A modular platform for one-step assembly of multi-component membrane systems by fusion of charged proteoliposomes

Robert R. Ishmukhametov (), Aidan N. Russell and Richard M. Berry ()
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Robert R. Ishmukhametov: University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory
Aidan N. Russell: University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory
Richard M. Berry: University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract An important goal in synthetic biology is the assembly of biomimetic cell-like structures, which combine multiple biological components in synthetic lipid vesicles. A key limiting assembly step is the incorporation of membrane proteins into the lipid bilayer of the vesicles. Here we present a simple method for delivery of membrane proteins into a lipid bilayer within 5 min. Fusogenic proteoliposomes, containing charged lipids and membrane proteins, fuse with oppositely charged bilayers, with no requirement for detergent or fusion-promoting proteins, and deliver large, fragile membrane protein complexes into the target bilayers. We demonstrate the feasibility of our method by assembling a minimal electron transport chain capable of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis, combining Escherichia coli F1Fo ATP-synthase and the primary proton pump bo3-oxidase, into synthetic lipid vesicles with sizes ranging from 100 nm to ∼10 μm. This provides a platform for the combination of multiple sets of membrane protein complexes into cell-like artificial structures.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13025

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