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Sphingomyelin Inhibits Hydrolytic Activity of Heterodimeric PLA in Model Myelin Membranes: Pharmacological Relevance
Sphingomyelin Inhibits Hydrolytic Activity of Heterodimeric PLA in Model Myelin Membranes: Pharmacological Relevance
In this work, the heterodimeric phospholipase A2, HDP-2, from viper venom was investigated for its hydrolytic activity in ...
The Role of the Swollen State in Cell Proliferation
The Role of the Swollen State in Cell Proliferation
Cell swelling is known to be involved in various stages of the growth of plant cells and microorganisms but in mammalian c...
Effect of Triterpenoids Betulin and Betulinic Acid on Pulmonary Surfactant Membranes
Effect of Triterpenoids Betulin and Betulinic Acid on Pulmonary Surfactant Membranes
The purpose of this work is to examine how triterpenoids betulin (BE) and betulinic acid (BA) affect the thermotropic phas...
Interaction of an Oomycete Nep1-like Cytolysin with Natural and Plant Cell-Mimicking Membranes
Interaction of an Oomycete Nep1-like Cytolysin with Natural and Plant Cell-Mimicking Membranes
Plants are attacked by various pathogens that secrete a variety of effectors to damage host cells and facilitate infection...
Hetero-Oligomeric Protein Pores for Single-Molecule Sensing
Hetero-Oligomeric Protein Pores for Single-Molecule Sensing
Protein nanopores are emerging as versatile single-molecule sensors with broad applications in DNA and protein sequencing....
Cell-Free Systems and Their Importance in the Study of Membrane Proteins
Cell-Free Systems and Their Importance in the Study of Membrane Proteins
The Cell-Free Protein Synthesis (CFPS) is an innovative technique used to produce various proteins. It has several advanta...
Structural Dynamics of the Slide Helix of Inactive/Closed Conformation of KirBac1.1 in Micelles and Membranes: A Fluorescence Approach
Structural Dynamics of the Slide Helix of Inactive/Closed Conformation of KirBac1.1 in Micelles and Membranes: A Fluorescence Approach
Inward rectifying potassium (Kir) channels play a critical role in maintaining the resting membrane potential and cellular...
Pharmacodynamic characterization and evaluation of oxidative stress effects of digitoxigenin derivatives on HeLa cells
Pharmacodynamic characterization and evaluation of oxidative stress effects of digitoxigenin derivatives on HeLa cells
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and its treatment is hampered by the lack of specificity and side effects of ...
Dengue Virus Fusion Peptide Promotes Hemifusion Formation by Disordering the Interfacial Region of the Membrane
Dengue Virus Fusion Peptide Promotes Hemifusion Formation by Disordering the Interfacial Region of the Membrane
Membrane fusion is the first step in the infection process of the enveloped viruses. Enveloped viruses fuse either at the ...
Computational Insights on the Assembly of the Dengue Virus Membrane–Capsid–RNA Complex
Computational Insights on the Assembly of the Dengue Virus Membrane–Capsid–RNA Complex
Dengue virus, an arbovirus from the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae, forms a nucleocapsid structure through in...
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Action on Membrane and Electrical Properties of Synaptosomes and Model Lipid Bilayers
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Action on Membrane and Electrical Properties of Synaptosomes and Model Lipid Bilayers
Dysfunction of the main inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the underlying reason behind many ne...
Schisandrin B Improves Mitochondrial Function and Inhibits HT22 Cell Apoptosis by Regulating Sirt3 Protein
Schisandrin B Improves Mitochondrial Function and Inhibits HT22 Cell Apoptosis by Regulating Sirt3 Protein
Neurological diseases refer to pathological changes that occur in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Their eti...
Single-Molecule Insights into GPCR Conformational Landscapes
Single-Molecule Insights into GPCR Conformational Landscapes
Agyemang E, Gonneville AN, Tiruvadi-Krishnan S, Lamichhane R (2024) Exploring GPCR conformational dynamics using single-mo...
Metabolic Energy is Stored in a Homeostatic Trans-Membrane Water Barochemical Gradient
Metabolic Energy is Stored in a Homeostatic Trans-Membrane Water Barochemical Gradient
Trans-membrane water transport and co-transport is ubiquitous in cell biology. Integrated over all the c...
Correction: Single‑Molecule Insights into GPCR Conformational Landscapes
Correction: Single‑Molecule Insights into GPCR Conformational Landscapes
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Action of the Terminal Complement Pathway on Cell Membranes
Action of the Terminal Complement Pathway on Cell Membranes
The complement pathway is one of the most ancient elements of the host's innate response and includes a set of protein...
Cholesterol Concentration in Cell Membranes and its Impact on Receptor–Ligand Interaction: A Computational Study of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels and ATP Binding
Cholesterol Concentration in Cell Membranes and its Impact on Receptor–Ligand Interaction: A Computational Study of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels and ATP Binding
This work describes a computer study that looks at how different amounts of cholesterol (0%, 25%, and 50%) in cell membran...
Correlation Between Antimicrobial Structural Classes and Membrane Partitioning: Role of Emerging Lipid Packing Defects
Correlation Between Antimicrobial Structural Classes and Membrane Partitioning: Role of Emerging Lipid Packing Defects
In this study, a combination of bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulations is employed to investigate the partition...
A Critical Review of Short Antimicrobial Peptides from Scorpion Venoms, Their Physicochemical Attributes, and Potential for the Development of New Drugs
A Critical Review of Short Antimicrobial Peptides from Scorpion Venoms, Their Physicochemical Attributes, and Potential for the Development of New Drugs
Scorpion venoms have proven to be excellent sources of antimicrobial agents. However, although many of them have been func...
N-Glycosylation Deficiency in Transgene α7 nAChR and RIC3 Expressing CHO Cells Without NACHO
N-Glycosylation Deficiency in Transgene α7 nAChR and RIC3 Expressing CHO Cells Without NACHO
The human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α7 (nAChR) is an important target implicated in diseases like Alz...
Sperm-Specific CatSper is Not Conserved in All Vertebrates and May Not be the Only Progesterone-Responsive Ion Channel Present in Sperm
Sperm-Specific CatSper is Not Conserved in All Vertebrates and May Not be the Only Progesterone-Responsive Ion Channel Present in Sperm
Progesterone (P4) acts as a key conserved signalling molecule in vertebrate reproduction. P4 is especially important for m...
Beyond Hormones: Investigating the Impact of Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Beyond Hormones: Investigating the Impact of Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 (PGRMC1) is a candidate oncogene with a prominent involvement in the pathogenes...
Feasibility Study for the Use of Gene Electrotransfer and Cell Electrofusion as a Single-Step Technique for the Generation of Activated Cancer Cell Vaccines
Feasibility Study for the Use of Gene Electrotransfer and Cell Electrofusion as a Single-Step Technique for the Generation of Activated Cancer Cell Vaccines
Cell-based therapies hold great potential for cancer immunotherapy. This approach is based on manipulation of dendritic ce...
A Model for Reversible Electroporation to Deliver Drugs into Diseased Tissues
A Model for Reversible Electroporation to Deliver Drugs into Diseased Tissues
Drug delivery through electroporation could be highly beneficial for the treatment of different types of diseased tissues ...
Residues of TRPM8 at the Lipid-Water-Interface have Coevolved with Cholesterol Interaction and are Relevant for Diverse Health Disorders
Residues of TRPM8 at the Lipid-Water-Interface have Coevolved with Cholesterol Interaction and are Relevant for Diverse Health Disorders
TRPM8 is a non-selective cation channel that is expressed in several tissues and cells and also has a unique property to b...
Evolution of Bioelectric Membrane Potentials: Implications in Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies
Evolution of Bioelectric Membrane Potentials: Implications in Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies
Electrophysiology typically deals with the electrical properties of excitable cells like neurons and muscles. However, all...
Early Events in β2AR Dimer Dynamics Mediated by Activation-Related Microswitches
Early Events in β2AR Dimer Dynamics Mediated by Activation-Related Microswitches
G-Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) make up around 3–4% of the human genome and are the targets of one-third of FDA-...
Enhancing Anti-Cancer Immune Response by Acidosis-Sensitive Nanobody Display
Enhancing Anti-Cancer Immune Response by Acidosis-Sensitive Nanobody Display
One of the main challenges with many cancer immunotherapies is that biomarkers are needed for targeting. These biomarkers ...
Voltage Gated Ion Channels and Sleep
Voltage Gated Ion Channels and Sleep
Ion channels are integral components of the nervous system, playing a pivotal role in shaping membrane potential, neuronal...
Postsynaptic Density Proteins and Their Role in the Trafficking of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
Postsynaptic Density Proteins and Their Role in the Trafficking of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system that regulates multiple differe...
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