Recent studies have indicated that the attachment of bacteria to mucosal surfaces is the
initial event in the pathogenesis of most infectious diseases due to bacteria in animals and …

The components of biological membranes are asymmetrically distributed between the
membrane surfaces. Proteins are absolutely asymmetrical in that every copy of a …

The functional and therapeutic importance of the Warburg effect is increasingly recognized,
and glycolysis has become a target of anticancer strategies. We recently reported the …

Reticulocytes release small membrane vesicles termed exosomes during their maturation
into erythrocytes. Exosomes are intraluminal vesicles of multivesicular endosomes released …

The elucidation of the molecular architecture of cell membranes is a central goal for cell
biology, as structure lies at the heart of function. The erythrocyte plasma membrane has long …

Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology.
However the information regarding toxicity of these nanoparticles on humans and …

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was utilized for the structural
determination and quantitative analysis of individual phospholipid molecular species from …

In this paper, two primary active transport systems (H/sup+/-ATPases) in plant cells are
examined using membrane vesicles as a simple experimental tool. One electrogenic …

In the Fluid Mosaic Model for biological membrane structure, proposed by Singer and
Nicolson in 1972, the lipid bilayer is represented as a neutral two-dimensional solvent in …

Malaria parasites invade red blood cells (RBCs), consume copious amounts of hemoglobin,
and severely disrupt iron regulation in humans. Anemia often accompanies malaria disease; …