The plasma membrane is of central importance for defining the closed volume of cells in
contradistinction to the extracellular environment. The plasma membrane not only serves as …

ABSTRACT A major focus of current biological studies is to fill the knowledge gaps between
cell, tissue and organism scales. To this end, a wide array of contemporary optical analytical …

Lipid packing is a crucial feature of cellular membranes. Quantitative analysis of membrane
lipid packing can be achieved using polarity sensitive probes whose emission spectrum …

Fluorescent probes for detecting the physical properties of cellular structures have become
valuable tools in life sciences. The fluorescence lifetime of molecular rotors can be used to …

Studies of biological membrane heterogeneity particularly benefit from the use of the
environment-sensitive fluorescent probe Laurdan, for which shifts in the emission, produced …

The fundamental mechanisms of protein and lipid organization at the plasma membrane
have continued to engage researchers for decades. Among proposed models, one idea has …

Abstract β‐Amyloid (Aβ) oligomers are neurotoxic and implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuronal plasma membranes may mediate formation of Aβ oligomers in vivo. Membrane …

Background Pathogenic bacteria are widespread in nature and can cause infections and
various complications, thereby posing a severe risk to public health. Therefore, simple …

The behavior of oxysterols in phospholipid membranes and their effects on membrane
properties were investigated by means of dynamic light scattering, fluorescence …

Over the past thirty years, researchers have highlighted the role played by a class of proteins
or polypeptides that forms pathogenic amyloid aggregates in vivo, including i) the amyloid …