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Thermosensing via transmembrane protein-lipid interactions
(Elsevier Science, 2015-09)
Cell membranes are composed of a lipid bilayer containing proteins that cross and/or interact with lipids on either side of the two leaflets. The basic structure of cell membranes is this bilayer, composed of two opposing ...
Cholesterol modulates curcumin partitioning and membrane effects
(2018-01-01)
Curcumin, a polyphenol molecule, presents a wide range of biological activities as antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and wound healing. Although some strengths attributed to curcumin derive from ...
Structural properties of lipid reconstructs and lipid composition of normotensive and hypertensive rat vascular smooth muscle cell membranes
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2009-09-01)
Multiple cell membrane alterations have been reported to be the cause of various forms of hypertension. The present study focuses on the lipid portion of the membranes, characterizing the microviscosity of membranes ...
Structural properties of lipid reconstructs and lipid composition of normotensive and hypertensive rat vascular smooth muscle cell membranes
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2009)
Multiple cell membrane alterations have been reported to be the cause of various forms of hypertension. The present study focuses on the lipid portion of the membranes, characterizing the microviscosity of membranes ...
Ion channels from the Bacillus subtilis plasma membrane incorporated into planar lipid bilayers
(1992)
Fusion of Bacillus subtilis plasma membrane vesicles with planar lipid bilayers induced the appearance of discrete current fluctuations characteristic of ion channels. These channels showed a wide range of conductances and ...
Lipid Droplets: Structure, Composition, Formation and Function. Connection with the Endoplasmic Reticulum
(Nova Science Publishers, 2019)
Fatty acids (FAs) are important compounds either used for energy production through β-oxidation, for membrane lipid synthesis, or for production of lipid mediators (oxylipins) through oxidations. FAs are also cytotoxic and ...
Procyanidins can interact with Caco-2 cell membrane lipid rafts: involvement of cholesterol
(Elsevier Science, 2013-11)
Large procyanidins (more than three subunits) are not absorbed at the gastrointestinal tract but could exert local effects through their interactions with membranes. We previously showed that hexameric procyanidins (Hex), ...
Role of transmembrane proteins for phase separation and domain registration in asymmetric lipid bilayers
(2019-08-01)
It is well known that the formation and spatial correlation of lipid domains in the two apposed leaflets of a bilayer are influenced by weak lipid–lipid interactions across the bilayer’s midplane. Transmembrane proteins ...