The aim of this work is to determine the binding of ionic calcium (Ca2+) to lipid membranes in which the availability of the phosphate groups to the aqueous phase is modified by the degree of saturation of the lipids and ...

Following our previous work, where we described the interaction of calcium with the Cx26 hemichannel, we further explore the same system by atomistic molecular dynamics simulations considering a different di-cation, ...

The protozoan parasite Leishmania causes serious infections in humans all over the world. After being inoculated into the skin through the bite of an infected sandfly, Leishmania promastigotes must gain entry into macrophages ...

Abstract: Gap junctions provide a communication pathway between adjacent cells. They are formed by paired connexons that reside in the plasma membrane of their respective cell and their activity can be modulated by the ...

Chemically induced shape changes of the human erythrocyte may result from cell membrane bending by surface tension changes at the lipid bilayer (Evans, E.A. (1947) Biophys. J. 14, 923-931) implicating differential expansion ...

Membrane proteins are surrounded by a myriad of other biomolecules and hence most of the experiments conducted in native conditions are highly complex to interpret at the single molecule level. P2X membrane receptors, an ...