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ArticleCurrent eye research2022

Alpha-Crystallin Association with the Model of Human and Animal Eye Lens-Lipid Membranes is Modulated by Surface Hydrophobicity of Membranes.

Raju Timsina, Geraline Trossi-Torres, Jackson Thieme, Matthew O'Dell, Nawal K Khadka, Laxman Mainali

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Article in Current eye research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raju TimsinaDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
Geraline Trossi-TorresBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Program, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
Jackson ThiemeDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
Matthew O'DellBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Program, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
Nawal K KhadkaDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
Laxman MainaliDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
Boise State University · US

Funding

Interaction of alpha-crystallin with cholesterol bilayer domains in cataract formationR01EY030067 · NEI · BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Laxman Mainali · 2019 to 2026
$2.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis research aims to probe the interaction of α-crystallin with a model of human, porcine, and mouse lens-lipid membranes.

methodsCholesterol/model of human lens-lipid (Chol/MHLL), cholesterol/model of porcine lens-lipid (Chol/MPLL), and cholesterol/model of mouse lens-lipid (Chol/MMLL) membranes with 0-60 mol% Chol were prepared using the rapid solvent exchange method and probe-tip sonication. The hydrophobicity near the surface of model lens-lipid membranes and α-crystallin association with these membranes were investigated using the electron paramagnetic resonance spin-labeling approach.

resultsWith increased Chol content, the hydrophobicity near the surface of Chol/MHLL, Chol/MPLL, and Chol/MMLL membranes, the maximum percentage of membrane surface occupied (MMSO) by α-crystallin, and the association constant (

conclusionsThis study suggested that the interaction of α-crystallin with model lens-lipid membranes is hydrophobic. Furthermore, our data indicated that Chol and CBDs reduce α-crystallin association with lens membrane, likely increase α-crystallin concentration in lens cytoplasm, and possibly favor the chaperone-like activity of α-crystallin maintaining lens cytoplasm homeostasis.

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alpha-CrystallinsLens, CrystallineAnimalsCholesterolHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipid BilayersMiceSwinealpha-CrystallinsCholesterolLipid Bilayerscholesterolhydrophobic interactionlens cytoplasm homeostasismodel lens-lipid membraneα-crystallin

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PMID35179407
PMCPMC9232884
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