Mechanistic understanding from molecular dynamics in pharmaceutical research 2: lipid membrane in drug design

T Róg, M Girych, A Bunker - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
We review the use of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation as a drug design tool in the
context of the role that the lipid membrane can play in drug action, ie, the interaction …

Computational studies of lipid droplets

S Kim, JMJ Swanson, GA Voth - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular organelles whose primary function is energy storage.
Known to emerge from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) bilayer, LDs have a unique structure …

Cancer immune therapy using engineered‛ tail-flip**'nanoliposomes targeting alternatively activated macrophages

PR Kuninty, K Binnemars-Postma, A Jarray… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Alternatively-activated, M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) strongly
contribute to tumor growth, invasiveness and metastasis. Technologies to disable the pro …

Seipin transmembrane segments critically function in triglyceride nucleation and lipid droplet budding from the membrane

S Kim, J Chung, H Arlt, AJ Pak, RVF Jnr, TC Walther… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Lipid droplets (LDs) are organelles formed in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to store
triacylglycerol (TG) and sterol esters. The ER protein seipin is key for LD biogenesis. Seipin …

Key factors governing initial stages of lipid droplet formation

S Kim, C Li, RV Farese Jr, TC Walther… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lipid droplets (LDs) are neutral lipid storage organelles surrounded by a phospholipid (PL)
monolayer. LD biogenesis from the endoplasmic reticulum is driven by phase separation of …

Molecular dynamics simulations of intracellular lipid droplets: a new tool in the toolbox

J Sapia, S Vanni - FEBS letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous intracellular organelles with a central role in multiple lipid
metabolic pathways. However, identifying correlations between their structural properties …

[HTML][HTML] Recharging your fats: CHARMM36 parameters for neutral lipids triacylglycerol and diacylglycerol

P Campomanes, J Prabhu, V Zoni, S Vanni - Biophysical Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Neutral lipids (NLs) are an abundant class of cellular lipids. They are characterized by the
total lack of charged chemical groups in their structure, and, as a consequence, they play a …

Capturing the liquid-crystalline phase transformation: Implications for protein targeting to sterol ester-rich lipid droplets

RJ Braun, JMJ Swanson - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipid droplets are essential organelles that store and traffic neutral lipids. The phospholipid
monolayer surrounding their neutral lipid core engages with a highly dynamic proteome that …

Raman imaging for monitoring deuterated squalene-gemcitabine nanomedicines in single living breast cancer cells

A Al Assaad, C Alaouta, D Desmaële, E Buache… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
We have investigated the impact of gemcitabine (Gem) and deuterated gemcitabine-
squalene (GemSQ-d6) nanoparticles (NPs) on MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell …

Triglycerides Stabilize Water/Organic Interfaces of Changing Area via Conformational Flexibility

TC Kinard, SP Wrenn - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The role of triglycerides (TGs) in both natural and synthetic biological membranes has long
been the subject of study, involving metabolism, disease, and colloidal synthesis. TGs have …