Lipids that are covalently labeled with the 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1, 3-diazol-4-yl (NBD) group
are widely used as fluorescent analogues of native lipids in model and biological …

Membrane fusion is vital for the functioning of many cells. However, membranes show
virtually no tendency to fuse randomly. Highly specific factors, most likely membrane-bound …

Potential mechanisms underlying zinc's capacity to protect membranes from lipid oxidation
were examined in liposomes. Using lipid oxidation initiators with different chemical and …

Dick Hoekstra,* Tiny de Boer, Karin Klappe, and Jan Wilschut abstract: An assay is
presented that allows continuous and sensitive monitoring of membrane fusion in both …

We have previously investigated the interaction of macrophages with red blood cells (RBC)
displaying phosphatidylserine (PS) in their surface membranes after the transfer of the …

The interaction of macrophages with red blood cells (RBC) displaying phosphatidylserine
(PS) in their surface membranes was investigated after the transfer of an exogenously …

Experimental evidence suggests that cellular damage mediated by oxidants could be
involved in the pathology associated with lead (Pb) toxicity. We investigated the effect of …

The two main competing models for the structure of discoidal lipoprotein AI complexes both
presume that the protein component is helical and situated around the perimeter of a lipid …

Materials and Methods Fluorescent Membrane Probes. Dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine
(DPPC) and dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPG) were purchased from Sigma Chemical …

Calreticulin (CRT) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone responsible for glycoprotein
folding and Ca2+ homeostasis. CRT also has extracellular functions, eg tumor and apoptotic …