Structure of lipid bilayers

JF Nagle, S Tristram-Nagle - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2000‏ - Elsevier
The quantitative experimental uncertainty in the structure of fully hydrated, biologically
relevant, fluid (Lα) phase lipid bilayers has been too large to provide a firm base for …

Polymer–lipid hybrid materials

YK Go, C Leal - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Hierarchic self-assembly underpins much of the form and function seen in synthetic or
biological soft materials. Lipids are paramount examples, building themselves in nature or …

Structure of gel phase DMPC determined by X-ray diffraction

S Tristram-Nagle, Y Liu, J Legleiter, JF Nagle - Biophysical journal, 2002‏ - cell.com
The structure of fully hydrated gel phase dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers was
obtained at 10° C. Oriented lipid multilayers were used to obtain high signal-to-noise …

[HTML][HTML] Physical mechanisms of micro-and nanodomain formation in multicomponent lipid membranes

F Schmid - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This article summarizes a variety of physical mechanisms proposed in the literature, which
can generate micro-and nanodomains in multicomponent lipid bilayers and biomembranes …

Lipid bilayer structure

JF Nagle, S Tristram-Nagle - Current opinion in structural biology, 2000‏ - Elsevier
Fluctuations, inherent in flexible and biologically relevant lipid bilayers, make quantitative
structure determination challenging. Shortcomings in older methods of structure …

Utilizing machine learning to greatly expand the range and accuracy of bottom-up coarse-grained models through virtual particles

PG Sahrmann, TD Loose… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained (CG) models parametrized using atomistic reference data, ie,“bottom up”
CG models, have proven useful in the study of biomolecules and other soft matter. However …

Molecular structure of the lecithin ripple phase

AH de Vries, S Yefimov, AE Mark, SJ Marrink - Proceedings of the …, 2005‏ - pnas.org
Molecular dynamics simulations of lecithin lipid bilayers in water as they are cooled from the
liquid crystalline phase show the spontaneous formation of rippled bilayers. The ripple …

The observation of highly ordered domains in membranes with cholesterol

CL Armstrong, D Marquardt, H Dies, N Kučerka… - PLoS …, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
Rafts, or functional domains, are transient nano-or mesoscopic structures in the exoplasmic
leaflet of the plasma membrane, and are thought to be essential for many cellular processes …

Investigation of phase transitions of saturated phosphocholine lipid bilayers via molecular dynamics simulations

P Khakbaz, JB Klauda - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Lipid bilayers play an important role in biological systems as they protect cells against
unwanted chemicals and provide a barrier for material inside a cell from leaking out. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Temperature-controlled structure and kinetics of ripple phases in one-and two-component supported lipid bilayers

T Kaasgaard, C Leidy, JH Crowe, OG Mouritsen… - Biophysical journal, 2003‏ - cell.com
Temperature-controlled atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to visualize and
study the structure and kinetics of ripple phases in one-component …