Sphingomyelin (SM) and cholesterol (Cho) are the important lipids for the formation of
biologically functional membrane domains, lipid rafts. However, the interaction between Cho …

Sphingomyelins (SMs) and sterols are important constituents of the plasma membrane and
have also been identified as major lipid components in membrane rafts. Using SM analogs …

Sphingomyelin (SM) and cholesterol (Chol) are considered essential for the formation of
lipid rafts; however, the types of molecular interactions involved in this process, such as …

Lateral segregation and the formation of lateral domains are well-known phenomena in
ternary lipid bilayers composed of an unsaturated (low gel-to-liquid phase transition …

Abstract Stearoylsphingomyelin (SSM) bilayers containing 0, 22, and 50mol% cholesterol
(Chol) and a pentadecanoylstearoylphosphatidylcholine (15SPC) bilayer containing …

This study was conducted to explore how the nature of the acyl chains of sphingomyelin
(SM) influence its lateral distribution in the ternary lipid mixture SM/cholesterol/1, 2-dioleoyl …

Sphingomyelin (SM), a major component of small domains (or lipid rafts) in mammalian cell
membranes, forms a liquid-ordered phase in the presence of cholesterol (Cho). However …

Abstract Cholesteryl-β-D-glucoside (ChoGlc) is a mammalian glycolipid that is expressed in
brain tissue. The effects of glucosylation on the ordering and lipid interactions of cholesterol …

We have prepared palmitoyl sphingomyelin (PSM) analogs in which either the 2-NH was
methylated to NMe, the 3-OH was methylated to OMe, or both were methylated …

Sphingomyelin is an abundant lipid in some cellular membrane domains, such as lipid rafts.
Hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions of the lipid with surrounding components …