Membrane-Mediated Allosteric Action of Serotonin on a Noncognate G-Protein-Coupled Receptor

DS Roy, M Gozzi, O Engberg, J Adler… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The structure and dynamics of the lipid membrane can affect the activity of membrane
proteins. Therefore, small lipophilic molecules that alter membrane properties (such as the …

The interplay of membrane fluidity, acyl chain order and area per lipid on the partitioning of two antidepressants paroxetine and sertraline

DTN Ngo, TH Ho, LK Huynh, TT Nguyen - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are among the popular drugs for treating
depression and mental disorders. Membrane fluidity has previously been considered as the …

MEDUSA: A cloud-based tool for the analysis of X-ray diffuse scattering to obtain the bending modulus from oriented membrane stacks

S Himbert, D Gaboo, E Brookes, JF Nagle… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
An important mechanical property of cells is their membrane bending modulus, κ. Here, we
introduce MEDUSA (ME mbrane D iff U se S cattering A nalysis), a cloud-based analysis tool …

Serotonin Promotes Vesicular Association and Fusion by Modifying Lipid Bilayers

D Saha Roy, A Gupta, V Vishvakarma… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The primary event in chemical neurotransmission involves the fusion of a membrane-limited
vesicle at the plasma membrane and the subsequent release of its chemical …

Serotonin Promotes Vesicular Association and Fusion by Modifying Lipid Bilayers

DS Roy, A Gupta, V Vishvakarma, P Krupa, MS Li… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The primary event in chemical neurotransmission involves the fusion of a membrane-limited
vesicle at the plasma membrane and the subsequent release of its chemical …

Investigation of the Polymer Additive on the Lyotropic Lamellar Phase Formed by Surfactants with Different Head Groups

A Cukurkent, O MASALCI - 2024 - researchsquare.com
In this study, the effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) polymer on lyotropic lamellar phases
obtained using different types of surfactants, anionic and cationic, was compared. Three …