10 February 2022
Modeling heterogeneity of biological membranes – two faces of the liquid ordered phase

To model heterogeneity of biological membranes, including the putative lipid rafts, researchers commonly use synthetic and plasma membrane-derived vesicles with coexisting liquid ordered (Lo) and liquid disordered (Ld) lipid phases.…
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10 March 2021
Software tools for imaging of molecular processes in living cells

Fluorescence-detected linear dichroism microscopy is a useful technique for observing various molecular processes in living cells. It also allows determining the orientation of fluorescent molecules with respect to cellular structures.…
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8 November 2018
How do peptides penetrate cells? Two sides of the same coin

The simple transport of drugs directly into cells is one of the primary goals of the pharmaceutical industry. In large part, we still don’t possess a detailed understanding at the molecular level of the processes responsible for…
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