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Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow

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Zhang, Yongli, Lin, Chenxiang·2024·Current Opinion in Cell Biology
DOI 10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102377PMC PMC11193448

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Nonvesicular lipid transport among different membranes or membrane domains plays crucial roles in lipid homeostasis and organelle biogenesis. However, the forces that drive such lipid transport are not well understood. We propose that lipids tend to flow towards the membrane area with a higher membrane protein density in a process termed lipid osmosis. This process lowers the membrane tension in the area, resulting in a membrane tension difference called osmotic membrane tension. We examine the thermodynamic basis and experimental evidence of lipid osmosis and osmotic membrane tension. We predict that lipid osmosis can drive bulk lipid flows between different membrane regions through lipid transfer proteins, scramblases, or similar barriers that selectively pass lipids but not membrane proteins. We also speculate on the biological functions of lipid osmosis. Finally, we explore other driving forces for lipid transfer and describe potential methods and systems to further test our theory.

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Authors
Zhang, Y., & Lin, C.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Zhang, Yongli
  • Lin, Chenxiang
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Current Opinion in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-06
Volume
88
Pages
102377
ISSN
0955-0674 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102377
PMC
PMC11193448
OpenAlex
W4399239987
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14
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en
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  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • NIGMS (R35 GM131714, R35GM149264)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
Keywords
membrane tension, lipid flow, lipid transfer proteins, scramblase, lipid homeostasis, organelle biogenesis, membrane domains

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