Most lipid components of cell membranes are either neutral, like cholesterol, or zwitterionic,
like phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin. Very few lipids, such as sphingosine, are …

In pure water, zwitterionic lipids form lamellar phases with an equilibrium water gap on the
order of 2 to 3 nm as a result of the dominating van der Waals attraction between dipolar …

Adsorption of metal cations onto a cellular membrane changes its properties, such as
interactions with charged moieties or the propensity for membrane fusion. It is, however …

Peripheral proteins can trigger the formation of domains in mixed fluid-like lipid membranes.
We analyze the mechanism underlying this process for proteins that bind electrostatically …

Adsorption of macroions such as colloidal particles, proteins, or other rigid biopolymers onto
oppositely charged, mixed lipid membranes is a ubiquitous phenomenon encountered in …

Experimental and theoretical studies on ion–lipid interactions predict that binding of calcium
ions to cell membranes leads to macroscopic mechanical effects and membrane …

Cation-induced changes in organization of the lipids in a bilayer model membrane were
monitored using a spin label probe. The degree of organization of the lipids was found to be …

Here we identify the recruitment of solvent ions to lipid membranes as the dominant
regulator of lipid phase behavior. Our data demonstrate that binding of counterions to …

When aqueous salt solutions contain multivalent ions (like Ca2+ or Mg2+), strong correlation
effects may lead to ion-bridging, net attraction, and tight-coupling between like-charged …

Interactions of the divalent cations Ca2+ and Mg2+ with the zwitterionic lipid bilayers
prepared of a fully saturated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) or a di …