The Journal of Membrane Biology - Editors Choice
2022 - Highlighted articles
Cholesterol Stiffening of Lipid Membranes (this opens in a new tab)
Biomembrane order, dynamics, and other essential physicochemical parameters are controlled by cholesterol, a major component of mammalian cell membranes. Although cholesterol is...
Fathima T. Doole (this opens in a new tab), Teshani Kumarage, (this opens in a new tab) Rana Ashkar, (this opens in a new tab) and Michael F. Brown (this opens in a new tab) in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2022)
Interdigitation-Induced Order and Disorder in Asymmetric Membranes (this opens in a new tab)
We studied the transleaflet coupling of compositionally asymmetric liposomes in the fluid phase. The vesicles were produced by cyclodextrin-mediated lipid exchange and contained dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) in the inner leaflet and...
Moritz P. K. Frewein (this opens in a new tab), Paulina Piller (this opens in a new tab), Enrico F. Semeraro (this opens in a new tab)... in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2022)
Forces of Change: Optical Tweezers in Membrane Remodeling Studies (this opens in a new tab)
Optical tweezers allow precise measurement of forces and distances with piconewton and nanometer precision, and have thus been instrumental in elucidating the mechanistic details of various biological processes. Some examples include...
Sudheer K. Cheppali (this opens in a new tab), Raviv Dharan (this opens in a new tab), and Raya Sorkin (this opens in a new tab) in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2022)
Insights into Membrane Curvature Sensing and Membrane Remodeling by Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Protein Regions (this opens in a new tab)
Cellular membranes are highly dynamic in shape. They can rapidly and precisely regulate their shape to perform various cellular functions. The protein’s ability to sense membrane curvature is essential in various biological events such as cell signaling and membrane trafficking. As they are bound...
Chandra Has (this opens in a new tab), P. Sivadas (this opens in a new tab), and Sovan Lal Das (this opens in a new tab) in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2022)
2020 - Highlighted articles
Nicorandil Affects Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Function by Increasing Complex III Activity and ROS Production in Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria (this opens in a new tab)
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent potassium channels openers (KATP) protect skeletal muscle against function impairment through the activation of the mitochondrial KATP channels (mitoKATP). Previous reports...
E. Sánchez-Duarte (this opens in a new tab), C. Cortés-Rojo (this opens in a new tab), L. A. Sánchez-Briones (this opens in a new tab)… in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2020)
Partial Reactions of the Na,K-ATPase: Determination of Activation Energies and an Approach to Mechanism (this opens in a new tab)
Kinetic experiments were performed with preparations of kidney Na,K-ATPase in isolated membrane fragments or reconstituted in vesicles to obtain information of the activation energies under turnover conditions...
Hans-Jürgen Apell (this opens in a new tab) and Milena Roudna (this opens in a new tab) in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2020)
Experimental and Computational Characterization of Oxidized and Reduced Protegrin Pores in Lipid Bilayers (this opens in a new tab)
Protegrin-1 (PG-1), an 18-residue β-hairpin stabilized by two disulfide bonds, is a member of a family of powerful antimicrobial peptides which are believed to act through membrane permeabilization. Here we us...
Mykola V. Rodnin (this opens in a new tab), Victor Vasquez-Montes (this opens in a new tab), Binod Nepal (this opens in a new tab)… in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2020)
Towards a Quantitative Understanding of Protein–Lipid Bilayer Interactions at the Single Molecule Level: Opportunities and Challenges (this opens in a new tab)
Protein–lipid interfaces are among the most fundamental in biology. Yet applying conventional techniques to study the biophysical attributes of these systems is challenging and has left many unknowns. For exam...
Gavin M. King (this opens in a new tab) and Ioan Kosztin (this opens in a new tab) in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2020)
How We Came to Understand the “Tumultuous Chemical Heterogeneity” of the Lipid Bilayer Membrane (this opens in a new tab)
The path to our modern understanding of the structure of the lipid bilayer membrane is a long one that can be traced from today perhaps as far back as Benjamin Franklin in the eighteenth century. Here, I provi...
William C. Wimley (this opens in a new tab) in The Journal of Membrane Biology (this opens in a new tab) (2020)