Characterization of lipid–protein interactions and lipid-mediated modulation of membrane protein function through molecular simulation

MP Muller, T Jiang, C Sun, M Lihan, S Pant… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The cellular membrane constitutes one of the most fundamental compartments of a living
cell, where key processes such as selective transport of material and exchange of …

Structure-based mechanism and inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein

H Xue, M Zhang, J Liu, J Wang, G Ren - Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cholesteryl ester transfer proteins (CETP) regulate plasma
cholesterol levels by transferring cholesteryl esters (CEs) among lipoproteins. Lipoprotein …

Deciphering structural aspects of reverse cholesterol transport: mapping the knowns and unknowns

S Sacher, A Mukherjee, A Ray - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis is a major contributor to the onset and progression of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). Cholesterol‐loaded foam cells play a pivotal role in forming atherosclerotic …

[HTML][HTML] Tubular lipid binding proteins (TULIPs) growing everywhere

LH Wong, TP Levine - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tubular lipid binding proteins (TULIPs) have become a focus of interest in the cell biology of
lipid signalling, lipid traffic and membrane contact sites. Each tubular domain has an internal …

Quantitative models of lipid transfer and membrane contact formation

Y Zhang, J Ge, X Bian, A Kumar - Contact, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) transfer lipids between different organelles, and thus play key
roles in lipid homeostasis and organelle dynamics. The lipid transfer often occurs at the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid nanodiscs

M Pourmousa, RW Pastor - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
A lipid nanodisc is a discoidal lipid bilayer stabilized by proteins, peptides, or polymers on its
edge. Nanodiscs have two important connections to structural biology. The first is associated …

Membrane models for molecular simulations of peripheral membrane proteins

M Moqadam, T Tubiana, EE Moutoussamy… - … in Physics: X, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Peripheral membrane proteins (PMPs) bind temporarily to the surface of biological
membranes. They also exist in a soluble form and their tertiary structure is often known. Yet …

HDL and cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP)

S Deng, J Liu, C Niu - HDL Metabolism and Diseases, 2022 - Springer
Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) is important clinically and is one of the major
targets in cardiovascular disease studies. With high conformational flexibility, its tunnel …

Structural plasticity of cholesteryl ester transfer protein assists the lipid transfer activity

VR Chirasani, PD Revanasiddappa… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates the transfer of cholesteryl esters (CEs)
and triglycerides between different lipoproteins. Recent studies have shown that blocking …

Assessing the mechanisms of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors

M Zhang, D Lei, B Peng, M Yang, L Zhang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors are a new class of therapeutics for
dyslipidemia that simultaneously improve two major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk …