Molecular level insight into non-bilayer structure formation in thylakoid membranes: a molecular dynamics study

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11120-025-01156-3" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11120-025-01156-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11120-025-01156-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11120-025-01156-3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Molecular level insight into non-bilayer structure formation in thylakoid membranes: a molecular dynamics study

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, the light reactions are performed by protein complexes embedded in the lipid bilayer of thylakoid membranes (TMs). The organization of the bulk lipid molecules into bilayer structures provide optimal conditions for the build-up of the proton motive force (pmf) and its utilization for ATP synthesis. However, the lipid composition of TMs is dominated by the non-bilayer lipid species monogalactosyl diacylglycerol (MGDG), and functional plant TMs, besides the bilayer, contain large amounts of non-bilayer lipid phases. Bulk lipids have been shown to be associated with lumenal, stromal-side and marginal-region proteins and proposed to play roles in the self-assembly and photoprotection of the photosynthetic machinery. Furthermore, it has recently been pointed out that the generation and utilization of pmf for ATP synthesis according to the ‘protet’ or protonic charge transfer model Kell (Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg 1865(4):149504, 2024), requires high MGDG content Garab (Physiol Plant 177(2):e70230, 2025). In this study, to gain better insight into the structural and functional roles of MGDG, we employed all atom and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to explore how temperature, hydration levels and varying MGDG concentrations affect the structural and dynamic properties of bilayer membranes constituted of plant thylakoid lipids. Our findings reveal that MGDG promotes increased membrane fluidity and dynamic fluctuations in membrane thickness. MGDG-rich stacked bilayers spontaneously formed inverted hexagonal phases; these transitions were enhanced at low hydration levels and at elevated but physiologically relevant temperatures. It can thus be inferred that MGDG plays important roles in heat and drought stress mechanisms.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Molecular level insight into non-bilayer structure formation in thylakoid membranes: a molecular dynamics study

Popis výsledku anglicky

In oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, the light reactions are performed by protein complexes embedded in the lipid bilayer of thylakoid membranes (TMs). The organization of the bulk lipid molecules into bilayer structures provide optimal conditions for the build-up of the proton motive force (pmf) and its utilization for ATP synthesis. However, the lipid composition of TMs is dominated by the non-bilayer lipid species monogalactosyl diacylglycerol (MGDG), and functional plant TMs, besides the bilayer, contain large amounts of non-bilayer lipid phases. Bulk lipids have been shown to be associated with lumenal, stromal-side and marginal-region proteins and proposed to play roles in the self-assembly and photoprotection of the photosynthetic machinery. Furthermore, it has recently been pointed out that the generation and utilization of pmf for ATP synthesis according to the ‘protet’ or protonic charge transfer model Kell (Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg 1865(4):149504, 2024), requires high MGDG content Garab (Physiol Plant 177(2):e70230, 2025). In this study, to gain better insight into the structural and functional roles of MGDG, we employed all atom and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to explore how temperature, hydration levels and varying MGDG concentrations affect the structural and dynamic properties of bilayer membranes constituted of plant thylakoid lipids. Our findings reveal that MGDG promotes increased membrane fluidity and dynamic fluctuations in membrane thickness. MGDG-rich stacked bilayers spontaneously formed inverted hexagonal phases; these transitions were enhanced at low hydration levels and at elevated but physiologically relevant temperatures. It can thus be inferred that MGDG plays important roles in heat and drought stress mechanisms.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10610 - Biophysics

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA23-07744S" target="_blank" >GA23-07744S: Identifikace a charakterizace struktur souvisejících s odlišnými fázemi lipidů tylakoidních membrán rostlin</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Photosynthesis Research

ISSN

0166-8595

e-ISSN

1573-5079

Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001507242400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105007695756