The viscosity and crowding of biological environment are considered vital for the correct
cellular function, and alterations in these parameters are known to underly a number of …

Mammalian cells release a heterogeneous array of extracellular vesicles (EVs) that
contribute to intercellular communication by means of the cargo that they carry. To resolve …

Lipid rafts are dynamic microdomains in the membrane, rich in cholesterol and
sphingolipids, that are critical for biological processes like cell signalling, membrane …

Negatively charged phospholipids can serve as biomarkers for a number of biological
processes allowing detection of apoptosis in animal cells, drug-induced phospholipidosis as …

Sensitive detection of low-abundance biomolecules is central for diagnostic applications.
Semiconductor nanowires can be designed to enhance the fluorescence signal from surface …

New styryl dyes consisting of N-methylpyridine or N-methylquinoline scaffolds were
synthesized, and their binding affinities for DNA in cell-free solution were studied. The …

The worldwide spread of antibiotic resistance is considered to be one of the major health
threats to society. While developing new antibiotics is crucial, there is also a strong need for …

Mechanosensitive ion channels are present in the plasma membranes of all cells. They play
a fundamental role in converting mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals and are …

Non-genetic photostimulation, which allows for control over cellular activity via the use of cell-
targeting phototransducers, is widely used nowadays to study and modulate/restore …

A very simple, small and symmetric, but highly bright, photostable and functionalizable
molecular probe for plasma membrane (PM) has been developed from an accessible …