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Induced fusion and aggregation of bacterial outer membrane vesicles: Experimental and theoretical analysis.

Journal of colloid and interface science (2020-06-17)
Yehou M D Gnopo, Aditya Misra, Hung-Lun Hsu, Matthew P DeLisa, Susan Daniel, David Putnam
RÉSUMÉ

Recombinantly engineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are promising vaccine delivery vehicles. The diversity of exogenous antigens delivered by OMVs can be enhanced by induced fusion of OMV populations. To date there are no reports of induced fusion of bacterial OMVs. Here we measure the pH and salt-induced aggregation and fusion of OMVs and analyze the processes against the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) colloidal stability model. Vesicle aggregation and fusion kinetics were investigated for OMVs isolated from native E. coli (Nissle 1917) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) modified E. coli (ClearColi) strains to evaluate the effect of lipid type on vesicle aggregation and fusion. Electrolytes and low pHs induced OMV aggregation for both native and modified LPS constructs, approaching a calculated fusion efficiency of ~25% (i.e. ~1/4 of collision events lead to fusion). However, high fusion efficiency was achieved for Nissle OMVs solely with decreased pH as opposed to a combination of low pH and increased divalent counterion concentration for ClearColi OMVs. The lipid composition of the OMVs from Nissle negatively impacted fusion in the presence of electrolytes, causing higher deviations from DLVO-predicted critical coagulation concentrations with monovalent counterions. The outcome of the work is a defined set of conditions under which investigators can induce OMVs to fuse and make various combinations of vesicle compositions.

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