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 …

Multiscale simulations of biological membranes: the challenge to understand biological phenomena in a living substance

G Enkavi, M Javanainen, W Kulig, T Róg… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

Lipid–protein interactions are unique fingerprints for membrane proteins

V Corradi, E Mendez-Villuendas, HI Ingólfsson… - ACS central …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cell membranes contain hundreds of different proteins and lipids in an asymmetric
arrangement. Our current understanding of the detailed organization of cell membranes …

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 …

Oligomeric organization of membrane proteins from native membranes at nanoscale spatial and single-molecule resolution

G Walker, C Brown, X Ge, S Kumar… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The oligomeric organization of membrane proteins in native cell membranes is a critical
regulator of their function. High-resolution quantitative measurements of oligomeric …

Biological membrane organization and cellular signaling

X Cheng, JC Smith - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
To execute their many vital functions, cell membranes are highly organized. Here, we review
how membrane structure shapes signal transduction across membranes. Recent …

Lipid–protein interactions in plasma membrane organization and function

T Sych, KR Levental, E Sezgin - Annual review of biophysics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Lipid–protein interactions in cells are involved in various biological processes, including
metabolism, trafficking, signaling, host–pathogen interactions, and transmembrane …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating realistic membrane shapes

W Pezeshkian, SJ Marrink - Current opinion in cell biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological membranes exhibit diversity in their shapes and complexity in chemical
compositions that are linked to many cellular functions. These two central features of …

The role of cholesterol in M2 clustering and viral budding explained

D Kolokouris, IE Kalenderoglou… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The influenza A M2 homotetrameric channel consists of four transmembrane (TM) and four
amphipathic helices (AHs). This viral proton channel is suggested to form clusters in the …

The more the merrier: effects of macromolecular crowding on the structure and dynamics of biological membranes

M Löwe, M Kalacheva, AJ Boersma… - The FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins are essential and abundant components of cellular membranes. Being densely
packed within the limited surface area, proteins fulfil essential tasks for life, which include …