▪ Abstract Disparate biological processes involve fusion of two membranes into one and
fission of one membrane into two. To formulate the possible job description for the proteins …

We discuss the role coarse-grained models play in the investigation of the structure and
thermodynamics of bilayer membranes, and we place them in the context of alternative …

Under ordinary circumstances, the membrane tension of a giant unilamellar vesicle is
essentially nil. Using visible light, we stretch the vesicles, increasing the membrane tension …

Lipid membranes serve as effective barriers allowing cells to maintain internal composition
differing from that of extracellular medium. Membrane permeation, both natural and artificial …

We used micropipette aspiration to directly measure the area compressibility modulus,
bending modulus, lysis tension, lysis strain, and area expansion of fluid phase 1-stearoyl, 2 …

We report a novel and facile method for measuring edge tensions of lipid membranes. The
approach is based on electroporation of giant unilamellar vesicles and analysis of the pore …

Compatible solutes are small organic osmolytes responsible for osmotic balance and at the
same time compatible with the cellular metabolism. Here, we have investigated the effect of …

Peptide-induced transmembrane pore formation is commonplace in biology. Examples of
transmembrane pores include pores formed by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and cell …

We have performed Molecular Dynamics simulations of ectoine, hydroxyectoine and urea in
explicit solvent. Special attention has been spent on the local surrounding structure of water …

Intrinsic heterogeneities, represented as domain formations in biological membranes, are
important to both the structure and function of the membranes. We observed domain …