Ceramides are both sphingolipid precursor molecules and breakdown products with effects
on membranes that are of interest both from biophysical and physiological points of view …

The physiological role of ceramide formation in response to cell stimulation remains
controversial. Here, we emphasize that ceramide is not a priori an apoptotic signalling …

Sphingolipids are important constituents of biological membranes. Ceramide, the major
metabolite of this family, is involved in many cellular processes, ranging from diŠerentiation …

We have investigated the effect of sphingomyelin (SM) to ceramide enzymatic conversion on
lipid bilayers using Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUVs). Sphingomyelinase was added …

The currently accepted model of biological membranes involves a heterogeneous, highly
dynamic organization, where certain lipids and proteins associate to form cooperative …

Ceramide is a sphingolipid present in eukaryotic cells that laterally segregates into solid
domains in model lipid membranes. Imaging has provided a wealth of structural information …

Biomembranes are best described as liquid-crystalline, adaptive, and co-operative
supramolecular assemblies. In cells these systems are highly dynamic and apt to regulation …

Ceramides are involved in a variety of cellular processes and in disease. Their biological
functions are thought to depend on ceramides' unique biophysical properties, which …

Ceramide is an important bioactive sphingolipid involved in a variety of biological
processes. The mechanisms by which ceramide regulates biological events are not fully …

Ceramides can dramatically influence the lateral organization of biological membranes. In
particular, ceramide-induced alterations of protein-lipid domains can be involved in several …