Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment

I Levental, E Lyman - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Transmembrane proteins comprise~ 30% of the mammalian proteome, mediating
metabolism, signalling, transport and many other functions required for cellular life. The …

Understanding the diversity of membrane lipid composition

T Harayama, H Riezman - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Cellular membranes are formed from a chemically diverse set of lipids present in various
amounts and proportions. A high lipid diversity is universal in eukaryotes and is seen from …

Sphingolipids and their metabolism in physiology and disease

YA Hannun, LM Obeid - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Studies of bioactive lipids in general and sphingolipids in particular have intensified over the
past several years, revealing an unprecedented and unanticipated complexity of the …

The mystery of membrane organization: composition, regulation and roles of lipid rafts

E Sezgin, I Levental, S Mayor, C Eggeling - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Cellular plasma membranes are laterally heterogeneous, featuring a variety of distinct
subcompartments that differ in their biophysical properties and composition. A large number …

A comprehensive review: sphingolipid metabolism and implications of disruption in sphingolipid homeostasis

BM Quinville, NM Deschenes, AE Ryckman… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sphingolipids are a specialized group of lipids essential to the composition of the plasma
membrane of many cell types; however, they are primarily localized within the nervous …

Computational modeling of realistic cell membranes

SJ Marrink, V Corradi, PCT Souza, HI Ingolfsson… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cell membranes contain a large variety of lipid types and are crowded with proteins,
endowing them with the plasticity needed to fulfill their key roles in cell functioning. The …

Emerging diversity in lipid–protein interactions

V Corradi, BI Sejdiu, H Mesa-Galloso… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Membrane lipids interact with proteins in a variety of ways, ranging from providing a stable
membrane environment for proteins to being embedded in to detailed roles in complicated …

Glycosphingolipid synthesis mediates immune evasion in KRAS-driven cancer

M Soula, G Unlu, R Welch, A Chudnovskiy, B Uygur… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer cells frequently alter their lipids to grow and adapt to their environment,–. Despite
the critical functions of lipid metabolism in membrane physiology, signalling and energy …

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 …

The continuing mystery of lipid rafts

I Levental, SL Veatch - Journal of molecular biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Since its initial formalization nearly 20 years ago, the concept of lipid rafts has generated a
tremendous amount of attention and interest and nearly as much controversy. The …