Influence of lipid chain unsaturation on membrane-bound melittin: a fluorescence approach [PDF]
, 2004 Melittin, a cationic hemolytic peptide, is intrinsically fluorescent due to the presence of a single functionally important tryptophan residue. The organization of membrane-bound melittin is dependent on the physical state and composition of membranes ...
Chattopadhyay, Amitabha, Raghuraman, H.
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Role of membrane lipids in the regulation of erythrocytic oxygen-transport function in cardiovascular diseases [PDF]
, 2016 The composition and condition of membrane lipids, the morphology of erythrocytes, and hemoglobin distribution were explored with the help of laser interference microscopy (LIM) and Raman spectroscopy.
Gromova, Natalia V. +9 more
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Progress in understanding the role of lipids in membrane protein folding [PDF]
, 2012 Detailed investigations of membrane protein folding present a number of serious technical challenges. Most studies addressing this subject have emphasized aspects of protein amino acid sequence and structure.
Mitchell, Drake C.
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Changes in membrane lipids drive increased endocytosis following Fas ligation [PDF]
, 2017 Once activated, some surface receptors promote membrane movements that open new portals of endocytosis, in part to facilitate the internalization of their activated complexes.
Degli Esposti, Mauro +9 more
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Controlling the shape of membrane protein polyhedra
, 2017 Membrane proteins and lipids can self-assemble into membrane protein polyhedral nanoparticles (MPPNs). MPPNs have a closed spherical surface and a polyhedral protein arrangement, and may offer a new route for structure determination of membrane proteins ...
Haselwandter, Christoph A. +2 more
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Effect of charged lipids on the ionization behavior of glutamic acid containing transmembrane helices [PDF]
, 2020 Transmembrane proteins make up critical components of living cells. Protein function can be greatly impacted by the charged state of its respective components, the side chains of amino acid residues.
Nunn, Brooke
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Membrane fatty acid composition and longevity of mammals and birds [PDF]
, 2010 The fatty acid composition of membrane lipids varies systematically among species in a manner that is consistent with their metabolic rate and longevity.
Buttemer, W. A. +2 more
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Shape Instabilities in the Dynamics of a Two-component Fluid Membrane
, 1997 We study the shape dynamics of a two-component fluid membrane, using a dynamical triangulation monte carlo simulation and a Langevin description. Phase separation induces morphology changes depending on the lateral mobility of the lipids.
Kumar, P. B. Sunil, Rao, Madan
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A Poisson-Boltzmann approach for a lipid membrane in an electric field
, 2010 The behavior of a non-conductive quasi-planar lipid membrane in an electrolyte and in a static (DC) electric field is investigated theoretically in the nonlinear (Poisson-Boltzmann) regime.
Andelman D +5 more
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"Water-free" computer model for fluid bilayer membranes
, 2003 We use a simple and efficient computer model to investigate the physical properties of bilayer membranes. The amphiphilic molecules are modeled as short rigid trimers with finite range pair interactions between them.
Helfrich W., Oded Farago
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