively. Changes in the pH modulate the protonation of their head groups modifying the interaction with other effectors. Here, we examine in a controlled system how the presence of Ca2+ modulates the surface organization of dioleyl diacylglycerol pyrophosphate (DGPP) and its interaction with dioleoyl phosphatidic acid (DOPA) at different pHs. Both lipids formed expanded monolayers at pH 5 and 8. At acid and basic pHs, monolayers formed by DOPA or DGPP became denser when Ca2+ was added to the subphase. At pH 5, Ca2+ also induced an increase of surface potential of both lipids. Conversely, at pH 8 the effects induced by the presence of Ca2+ on the surface potential were reversed. Mixed monolayers of DOPA and DGPP showed a non-ideal behavior. The addition of even tiny amounts of DGPP to DOPA films caused a reduction of the mean molecular area. This effect was more evident at pH 8 compared to pH 5. Our finding suggests that low amounts of DGPP in an film enriched in DOPA could lead to a local increase in film packing with a concomitant change in the local polarization, further regulated by local pH. This fact may have implications for the assigned role of PA as a pH-sensing phospholipid or during its interaction with proteins.
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