Direct imaging of lipid-ion network formation under physiological conditions by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy.
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Various metal cations in physiological solutions interact with lipid headgroups in biological membranes, having an impact on their structure and stability, yet little is known about the molecular-scale dynamics of the lipid-ion interactions. Here we directly investigate the extensive lipid-ion interaction networks and their transient formation between headgroups in a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer under physiological conditions. The spatial distribution of ion occupancy is imaged in real space by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy with sub-Angstrom resolution.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 98 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007