Given the enormous diversity in glycolipid structure, it is probable that glycolipids serve a
variety of functions in nature. This paper will review functions which have been proposed for …

Sphingolipids constitute a sizeable fraction of the membrane lipids in all eukaryotes and are
indispensable for eukaryotic life. First of all, the involvement of sphingolipids in organizing …

Correspondence: AR Beaudoin, Centre de Recherche sur les Mgcanismes de S6cr&ion,
D6partement de Biologie~ Facult~ des Sciences, Universit6 de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke …

This review considers the basic biological problem of how the lipids and proteins of
hepatocyte plasma membranes interact to mediate and regulate membrane functions. The …

Influenza virus and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) obtain their lipid envelope by budding
through the plasma membrane of infected cells. When monolayers of Madin‐Darby canine …

Abstract The effect of piperine (1-[5-(1, 3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-oxo-2, 4-pentadienyl]
piperidine),(from Piper nigrum) on the absorptive function of the intestine was studied. In …

De nombreuses protéines ayant diverses fonctions, allant de la catalyse enzymatique à
l'adhésion, sont attachées à la face externe de la membrane plasmique des cellules …

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins (APs) are anchored at the outer leaflet
of plasma membranes (PMs) of all eukaryotic organisms studied so far by covalent linkage …

The glycosphingolipids (GSLs) of two sublines of Madin‐Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells,
an epithelial cell line, were characterized by tlc, antibody overlay and mass spectrometry …

As the first detailed overview of the subject, Tight Junctions brought together diverse
perspectives from leading investigators to provide a multidisciplinary overview of the field …