Lipids rafts are considered to be functional nanoscale membrane domains enriched in
cholesterol and sphingolipids, characteristic in particular of the external leaflet of cell …

As described in the literature the interaction between cholesterol and membrane proteins
can occur via direct, ligand-like and indirect mechanisms, in which cholesterol effects are …

Cyclodextrins, representing a versatile family of cyclic oligosaccharides, have extensive
pharmaceutical applications due to their unique truncated cone-shaped structure with a …

Liposomes are considered an ideal biomimetic environment and are potential functional
carriers for important molecules such as steroids and sterols. With respect to the regulation …

The difficulty in characterizing ion conduction through membrane channels at the level of
individual permeation events has made it challenging to elucidate the mechanistic principles …

Natamycin is a polyene macrolide, widely employed to treat fungal keratitis and other yeast
infections as well as to protect food products against fungal molds. In contrast to other …

Here, we report the characterization of cholesterol levels on membrane fluidity with a twisted
intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) membrane dye, namely DI-8-ANEPPS, using …

Every cell biological textbook teaches us that the main role of the plasma membrane is to
separate cells from their neighborhood to allow for a controlled composition of the …

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and a diverse family of proteins
involved in signal transduction across biological membranes. GPCRs mediate a wide range …

As a result of their unique physical properties, biological membrane mimetics, such as
liposomes, are used in a broad range of scientific and technological applications …