2022
Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip (Small 51/2022)
Sundaram R, Bera M, Coleman J, Weerakkody J, Krishnakumar S, Ramakrishnan S. Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip (Small 51/2022). Small 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202270277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant plasma membrane vesiclesTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyMembrane protein assemblyPlasma membrane vesiclesReflection fluorescence microscopyDifferent cell typesSingle-molecule investigationsProtein functionProtein assembliesInner leafletPlasma membraneMembrane vesiclesCell typesLipid architectureFluorescence microscopyLipid membranesMolecule investigationsMembraneSilicon-based platformVesiclesAssemblyCellsBilayersLeaflets
2019
Highly Reproducible Physiological Asymmetric Membrane with Freely Diffusing Embedded Proteins in a 3D‐Printed Microfluidic Setup
Heo P, Ramakrishnan S, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Fleury J, Pincet F. Highly Reproducible Physiological Asymmetric Membrane with Freely Diffusing Embedded Proteins in a 3D‐Printed Microfluidic Setup. Small 2019, 15: e1900725. PMID: 30977975, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201900725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMost biological processesLipid leafletAreas of biologyEmbedded proteinsBiological processesRelevant lipidsProteinAsymmetric bilayersPhysiological conditionsModel membranesPlanar bilayersBilayer formation processInvaluable insightsBilayersConfocal microscopeMembraneLipidsTransmembraneBiologyLeafletsMicrofluidic setupRecapitulation