2019
Recognition and protection of glycosphingolipids by synthetic nanoparticle receptors
Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Recognition and protection of glycosphingolipids by synthetic nanoparticle receptors. Chemical Communications 2019, 55: 4773-4776. PMID: 30946397, PMCID: PMC7474536, DOI: 10.1039/c9cc01694e.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Conformationally Switchable Water-Soluble Fluorescent Bischolate Foldamers as Membrane-Curvature Sensors
Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Conformationally Switchable Water-Soluble Fluorescent Bischolate Foldamers as Membrane-Curvature Sensors. Langmuir 2015, 31: 3919-3925. PMID: 25782344, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane curvature sensorMembrane curvatureIonic natureProtein-derived peptidesCellular movementLipid membranesVesicle fusionOnly proteinBiological processesAnionic lipidsΑ-faceSensitive fluorophoreFluorescent labelsFoldamersLipid compositionNBD groupAmount of cholesterolMembraneFluorophoresBuddingProteinSensorsBindingCholateAnalogues