The plasma membrane phospholipid distribution of animal cells is markedly asymmetric.
Phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) are concentrated in the inner …

The compositional asymmetry of biological membranes has attracted significant attention
over the last decade. Harboring more differences from symmetric membranes than …

Freely suspended liposomes are widely used as model membranes for studying lipid–lipid
and protein–lipid interactions. Liposomes prepared by conventional methods have …

During endocytosis of nanoparticles by cells, the cellular membranes engulf the particles,
thereby forming a closed membrane neck that subsequently undergoes fission. For solid …

We have determined the partial leaflet–leaflet phase diagram of an asymmetric lipid bilayer
at ambient temperature using asymmetric giant unilamellar vesicles (aGUVs). Symmetric …

The membrane is one of the key structural materials of biology at the cellular level.
Composed predominantly of a bilayer of lipids with embedded and bound proteins, it defines …

The plasma membrane is one of the principal structural components of the cell and,
therefore, one of the key components of the cellular life. Because the membrane's dynamics …

We measured the effect of intrinsic lipid curvature, J 0, on structural properties of asymmetric
vesicles made of palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (POPE; J 0< 0) and palmitoyl …

Almost all biomembranes are constructed as lipid bilayers and, in almost all of these, the two
opposing monolayers (leaflets) have distinct lipid compositions. This lipid asymmetry arises …

The outbreak of electronic-cigarette/vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) has made
thousands ill. This lung injury has been attributed to a physical interaction between toxicants …