Serotonin Signaling through Lipid Membranes

LS Kalinichenko, J Kornhuber, S Sinning… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Serotonin (5-HT) is a vital modulatory neurotransmitter responsible for regulating most
behaviors in the brain. An inefficient 5-HT synaptic function is often linked to various mental …

Serotonin alters the phase equilibrium of a ternary mixture of phospholipids and cholesterol

O Engberg, A Bochicchio, AF Brandner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Unsaturated and saturated phospholipids tend to laterally segregate, especially in the
presence of cholesterol. Small molecules such as neurotransmitters, toxins, drugs etc …

Spontaneous membrane nanodomain formation in the absence or presence of the neurotransmitter serotonin

A Bochicchio, AF Brandner, O Engberg… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Detailed knowledge on the formation of biomembrane domains, their structure, composition,
and physical characteristics is scarce. Despite its frequently discussed importance in …