Assessing the use of ellipsoidal microparticles for determining lipid membrane viscosity.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Biophysical journal"
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.020
Abstract: The viscosity of lipid membranes sets the timescales of membrane-associated motions, whether driven or diffusive, and therefore influences the dynamics of a wide range of cellular processes. Techniques to measure membrane viscosity remain sparse, however,… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; assessing use; ellipsoidal microparticles; membrane viscosity ... See more keywords
Protein Crowding and Cholesterol Increase Cell Membrane Viscosity in a Temperature Dependent Manner
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation"
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00060
Abstract: Shear viscosity of lipid membranes dictates how fast lipids, proteins, and other membrane constituents travel along the membrane and rotate around their principal axis, thus governing the rates of diffusion-limited reactions taking place at membranes.… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; crowding cholesterol; protein crowding; membrane viscosity ... See more keywords
The Role of Plasma Membrane Viscosity in the Response and Resistance of Cancer Cells to Oxaliplatin
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Cancers"
DOI: 10.3390/cancers13246165
Abstract: Simple Summary Understanding the role of the plasma membrane in the responses of cancer cells to chemotherapy is important because the cell membrane is directly involved in drug transport and the regulation of numerous biological… read more here.
Keywords: cancer cells; membrane; plasma membrane; viscosity ... See more keywords