The interest in membrane heterogeneity started with two biological questions: how is the
plasma membrane organized on a microscopic scale and what is the influence of this …

A significant amount of work has been expended to identify the elusive components of
plasmodesmata (PD) to help understand their structure, as well as how proteins are targeted …

The membrane of the red blood cell (RBC) consists of spectrin tetramers connected at actin
junctional complexes, forming a two-dimensional (2D) sixfold triangular network anchored to …

A broad range of membrane proteins display anomalous diffusion on the cell surface.
Different methods provide evidence for obstructed subdiffusion and diffusion on a fractal …

Abstract Systems with interfaces are abundant in both technological applications and
biology. While a fluid interface separates two fluids, membranes separate the inside of …

Super-resolution microscopy recently revealed that, unlike the soma and dendrites, the axon
membrane skeleton is structured as a series of actin rings connected by spectrin filaments …

Vesiculation of mature red blood cells (RBCs) contributes to removal of defective patches of
the erythrocyte membrane. In blood disorders, which are related to defects in proteins of the …

We review recent advances in multiscale modeling of the biomechanical characteristics of
red blood cells (RBCs) in hematological diseases, and their relevance to the structure and …

The cell membrane is an important regulator for the cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents.
However, the biochemical and biophysical effects that occur in the membrane under the …

Unraveling the interaction of nanoparticles with living cells is fundamental for nanomedicine
and nanotoxicology. Erythrocytes are abundant and serve as model cells with well …