The plasma membrane is a complex system, consisting of two layers of lipids and proteins
compartmentalized into small structures called nanodomains. Despite the asymmetric …

Cell membranes are now emerging as finely tuned molecular systems, signifying that re‐
evaluation of our understanding of their structure is essential. Although the idea that cell …

Liquid-ordered lipid domains represent a lateral inhomogeneity in cellular membranes.
These domains have elastic and physicochemical properties different from those of the …

Controlling excitonic energy transfer at the molecular level is a key requirement for
transitioning nanophotonics research to viable devices with the main inspiration coming …

Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids consisting of a ceramide base and a bulky sugar chain
that contains one or more sialic acids. This unique structure endows gangliosides with a …

For the past 50 years, evidence for the existence of functional lipid domains has been
steadily accumulating. Although the notion of functional lipid domains, also known as" lipid …

Lipid rafts serve as anchoring platforms for membrane proteins. Thus far they escaped direct
observation by light microscopy due to their small size. Here we used differently colored …

Several studies now show that certain proteins exhibit selective preference toward liquid
ordered (L _o o) or toward liquid disordered (L _d d) regions of the heterogeneous …

Gangliosides are important glycosphingolipids involved in a multitude of physiological
functions. From a physicochemical standpoint, this is related to their ability to self-organize …

Gangliosides form an important class of receptor lipids containing a large oligosaccharide
headgroup whose ability to self-organize within lipid membranes results in the formation of …