The magic of bicelles lights up membrane protein structure
UHN Dürr, M Gildenberg, A Ramamoorthy - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes and membrane proteins, responsible for numerous exciting
biological processes, present one of the paramount challenges in biophysics today …
biological processes, present one of the paramount challenges in biophysics today …
When detergent meets bilayer: birth and coming of age of lipid bicelles
UHN Dürr, R Soong, A Ramamoorthy - Progress in nuclear magnetic …, 2013 - Elsevier
► Lipid bicelles have matured to full membership in the club of lipid phases.► Numerous
techniques have elucidated the character traits of bicelles.► Bicelles are exemplary citizens …
techniques have elucidated the character traits of bicelles.► Bicelles are exemplary citizens …
Three-dimensional structure of the transmembrane domain of Vpu from HIV-1 in aligned phospholipid bicelles
SH Park, AA De Angelis, AA Nevzorov, CH Wu… - Biophysical journal, 2006 - cell.com
The three-dimensional backbone structure of the transmembrane domain of Vpu from HIV-1
was determined by solid-state NMR spectroscopy in two magnetically-aligned phospholipid …
was determined by solid-state NMR spectroscopy in two magnetically-aligned phospholipid …
On the role of NMR spectroscopy for characterization of antimicrobial peptides
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) provide a primordial source of immunity, conferring upon
eukaryotic cells resistance against bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Despite a few examples …
eukaryotic cells resistance against bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Despite a few examples …
Membrane disruption mechanism of a prion peptide (106–126) investigated by atomic force microscopy, Raman and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
A fragment of the human prion protein spanning residues 106–126 (PrP106–126)
recapitulates many essential properties of the disease-causing protein such as …
recapitulates many essential properties of the disease-causing protein such as …
[HTML][HTML] Alamethicin in bicelles: orientation, aggregation, and bilayer modification as a function of peptide concentration
M Bortolus, M De Zotti, F Formaggio… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2013 - Elsevier
Alamethicin is a 19-amino-acid residue hydrophobic peptide of the peptaibol family that has
been the object of numerous studies for its ability to produce voltage-dependent ion …
been the object of numerous studies for its ability to produce voltage-dependent ion …
Temperature driven annealing of perforations in bicellar model membranes
Bicellar model membranes composed of 1, 2-dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and 1,
2-dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine (DHPC), with a DMPC/DHPC molar ratio of 5, and doped …
2-dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine (DHPC), with a DMPC/DHPC molar ratio of 5, and doped …
The influence of static magnetic fields on mechanosensitive ion channel activity in artificial liposomes
The influence of static magnetic fields (SMFs) on the activity of recombinant
mechanosensitive ion channels (the bacterial mechanosensitive ion channel of large …
mechanosensitive ion channels (the bacterial mechanosensitive ion channel of large …
A 2H solid-state NMR spectroscopic investigation of biomimetic bicelles containing cholesterol and polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine
RE Minto, PR Adhikari, GA Lorigan - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2004 - Elsevier
Deuterium solid-state NMR spectroscopy was used to qualitatively study the effects of both 1-
palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (PLiPC) and cholesterol on …
palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (PLiPC) and cholesterol on …
Single lipid bilayer deposition on polymer surfaces using bicelles
A lipid bilayer was deposited on a 3 μm diameter polystyrene (PS) bead via hydrophobic
anchoring of bicelles containing oxyamine-bearing cholesteric moieties reacting with the …
anchoring of bicelles containing oxyamine-bearing cholesteric moieties reacting with the …