Structure of liposome encapsulating proteins characterized by X-ray scattering and shell-modeling.
Structure of liposome encapsulating proteins characterized by X-ray scattering and shell-modeling.
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DOI:
10.1107/s0909049513020827
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发表时间:
2013-11
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Shimuzu N
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作者:
Hirai M;Kimura R;Takeuchi K;Hagiwara Y;Kawai-Hirai R;Ohta N;Igarashi N;Shimuzu N
Wide-angle X-ray scattering data using a third-generation synchrotron radiation source are presented. Lipid liposomes are promising drug delivery systems because they have superior curative effects owing to their high adaptability to a living body. Lipid liposomes encapsulating proteins were constructed and the structures examined using synchrotron radiation small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SR-SWAXS). The liposomes were prepared by a sequential combination of natural swelling, ultrasonic dispersion, freeze-throw, extrusion and spin-filtration. The liposomes were composed of acidic glycosphingolipid (ganglioside), cholesterol and phospholipids. By using shell-modeling methods, the asymmetric bilayer structure of the liposome and the encapsulation efficiency of proteins were determined. As well as other analytical techniques, SR-SWAXS and shell-modeling methods are shown to be a powerful tool for characterizing in situ structures of lipid liposomes as an important candidate of drug delivery systems.