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Biophys J, July 2001, p. 153-169, Vol. 81, No. 1

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*Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, and
Department of Pediatrics, MLK/Drew University Medical
Center and University of California, Los Angeles, California 90059 USA
Langmuir isotherms, fluorescence microscopy, and atomic
force microscopy were used to study lung surfactant specific proteins SP-B and SP-C in monolayers of dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPG)
and palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylglycerol (POPG), which are representative of the anionic lipids in native and replacement lung
surfactants. Both SP-B and SP-C eliminate squeeze-out of POPG from
mixed DPPG/POPG monolayers by inducing a two- to three-dimensional transformation of the fluid-phase fraction of the monolayer. SP-B induces a reversible folding transition at monolayer collapse, allowing
all components of surfactant to remain at the interface during
respreading. The folds remain attached to the monolayer, are identical
in composition and morphology to the unfolded monolayer, and are
reincorporated reversibly into the monolayer upon expansion. In the
absence of SP-B or SP-C, the unsaturated lipids are irreversibly lost
at high surface pressures. These morphological transitions are
identical to those in other lipid mixtures and hence appear to be
independent of the detailed lipid composition of the monolayer. Instead
they depend on the more general phenomena of coexistence between a
liquid-expanded and liquid-condensed phase. These three-dimensional monolayer transitions reconcile how lung surfactant can achieve both
low surface tensions upon compression and rapid respreading upon
expansion and may have important implications toward the optimal design
of replacement surfactants. The overlap of function between SP-B and
SP-C helps explain why replacement surfactants lacking in one or the
other proteins often have beneficial effects.
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