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Area of Science:

  • Biophysical Chemistry
  • Computational Biology
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Biological membranes are crucial for cellular function, and understanding lipid bilayer interactions with ions like sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) is vital at physiological conditions.
  • Previous studies indicate that Na+ and K+ cations adsorb to palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) lipid bilayers, influencing membrane properties.
  • Accurate modeling of ion-lipid interactions is essential for comprehending membrane behavior and function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the binding affinity of Na+ and K+ ions to POPC lipid bilayers.
  • To validate molecular dynamics (MD) simulation results against experimental data from electrophoresis and isothermal calorimetry (ITC) at neutral pH.
  • To investigate the influence of different force fields on the simulation of ion-membrane interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed using various force fields for NaCl and KCl (GROMOS, KBFF, Dang et al.) combined with Berger parameters for POPC and SPC water model.
  • Apparent and intrinsic binding constants were calculated from MD simulations.
  • Simulation results were compared with experimental data from electrophoresis and isothermal calorimetry (ITC).

Main Results:

  • Apparent binding constants for GROMOS-Na+ and KBFF-K+ showed good agreement with ITC data.
  • MD simulations indicated that Na+ causes a greater reduction in lipid area per molecule than K+, consistent with electrophoresis experiments.
  • While intrinsic binding constants were reproduced by Dang-K+, they were overestimated by GROMOS-Na+ and KBFF-K+.

Conclusions:

  • No single ion force field accurately reproduced both apparent and intrinsic binding constants simultaneously, likely due to the discrepancy between simulated neutral surface charge and experimentally observed negative surface charge on POPC at neutral pH.
  • The study highlights the importance of considering surface charge effects in MD simulations of lipid bilayers.
  • Findings provide insights for refining future simulation and experimental approaches to ion-membrane interactions.