Mammalian and bacterial cells sense and exert mechanical forces through the process of
mechanotransduction, which interconverts biochemical and physical signals. This is …

Fluorescent probes have been employed for more than half a century to study the structure
and dynamics of model and biological membranes, using spectroscopic and/or microscopic …

Fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy have been utilized as tools in membrane
biophysics for decades now. Because phospholipids are non-fluorescent, the use of …

Epithelial (E)-cadherin-mediated cell− cell junctions play important roles in the development
and maintenance of tissue structure in multicellular organisms. E-cadherin adhesion is thus …

Fluorescent probes are used in membrane biophysics studies to provide information about
physical properties such as lipid packing, polarity and lipid diffusion or to visualize …

As a result of their unique physical properties, biological membrane mimetics, such as
liposomes, are used in a broad range of scientific and technological applications …

A lack of intracellular delivery systems has limited the use of biologics such as monoclonal
antibodies (mAb) that abrogate molecular signaling pathways activated to promote escape …

We investigated the impact of fluorescent labeling on the properties of a lipid bilayer using
atomistic molecular dynamics simulation. The system consisted of 24 Texas Red–1, 2 …

The interaction of two types of vesicle systems was investigated: micrometer-sized, giant
unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) formed from 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine …

Due to their sensitivity and versatility, the use of fluorescence techniques in membrane
biophysics is widespread. Because membrane lipids are non-fluorescent, extrinsic …