Lete…Alonso {Biophys J 108: 863}
Histone H1 (green) induces lipid mixing of GUV (red) and LUV (blue) when membranes contain PI(4)P, but not PI. PI(4)P is an abundant phospholipid in the nuclear membrane.
Histones cause aggregation and fusion of lipid vesicles containing phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate
Lete MG, Sot J, Gil D, Valle M, Medina M, Goñi FM, Alonso A.
Biophys J. 2015 Feb.; 108: 863.
In a previous article, we demonstrated that histones (H1 or histone octamers) interact with negatively charged bilayers and induce extensive aggregation of vesicles containing phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PIP) and, to a lesser extent, vesicles containing phosphatidylinositol (PI). Here, we found that vesicles containing PIP, but not those containing PI, can undergo fusion induced by histones. Fusion was demonstrated through the observation of intervesicular mixing of total lipids and inner monolayer lipids, and by ultrastructural and confocal microscopy studies. Moreover, in both PI- and PIP-containing vesicles, histones caused permeabilization and release of vesicular aqueous contents, but the leakage mechanism was different (all-or-none for PI and graded release for PIP vesicles). These results indicate that histones could play a role in the remodeling of the nuclear envelope that takes place during the mitotic cycle.
PubMed: 25692591. Doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.12.018
PubMed: 25692591. Doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.12.018
