Multiscale simulations of biological membranes: the challenge to understand biological phenomena in a living substance

G Enkavi, M Javanainen, W Kulig, T Róg… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

Non-HDL-cholesterol and apolipoprotein B compared with LDL-cholesterol in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment

SS Carr, AJ Hooper, DR Sullivan, JR Burnett - Pathology, 2019 - Elsevier
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) is the predominant atherogenic lipoprotein particle in the
circulation. Conventionally, a fasting lipid profile has been used for atherosclerotic …

Concepts and methods of solid-state NMR spectroscopy applied to biomembranes

TR Molugu, S Lee, MF Brown - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Concepts of solid-state NMR spectroscopy and applications to fluid membranes are
reviewed in this paper. Membrane lipids with 2H-labeled acyl chains or polar head groups …

A dual apolipoprotein C-II mimetic–apolipoprotein C-III antagonist peptide lowers plasma triglycerides

A Wolska, L Lo, DO Sviridov, M Pourmousa… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Recent genetic studies have established that hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is causally related
to cardiovascular disease, making it an active area for drug development. We describe a …

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 …

Therapeutic potential of ApoE-mimetic peptides in CNS disorders: Current perspective

S Ahmed, AH Pande, SS Sharma - Experimental Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
The prevalence and burden of CNS disorders are increasing significantly due to the
increase in life span and population. The contemporary need in CNS drug discovery is to …

The surface and hydration properties of lipid droplets

S Kim, JMJ Swanson - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) are energy storage organelles composed of neutral lipids, such as
triacylglycerol (TG) and sterol esters, surrounded by a phospholipid (PL) monolayer. Their …

Stressed lipid droplets: How neutral lipids relieve surface tension and membrane expansion drives protein association

S Kim, MI Oh, JMJ Swanson - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular storage organelles composed of neutral lipids, such as
triacylglycerol (TG), surrounded by a phospholipid (PL) monolayer decorated with specific …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid nanodiscs

M Pourmousa, RW Pastor - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
A lipid nanodisc is a discoidal lipid bilayer stabilized by proteins, peptides, or polymers on its
edge. Nanodiscs have two important connections to structural biology. The first is associated …

Physical characterization of triolein and implications for its role in lipid droplet biogenesis

S Kim, GA Voth - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lipid droplets (LDs) are neutral lipid-storing organelles surrounded by a phospholipid (PL)
monolayer. At present, how LDs are formed in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) bilayer is …