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The role of cholesterol-sphingomyelin membrane nanodomains in the stability of intercellular membrane nanotubes

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The role of cholesterol-sphingomyelin membrane nanodomains in the stability of intercellular membrane nanotubes
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International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2012
DOI 10.2147/ijn.s28723
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Maruša Lokar, Doron Kabaso, Nataša Resnik, Kristina Sepčić, Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Peter Veranič, Robert Zorec, Aleš Iglič

Abstract

Intercellular membrane nanotubes (ICNs) are highly curved tubular structures that connect neighboring cells. The stability of these structures depends on the inner cytoskeleton and the cell membrane composition. Yet, due to the difficulty in the extraction of ICNs, the cell membrane composition remains elusive. In the present study, a raft marker, ostreolysin, revealed the enrichment of cholesterol-sphingomyelin membrane nanodomains along ICNs in a T24 (malignant) urothelial cancer cell line. Cholesterol depletion, due to the addition of methyl-β-cyclodextrin, caused the dispersion of cholesterol-sphingomyelin membrane nanodomains and the retraction of ICNs. The depletion of cholesterol also led to cytoskeleton reorganization and to formation of actin stress fibers. Live cell imaging data revealed the possible functional coupling between the change from polygonal to spherical shape, cell separation, and the disconnection of ICNs. The ICN was modeled as an axisymmetric tubular structure, enabling us to investigate the effects of cholesterol content on the ICN curvature. The removal of cholesterol was predicted to reduce the positive spontaneous curvature of the remaining membrane components, increasing their curvature mismatch with the tube curvature. The mechanisms by which the increased curvature mismatch could contribute to the disconnection of ICNs are discussed.

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Country Count As %
United States 1 2%
Austria 1 2%
Unknown 54 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 34%
Researcher 9 16%
Student > Master 6 11%
Student > Bachelor 4 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 5%
Other 9 16%
Unknown 6 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 29%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 14 25%
Chemistry 5 9%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 7%
Computer Science 1 2%
Other 6 11%
Unknown 10 18%
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