Mimicking the cell: bio-inspired functions of supramolecular assemblies

Y Tu, F Peng, A Adawy, Y Men… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The successful assembly of large supramolecular structures infers a delicate balance
between reversible noncovalent interactions which are capable of undergoing correction …

Amphipols for each season

M Zoonens, JL Popot - The Journal of membrane biology, 2014 - Springer
Amphipols (APols) are short amphipathic polymers that can substitute for detergents at the
transmembrane surface of membrane proteins (MPs) and, thereby, keep them soluble in …

Amphipathic environments for determining the structure of membrane proteins by single-particle electron cryo-microscopy

C Le Bon, B Michon, JL Popot… - Quarterly Reviews of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Over the past decade, the structural biology of membrane proteins (MPs) has taken a new
turn thanks to epoch-making technical progress in single-particle electron cryo-microscopy …

[HTML][HTML] Styrene maleic-acid lipid particles (SMALPs) into detergent or amphipols: an exchange protocol for membrane protein characterisation

SJ Hesketh, DP Klebl, AJ Higgins, M Thomsen… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane proteins are traditionally extracted and purified in detergent for biochemical and
structural characterisation. This process is often costly and laborious, and the stripping away …

Influence of hydrophobic groups attached to amphipathic polymers on the solubilization of membrane proteins along with their lipids

A Marconnet, B Michon, B Prost, A Solgadi… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
One of the biggest challenges in membrane protein (MP) research is to secure
physiologically relevant structural and functional information after extracting MPs from their …

[HTML][HTML] Cycloalkane-modified amphiphilic polymers provide direct extraction of membrane proteins for CryoEM analysis

AJ Higgins, AJ Flynn, A Marconnet… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Membrane proteins are essential for cellular growth, signalling and homeostasis, making up
a large proportion of therapeutic targets. However, the necessity for a solubilising agent to …

Folding and stability of integral membrane proteins in amphipols

JH Kleinschmidt, JL Popot - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Amphipols (APols) are a family of amphipathic polymers designed to keep transmembrane
proteins (TMPs) soluble in aqueous solutions in the absence of detergent. APols have …

Extending native mass spectrometry approaches to integral membrane proteins

A Konijnenberg, JF Van Dyck, LL Kailing… - Biological …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Recent developments in native mass spectrometry and ion mobility have made it possible to
analyze the composition and structure of membrane protein complexes in the gas-phase. In …

Improved protection against Chlamydia muridarum using the native major outer membrane protein trapped in Resiquimod-carrying amphipols and effects in protection …

DF Tifrea, S Pal, C Le Bon, MJ Cocco, M Zoonens… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
A new vaccine formulated with the Chlamydia muridarum native major outer membrane
protein (nMOMP) and amphipols was assessed in an intranasal (in) challenge mouse …

Labeling and functionalizing amphipols for biological applications

C Le Bon, JL Popot, F Giusti - The Journal of membrane biology, 2014 - Springer
Amphipols (APols) are short amphipathic polymers developed as an alternative to
detergents for handling membrane proteins (MPs) in aqueous solution. MPs are, as a rule …