Our present picture of cell membranes as lipid bilayers is the legacy of a century's study that concentrated on the lipids and proteins of cell-surface membranes. Recent work is changing the ...

Shown are cells on a plain lipid bilayer before (b) and 5 min after inversion (d), and cells seeded on a GPI-Nlg lipid bilayer before (c) and 5 min after inversion (e).

A research group has developed a technology for mass-producing uniform artificial cells (lipid bilayer vesicles) with artificial model nuclei using microfluidic devices with high reproducibility. They ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows. This lipid abundance asymmetry is enabled by the unique properties of ...

Bilayer lipid membrane is a basic structure of cell membranes which are highly sensitive biosensors for chemical, optical and mechanical stimuli. The characteristic features of bilayer lipid membranes ...

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, adjusting the permeability of the membrane can improve drug delivery. Adding ...

image: Inducing peroxidation of unsaturated lipids in lipid bilayer view more . Credit: ©Science China Press. Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent regulated cell death process driven by excessive lipid ...

Lipid molecules have split personalities—one part loves water, whereas the other avoids it at all costs. Lipids make up cell membranes, the frontline defense in preventing cellular access to ...

Flipping lipids for cell transport-tubules Date: March 29, 2018 Source: Kyoto University ... it penetrates the cell's lipid bilayer, inducing the formation of a small inward curvature.

These organisms have a surface in which lipids are thought to be arranged in unusual hexagonal structures to form large rafts which give an alternative structure to the bilayer found in most cells.

image: The phospholipid bilayer is composed of many different lipids. Flipping certain ones from the outer to inner layer (and vice versa) allows the cell to change dynamics and interact with the ...