Hydrophobic mismatch drives self-organization of designer proteins into synthetic membranes by Justin A. Peruzzi, Jan Steinkühler, Timothy Q. Vu, Taylor F. Gunnels, Vivian T. Hu, Peilong Lu, David Baker, Neha P. Kamat

“…Our results shed light on protein organization in biological membranes and provide a framework to design self-organizing membrane-based materials with applications such as artificial cells, biosensors, and therapeutic nanoparticles.…”
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Remodeling of Biomembranes and Vesicles by Adhesion of Condensate Droplets by Reinhard Lipowsky

“…In this review, I address the interactions of condensate droplets with biomimetic and biological membranes. When a condensate droplet adheres to such a membrane, the membrane forms a contact line with the droplet and acquires a very high curvature close to this line. …”
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Conference 2018: Translating Innovative Technology to Patient Care. An international symposium held jointly by CSPS, CSPT, and CC-CRS, May 22-25, 2018, Toronto, ON, Canada by Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sci. (CSPS)

“…Regulatory  Reforms 3. Crossing Biological Membranes 4. Knowledge Translation - From Real World Evidence to Canadian Healthcare Needs 5. …”
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Structure and dynamics of membrane proteins from solid-state NMR by Mandala, Venkata Shiva, Williams, Jonathan Kyle, Hong, Mei

“…By interrogating membrane proteins in phospholipid bilayers that closely resemble biological membranes, SSNMR spectroscopists have revealed ion conduction mechanisms, substrate transport dynamics, and oligomeric interfaces of seven-transmembrane helix proteins. …”
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Simulations of ion permeation through a potassium channel: molecular dynamics of KcsA in a phospholipid bilayer. by Shrivastava, I, Sansom, MS

“…Potassium channels enable K(+) ions to move passively across biological membranes. Multiple nanosecond-duration molecular dynamics simulations (total simulation time 5 ns) of a bacterial potassium channel (KcsA) embedded in a phospholipid bilayer reveal motions of ions, water, and protein. …”

Nanoscale dynamics of cholesterol in the cell membrane by Pinkwart, K, Schneider, F, Lukoseviciute, M, Sauka-Spengler, T, Lyman, E, Eggeling, C, Sezgin, E

“…Here, we applied advanced fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy approaches on in vitro (model membranes) and in vivo (live cells and embryos) membranes as well as in silico analysis to systematically study the nanoscale dynamics of cholesterol in biological membranes. Our results indicate that cholesterol diffuses faster than phospholipids in live membranes, but not in model membranes. …”

Insertion and assembly of membrane proteins via simulation. by Bond, P, Sansom, MS

“…Thus, coarse-grained methods may help to define mechanisms of membrane protein (re)folding and will prove suitable for simulation of larger scale dynamic rearrangements of biological membranes.…”

Liposomes: an ideal system for active ingredient delivery by Abd. Aziz, Azila

“…At first they were used to study biological membranes. The ability of liposomes to encapsulate different materials has given rise to the relatively recent use of liposomes as carriers for the incorporation of active ingredients. …”

Lamellar diffraction from lipid bilayers on MIRA, a triple axis spectrometer at the MLZ by Garvey Christopher J., Skoulatos Markos, Georgii Robert

“…Diffraction used in conjunction with molecular deuteration provides a model independent means to examine detailed structural and compositional information of model and real biological membranes in the lamellar phase. The technique provides specific information of localization of molecules and smaller units with respect to the unit cell. …”
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The Cellular and Chemical Biology of Endocytic Trafficking and Intracellular Delivery—The GL–Lect Hypothesis by Ludger Johannes

“…While being stable barriers that delimitate the cell as the fundamental organismal unit, biological membranes are highly dynamic by allowing for lateral diffusion, transbilayer passage via selective channels, and in eukaryotic cells for endocytic uptake through the formation of membrane bound vesicular or tubular carriers. …”
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Bio-Inspired Nanomembranes as Building Blocks for Nanophotonics, Plasmonics and Metamaterials by Zoran Jakšić, Marko Obradov, Olga Jakšić

“…Unlimited by the Nature toolbox, we can utilize a practically infinite number of available materials and methods and reach numerous properties not met in biological membranes. Thus, nanomembranes in nano-optics can be described as real metastructures, exceeding the known materials and opening pathways to a wide variety of novel functionalities.…”
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Comparison between molecularly imprinted polymers and β-cyclodextrin as ionophores, in presence of nano carbon dots water channels and application in marketed product and environme... by Miriam Ayad, Amira El-kosasy, Ahmed Sheta, Shereen Tawakkol, Ahmed Fayed

“…Large molecules pass the biological membranes through accessory elements, either carriers (ionophores) and/or water channels. …”
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The Effect of Submicron Polystyrene on the Electrokinetic Potential of Cell Membranes of Red Blood Cells and Platelets by Marcin Zając, Joanna Kotyńska, Mateusz Worobiczuk, Joanna Breczko, Monika Naumowicz

“…Our study clearly shows that particle size and surface chemistry determine the interaction with biological membranes.…”
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Preharvest treatment with 1-aminoethoxyvinylglycine and gibberellin on the quality and physiology of cashew peduncles by Kellina Oliveira de Souza, Cícera Vanuza Xavier, Mônica Maria de Almeida Lopes, Carlos Farley Herbster Moura, Ebenezer Oliveira Silva, Jesus Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Maria Raquel Alcântara de Miranda

“…The treatment with GA3 resulted in firmer peduncles with a greater apical diameter, but did not affect the physiological variables activity of the pectin methylesterase and polygalacturonase cell wall enzymes and degree of lipid peroxidation of the biological membranes, nor the physical attributes total mass (peduncles and nut) and nut size. …”
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Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Chromerids by Aleš Tomčala, Jan Michálek, Ivana Schneedorferová, Zoltán Füssy, Ansgar Gruber, Marie Vancová, Miroslav Oborník

“…Fatty acids are essential components of biological membranes, important for the maintenance of cellular structures, especially in organisms with complex life cycles like protozoan parasites. …”
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Structural insights into functional properties of the oxidized form of cytochrome c oxidase by Izumi Ishigami, Raymond G. Sierra, Zhen Su, Ariana Peck, Cong Wang, Frederic Poitevin, Stella Lisova, Brandon Hayes, Frank R. Moss, Sébastien Boutet, Robert E. Sublett, Chun Hong Yoon, Syun-Ru Yeh, Denis L. Rousseau

“…It catalyzes the four-electron reduction of molecular oxygen to water and harnesses the chemical energy to translocate four protons across biological membranes. The turnover of the CcO reaction involves an oxidative phase, in which the reduced enzyme (R) is oxidized to the metastable OH state, and a reductive phase, in which OH is reduced back to the R state. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation from Symmetry Breaking Changing to Asymmetrical Phospholipid Membranes Due to Variable Capacitors during Resonance with Helical Proteins by Dung My Thi Dang, Majid Monajjemi, Fatemeh Mollaamin, Chien Mau Dang

“…Furthermore, we exhibit that membrane asymmetry is a misbalance in the composition of the aqueous phases and interaction forces with the protein trans-membrane. Various biological membranes such as DPPC, DMPC, DLPC, and so on, have considerable electrostatic voltages that extend across the phosphor lipids bilayer. …”
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Insights into the Formation of Intermolecular Complexes of Fluorescent Probe 10-<i>N</i>-Nonyl Acridine Orange with Cardiolipin and Phosphatidylglycerol in Bacterial Plasma Membran... by Ekaterina Kholina, Ilya Kovalenko, Andrew Rubin, Marina Strakhovskaya

“…Fluorescent probes serve as an effective tool to study the localization of different components in biological membranes. Revealing the molecular details of their interaction with membrane phospholipids is important both for the interpretation of experimental results and future design of lipid-specific stains. …”
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Abdominal wall repair with acellular bovine pericardial membranes - Part I - Clinical and radiological findings by Luiz Fernando Frascino, Fernanda Ribeiro Funes Lorenzzato, Hamilton Luiz Funes, Jonas Dias de Campos Severi

“…Conclusion: The matrices showed similarity to other biological membranes described in the international literature. …”
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Membrane Protein Structure Determination and Characterisation by Solution and Solid-State NMR by Vivien Yeh, Alice Goode, Boyan B. Bonev

“…Biological membranes define the interface of life and its basic unit, the cell. …”
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