Computational modeling of realistic cell membranes

SJ Marrink, V Corradi, PCT Souza, HI Ingolfsson… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cell membranes contain a large variety of lipid types and are crowded with proteins,
endowing them with the plasticity needed to fulfill their key roles in cell functioning. The …

Emerging diversity in lipid–protein interactions

V Corradi, BI Sejdiu, H Mesa-Galloso… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Membrane lipids interact with proteins in a variety of ways, ranging from providing a stable
membrane environment for proteins to being embedded in to detailed roles in complicated …

Hopanoid lipids: from membranes to plant–bacteria interactions

BJ Belin, N Busset, E Giraud, A Molinaro… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Lipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids.
Hopanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria …

Bacterial lipid biophysics and membrane organization

LMY Mitchison-Field, BJ Belin - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of lateral microdomains is emerging as a central organizing principle in
bacterial membranes. These microdomains are targets of antibiotic development and have …

A review on ethanol tolerance mechanisms in yeast: Current knowledge in biotechnological applications and future directions

GR Sahana, B Balasubramanian, KS Joseph… - Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the prominent strains in the brewing and bioethanol
industries and has been used for many industrial purposes for ages. Though the organism is …

Computer simulations of protein–membrane systems

J Loschwitz, OO Olubiyi, JS Hub, B Strodel… - Progress in molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The interactions between proteins and membranes play critical roles in signal transduction,
cell motility, and transport, and they are involved in many types of diseases. Molecular …

Impact of ergosterol content on acetic and lactic acids toxicity to Saccharomyces cerevisiae

L Ferraz, K Vorauer‐Uhl, M Sauer, MJ Sousa… - Yeast, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic acid stress often represents a major hurdle in industrial bio‐based microbial
processes. Organic acids can be released from lignocellulosic feedstocks pretreatment and …

The Plasma Membrane at the Cornerstone Between Flexibility and Adaptability: Implications for Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a Cell Factory

L Ferraz, M Sauer, MJ Sousa… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, microbial-based biotechnological processes are paving the way toward
sustainability as they implemented the use of renewable feedstocks. Nonetheless, the …

Ecological lipidology

LC Trautenberg, M Brankatschk, A Shevchenko… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Dietary lipids (DLs), particularly sterols and fatty acids, are precursors for endogenous lipids
that, unusually for macronutrients, shape cellular and organismal function long after …

Effect of triclosan and chloroxylenol on bacterial membranes

D Poger, AE Mark - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2019 - ACS Publications
Triclosan and chloroxylenol are broad-spectrum biocides used extensively in healthcare
and consumer products. They have been suggested to perturb the structure of bacterial …