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 …

Pulmonary surfactant is composed of approx. 90% lipids and 10% protein. This review
article focusses on the lipid components of surfactant. The first sections will describe the lipid …

The pulmonary surfactant system constitutes an excellent example of how dynamic
membrane polymorphism governs some biological functions through specific lipid–lipid …

Biochemical and cell-biological experiments have identified cholesterol as an important
component of lipid 'rafts' and related structures (eg, caveolae) in mammalian cell …

Lipids segregate with each other into small domains in biological membranes, which can
facilitate the associations of particular proteins. The segregation of cholesterol and …

Atomic force microscopy has been used to study the distribution of ganglioside GM1 in
model membranes composed of ternary lipid mixtures that mimic the composition of lipid …

Chirality (originated from the Greek word “cheir”, meaning “hand”) is an expression of
nature, which is observed in its various forms. Traditionally, a lack of symmetry is considered …

Coupling atomic force microscopy (AFM) with high-resolution fluorescence microscopy is an
attractive means of identifying membrane domains by both physical topography and …

Elucidating origin, composition, size, and lifetime of microdomains in biological membranes
remains a major issue for the understanding of cell biology. For lipid domains, the lack of a …

The increased use of plant sterols as cholesterol-lowering agents warrants further research
on the possible effects of plant sterols in membranes. In this study, the effects of the …