The Chemical Reactivity of Membrane Lipids
G Duché, JM Sanderson - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
It is well-known that aqueous dispersions of phospholipids spontaneously assemble into
bilayer structures. These structures have numerous applications across chemistry and …
bilayer structures. These structures have numerous applications across chemistry and …
Giant unilamellar vesicle electroformation: what to use, what to avoid, and how to quantify the results
Since its inception more than thirty years ago, electroformation has become the most
commonly used method for growing giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). Although the method …
commonly used method for growing giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). Although the method …
Alveolar dynamics and beyond–the importance of surfactant protein C and cholesterol in lung homeostasis and fibrosis
K Sehlmeyer, J Ruwisch, N Roldan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Surfactant protein C (SP-C) is an important player in enhancing the interfacial adsorption of
lung surfactant lipid films to the alveolar air-liquid interface. Doing so, surface tension drops …
lung surfactant lipid films to the alveolar air-liquid interface. Doing so, surface tension drops …
Failure of oxysterols such as lanosterol to restore lens clarity from cataracts
DM Daszynski, P Santhoshkumar, AS Phadte… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The paradigm that cataracts are irreversible and that vision from cataracts can only be
restored through surgery has recently been challenged by reports that oxysterols such as …
restored through surgery has recently been challenged by reports that oxysterols such as …
Spatiotemporal changes in the human lens proteome: Critical insights into long-lived proteins
KL Schey, Z Wang, MG Friedrich, DL Garland… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ocular lens is a unique tissue that contains an age gradient of cells and proteins ranging
from newly differentiated cells containing newly synthesized proteins to cells and proteins …
from newly differentiated cells containing newly synthesized proteins to cells and proteins …
Mechanical properties of the high cholesterol-containing membrane: An AFM study
Cholesterol (Chol) content in most cellular membranes does not exceed 50 mol%, only in
the eye lens's fiber cell plasma membrane, its content surpasses 50 mol%. At this high …
the eye lens's fiber cell plasma membrane, its content surpasses 50 mol%. At this high …
Association of alpha-crystallin with fiber cell plasma membrane of the eye lens accompanied by light scattering and cataract formation
α-crystallin is a major protein found in the mammalian eye lens that works as a molecular
chaperone by preventing the aggregation of proteins and providing tolerance to stress in the …
chaperone by preventing the aggregation of proteins and providing tolerance to stress in the …
Optimization of Giant Unilamellar Vesicle Electroformation for Phosphatidylcholine/Sphingomyelin/Cholesterol Ternary Mixtures
Artificial vesicles are important tools in membrane research because they enable studying
membrane properties in controlled conditions. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are …
membrane properties in controlled conditions. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are …
Photoregulated “Breathing” Vesicle with Inversed Supramolecular Chirality
Q Cheng, H Duan, A Hao, P Xing - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Though phospholipids possess chiral centers, their chiral aggregation within bilayer cell
membranes has seldom been referred and recognized. Insight into the chirality at higher …
membranes has seldom been referred and recognized. Insight into the chirality at higher …
Protective role of sphingomyelin in eye lens cell membrane model against oxidative stress
In the eye lens cell membrane, the lipid composition changes during the aging process: the
proportion of sphingomyelins (SM) increases, that of phosphatidylcholines decreases. To …
proportion of sphingomyelins (SM) increases, that of phosphatidylcholines decreases. To …