Multiscale lipid membrane dynamics as revealed by neutron spectroscopy

VK Sharma, E Mamontov - Progress in Lipid Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The plasma membrane is one of the principal structural components of the cell and,
therefore, one of the key components of the cellular life. Because the membrane's dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic force microscopy to elucidate how peptides disrupt membranes

K Hammond, MG Ryadnov… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Atomic force microscopy is an increasingly attractive tool to study how peptides disrupt
membranes. Often performed on reconstituted lipid bilayers, it provides access to time and …

Understanding the structure and dynamics of complex biomembrane interactions by neutron scattering techniques

S Qian, VK Sharma, LA Clifton - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
The membrane is one of the key structural materials of biology at the cellular level.
Composed predominantly of a bilayer of lipids with embedded and bound proteins, it defines …

Effects of ionic liquids on biomembranes: A review on recent biophysical studies

S Mitra, VK Sharma, SK Ghosh - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been emerged as a versatile class of compounds that can be easily
tuned to achieve desirable properties for various applications. The ability of ILs to interact …

Backscattering silicon spectrometer (BASIS): sixteen years in advanced materials characterization

NC Osti, N Jalarvo, E Mamontov - Materials Horizons, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) is an experimental technique that can measure
parameters of mobility, such as diffusion jump rate and jump length, as well as localized …

Effects of NSAIDs on the nanoscopic dynamics of lipid membrane

VK Sharma, E Mamontov, M Tyagi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely prescribed for their antipyretic,
anti-inflammatory, and painkiller actions despite a wide spectrum of side effects. The …

Lipid lateral diffusion: mechanisms and modulators

VK Sharma, H Srinivasan, J Gupta, S Mitra - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The lateral diffusion of lipids within membrane is of paramount importance, serving as a
central mechanism in numerous physiological processes including cell signaling …

Ubiquicidin-derived peptides selectively interact with the anionic phospholipid membrane

J Bhatt Mitra, VK Sharma, A Mukherjee… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ubiquicidin (UBI)/ribosomal protein S30 (RS30) is an intracellular protein with antimicrobial
activities against various pathogens. UBI (29–41) and UBI (31–38) are two crucial peptides …

A critical review of short antimicrobial peptides from scorpion venoms, their physicochemical attributes, and potential for the development of new drugs

PA Fong-Coronado, V Ramirez… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Scorpion venoms have proven to be excellent sources of antimicrobial agents. However,
although many of them have been functionally characterized, they remain underutilized as …

[HTML][HTML] Neutron scattering studies on dynamics of lipid membranes

M Nagao, H Seto - Biophysics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Neutron scattering methods are powerful tools for the study of the structure and dynamics of
lipid bilayers in length scales from sub Å to tens to hundreds nm and the time scales from …