Pardaxin induces aggregation but not fusion of phosphatidylserine vesicles

Add time:08/11/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

The effects on membranes of pardaxin, an amphipathic polypeptide, purified from the gland secretion of the Red Sea Moses sole flatfish Pardachirus marmoratus are dose-dependent and range from formation of voltage-gated, cation-selective pores to lysis. We have now investigated the interactions of pardaxin with small unilamellar liposomes. Light scattering showed that pardaxin (10−7–10−9M) mediated the aggregation of liposomes composed of phosphatidylserine but not of phosphatidylcholine. Aggregation of phosphatidylserine vesicles was impaired by vesicle depolarization. Furthermore, pardaxin-mediated aggregation between fluorescent-labeled PS vesicles was accompanied by leakage of the vesicle contents, and not by fusogenic process within the aggregates. We suggest that pardaxin is a unique polypeptide, that induces vesicle aggregation and membrane destabilization, but not membrane fusion; the mechanism of the aggregation activity of pardaxin is related to its amphipathic properties.

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