The plasma membrane (PM) is the biological membrane that separates the interior of all
cells from the outside. The PM is constituted of a huge diversity of proteins and lipids. In this …

Fluorescence spectroscopy, one of the most informative and sensitive analytical techniques,
has played and continues to play key roles in modern research. Indeed, unraveling the inner …

A significant modification to the additive all-atom CHARMM lipid force field (FF) is developed
and applied to phospholipid bilayers with both choline and ethanolamine containing head …

Mammalian cell membranes are composed of a complex array of glycerophospholipids and
sphingolipids that vary in head-group and acyl-chain composition. In a given cell type …

Dimethylamino-6-lauroylnaphthalene (Laurdan) is a membrane probe of recent
characterization, which shows high sensitivity to the polarity of its environment. Steady-state …

Accurate empirical force fields of lipid molecules are a critical component of molecular
dynamics simulation studies aimed at investigating properties of monolayers, bilayers …

The relative stability of cholesterol in cellular membranes and the thermodynamics of
fluctuations from equilibrium have important consequences for sterol trafficking and lateral …

Eukaryotes are characterized by endomembranes that are connected by vesicular transport
along secretory and endocytic pathways. The compositional differences between the various …

Although the phospholipid composition of the erythrocyte membrane has been studied
extensively, it remains an enigma as to how the observed composition arises and is …

Various order and disorder phenomena in lipid bilayers are considered as they arise due to
the very many-particle character of the bilayer. Particular attention is paid to dynamically …