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Membrane Lipids and the Conformations of Membrane Proteins [PDF]
The Journal of General Physiology, 1969 The general relations between protein conformation and the optical activity of peptide chromophores are outlined and applied to the analysis of the optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism of the plasma membranes of human erythrocytes and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells.
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Selective membrane wetting of phase-separated giant unilamellar vesicles by coacervate droplets
Nature CommunicationsLiquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged as a key biological paradigm, playing a critical role in cellular compartmentalization and potentially contributing to the origins of life.
Emmanuel Joseph +3 more
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Membranes, 2022 Lipid membranes are abundant in living organisms, where they constitute a surrounding shell for cells and their organelles. There are many circumstances in which the deformations of lipid membranes are involved in living cells: fusion and fission ...
Konstantin V. Pinigin
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Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
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Lipid-itraconazole Interaction in Lipid Model Membranes
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 1991 Abstract Itraconazole, a lipophilic, fungal sterol-biosynthesis inhibitor, does not disturb membrane organization parameters measured by differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy. Conformational analysis studies suggest that the molecular volume and the position of itraconazole in the lipid membrane is similar to that ...
Brasseur, Robert +5 more
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Interaction of hydrophobic polymers with model lipid bilayers
Scientific Reports, 2017 The interaction of nanoscale synthetic materials with cell membranes is one of the key steps determining nanomaterials’ toxicity. Here we use molecular simulations, with atomistic and coarse-grained resolution, to investigate the interaction of three ...
D. Bochicchio +3 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Animals must match their growth rate to available nutrients. We show that in Drosophila larvae, the nutrient‐sensing TOR kinase controls growth by regulating levels of TFAM, a key regulator of mitochondrial function, in the adipose tissue. When nutrients are abundant, high TOR activity suppresses TFAM, lowering mitochondrial bioenergetic activity and ...
Shrivani Sriskanthadevan‐Pirahas +4 more
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Coupled Effects of Mechanics, Geometry, and Chemistry on Bio-Membrane Behavior [PDF]
, 2013 Lipid bilayer membranes are models for cell membranes--the structure that helps regulate cell function. Cell membranes are heterogeneous, and the coupling between composition and shape gives rise to complex behaviors that are important to regulation ...
Giang, Ha Thanh
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The Effect of Tethers on Artificial Cell Membranes: A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) provide a stable platform for modeling the dynamics and order of biological membranes where the tethers mimic the cytoskeletal supports present in biological cell membranes.
William Hoiles +4 more
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang +2 more
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