The lipid raft hypothesis postulates that lipid–lipid interactions can laterally organize
biological membranes into domains of distinct structures, compositions, and functions. This …

Biomembranes are complex materials composed of lipids and proteins that
compartmentalize biochemistry. They are actively remodeled in response to physical and …

Eukaryotic plasma membranes are compartmentalized into functional lateral domains,
including lipid-driven membrane rafts. Rafts are involved in most plasma membrane …

Cells within developing tissues rely on morphogens to assess positional information.
Passive diffusion is the most parsimonious transport model for long-range morphogen …

Lipid membranes can spontaneously organize their components into domains of different
sizes and properties. The organization of membrane lipids into nanodomains might …

Cells maintain membrane fluidity by regulating lipid saturation, but the molecular
mechanisms of this homeoviscous adaptation remain poorly understood. We have …

Regulation of plasma membrane curvature and composition governs essential cellular
processes. The material property of bending rigidity describes the energetic cost of …

Immune cells identify and destroy tumors by recognizing cellular traits indicative of
oncogenic transformation. In this study, we found that myocardin-related transcription factors …

The immunological synapse is a molecular hub that facilitates the delivery of three activation
signals, namely antigen, costimulation/corepression and cytokines, from antigen-presenting …

The plasma membrane is of central importance for defining the closed volume of cells in
contradistinction to the extracellular environment. The plasma membrane not only serves as …