OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	136
Foreword	71
Formation of lipid raft nanodomains in homogeneous ternary lipid mixture of POPC/DPSM/cholesterol: Theoretical insights	44
Apparent “mild depolarization of the inner mitochondrial membrane” as a result of a possible generation of the outer membrane potential	39
A molecular mechanism for how pressure induces interdigitation of phospholipid bilayer membranes	32
Altering in vivo membrane sterol composition affects the activity of the cyclic lipopeptides tolaasin and sessilin against Pythium	31
The dynamical Matryoshka model: 3. Diffusive nature of the atomic motions contained in a new dynamical model for deciphering local lipid dynamics	31
The role of water coordination in the pH-dependent gating of hAQP10	30
Development of a charged model of the SARS-CoV-2 viral surface	27
Cardiolipin nanodisks confer protection against doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction	26
Functional characterization of Legionella pneumophila Cu+ transport ATPase. The activation by Cu+ and ATP	25
Exploring lipid-dependent conformations of membrane-bound α-synuclein with the VDAC nanopore	25
Comparison of functionality and structural stability of bacteriorhodopsin reconstituted in partially fluorinated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine liposomes with different perfluoroalkyl chain lengths	24
Influence of hydration on segmental chain librations and dynamical transition in lipid bilayers	24
The transported cations impose differences in the thermostability of the gastric H,K-ATPase. A kinetic analysis	23
Combined in-silico and in-vitro experiments support acid-base equilibrium as a tool to estimate the localization depth of 4-nitrophenol within a phospholipid bilayer	23
The effect of lipid composition on the thermal stability of nanodiscs	23
Algorithm to catalogue topologies of dynamic lipid hydrogen-bond networks	22
Structural insights into the interaction of antifungal peptides and ergosterol containing fungal membrane	22
Selectivity of cation transport across lipid membranes by the antibiotic salinomycin	22
Proposed dual membrane contact with full-length Osh4	21
TNF receptors: Structure-function relationships and therapeutic targeting strategies	21
Interaction of Lassa virus fusion and membrane proximal peptides with late endosomal membranes	21
Purification and membrane interactions of human KCNQ1100–370 potassium ion channel	21
Engraulisin: A novel marine derived cell penetrating peptide with activity against drug resistant bacteria	21

Pro-inflammatory protein S100A9 alters membrane organization by dispersing ordered domains	21
Expression of the Bacillus subtilis TasA signal peptide leads to cell death in Escherichia coli due to inefficient cleavage by LepB	20
Biophysical investigations of the membrane interactions of collagen VI-derived host defense peptides	20
Tryptophan- and arginine-rich antimicrobial peptides: Anti-infectives with great potential	20
Purified myelin lipids display a critical mixing point at low surface pressure	20
Probing amino acid side chains of the integral membrane protein PagP by solution NMR: Side chain immobilization facilitates association of secondary structures	20
DNA binding by pilins and their interaction with the inner membrane platform of the DNA transporter in Thermus thermophilus	20
Structural foundations for explaining the physiological roles of murzymes embedded in diverse phospholipid membranes	20
Editorial Board	20
A historical biophysical dogma vs. an understanding of the structure and function of voltage-gated tetrameric ion channels. A review	19
Pinholin S21 mutations induce structural topology and conformational changes	18
A small molecule screen for paqr-2 suppressors identifies Tyloxapol as a membrane fluidizer for C. elegans and mammalian cells	18
Editorial Board	18
The studies on the membrane activity of triester of phosphatidylcholine in artificial membrane systems	18
Inward-facing glycine residues create sharp turns in β-barrel membrane proteins	17
H1 helix of colicin U causes phospholipid membrane permeation	17
Evaluation of diffusion coefficient of P-glycoprotein molecules labeled with green fluorescent protein in living cell membrane	17
Critical point for membrane bilayer formation	17
Impact of cholesterol and Lumacaftor on the folding of CFTR helical hairpins	17
Characterization of intact FeoB in a lipid bilayer using styrene-maleic acid (SMA) copolymers	17
Insights into short chain polyethylene penetration of phospholipid bilayers via atomistic molecular dynamics simulations	17
Growth-phase dependence of bacterial membrane lipid profile and labeling for in-cell solid-state NMR applications	16
Editorial Board	16
Phospholipid-functionalized gold electrode for cellular membrane interface studies - interactions between DMPC bilayer and human cystatin C	16
Mitochondrial membranes modify mutant huntingtin aggregation	16
Different lateral packing stress in acyl chains alters KcsA orientation and structure in lipid membranes	16
Characterization of modeled inhibitory binding sites on isoform one of the Na+/H+ exchanger	16
Alkylation converts riboflavin into an efficient photosensitizer of phospholipid membranes	16
Expression of membrane beta-barrel protein in E. coli at low temperatures: Structure of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis OmpF porin inclusion bodies	16
Exploring the permeation of fluoroquinolone metalloantibiotics across outer membrane porins by combining molecular dynamics simulations and a porin-mimetic in vitro model	16
Role of membrane mimetics on biophysical EPR studies of membrane proteins	15
Improving our picture of the plasma membrane: Rafts induce ordered domains in a simplified model cytoplasmic leaflet	15
Interaction of guanidinium and ammonium cations with phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine lipid bilayers – Calorimetric, spectroscopic and molecular dynamics simulations study	15
The many faces of membrane tension: Challenges across systems and scales	15
Light-driven proton transfers and proton transport by microbial rhodopsins – A biophysical perspective	15
Membrane properties control the ATPase activity of the ABC transporter BmrA	15
Cholesterol's inhibition effect on entering of chlorzoxazone into phosphatidylethanolamine bilayer: Relevance to cytochrome P450 drug metabolism at endoplasmic reticulum membranes	14
Membranotropic and biological activities of the membrane fusion peptides from SARS-CoV spike glycoprotein: The importance of the complete internal fusion peptide domain	14
Ca2+ dependence and kinetics of cell membrane repair after electropermeabilization	14
Lock and key: Quest to find the most compatible membrane mimetic for studying membrane proteins in native environment	14
Impact of macromolecular crowding on the mesomorphic behavior of lipid self-assemblies	14
Novel lipid-interaction motifs within the C-terminal domain of Septin10 from Schistosoma mansoni	14
Simultaneous binding of the N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic domains of aquaporin 4 to calmodulin	14
Study on the correlation between proton transfer of phenolic hydroxyl groups of 6 flavonoid compounds and their antioxidant activities	14
Tachyplesin and CyLoP-1 as efficient anti-mycobacterial peptides: A novel finding	13
Benzohydroxamate and nitrobenzohydroxamate affect membrane order: Correlations between spectroscopic and molecular dynamics to approach tuberculosis	13
Investigating the competitive effects of cholesterol and melatonin in model lipid membranes	13
Cytostatic effects of structurally different ginsenosides on yeast cells with altered sterol biosynthesis and transport	13
Spectroscopic signatures of bilayer ordering in native biological membranes	13
Replacement of phenyl substituents at phosphorus by hexyl ones in 2-(2-hydroxyaryl)vinylphosphonium salts can tune the nature of the induced proton transport through lipid membranes	13

Cholesterol drives enantiospecific effects of ibuprofen in biomimetic membranes	13
Interactions of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate with model lipid membranes	13
Distinct regions of its first intracellular loop contribute to the proper localization, transport activity and substrate-affinity adjustment of the main yeast K+ importer Trk1	13
The dynamical Matryoshka model: 2. Modeling of local lipid dynamics at the sub-nanosecond timescale in phospholipid membranes	13
Editorial Board	13
Impact of sphingomyelin acyl chain heterogeneity upon properties of raft-like membranes	12
Ionization properties of monophosphoinositides in mixed model membranes	12
The effect of membrane composition on the interaction between human CYP51 and its flavonoid inhibitor - luteolin 7,3′-disulfate	12
Comparison of structural properties of cyclosporin A and its analogue alisporivir and their effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics and membrane behavior	12
Dynamic protein-protein interactions of KCNQ1 and KCNE1 measured by EPR line shape analysis	12
Can di-4-ANEPPDHQ reveal the structural differences between nanodiscs and liposomes?	12
The plasma membrane as an adaptable fluid mosaic	12
A comparison of lipid diffusive dynamics in monolayers and bilayers in the context of interleaflet coupling	11
Molecular mechanisms governing aquaporin relocalisation	11
Evaluation of aquaporin Z water permeability in bilayers using droplet interface systems with internal-pressure–defined membrane tension	11
Foreword — Aquaporins at thirty	11
Partition of antimicrobial D-L-α-cyclic peptides into bacterial model membranes	11
Barbellatanic acid, a new antitrypanosomal pseudo-disesquiterpenoid isolated from Nectandra barbellata, displayed interaction with protozoan cell membrane	11
Insights into the behavior of unsaturated diacylglycerols in mixed lipid bilayers in relation to protein kinase C activation—A molecular dynamics simulation study	11
Editorial Board	11
New short cationic antibacterial peptides. Synthesis, biological activity and mechanism of action	11
Amyloid-liposome composites as hybrid platforms for doxorubicin delivery	10
The role of signal sequence proximal residues in the mature region of bacterial secreted proteins in E. coli	10
Ergosterol promotes aggregation of natamycin in the yeast plasma membrane	10
Phospholipids diffusion on the surface of model lipid droplets	10
Arrangement of lipid vesicles and bicelle-like structures formed in the presence of Aβ(25–35) peptide	10
The enigma of phosphoinositides and their derivatives: Their role in regulation of subcellular compartment morphology	10
A molecular dynamics study of cell-penetrating peptide transportan-10 (TP10): Binding, folding and insertion to transmembrane state in zwitterionic membrane	10
Discerning perturbed assembly of lipids in a model membrane in presence of violacein	10
Lipids, membranes, colloids and cells: A long view	10
Repurposing dye ligands as antivirals via a docking approach on viral membrane and globular proteins – SARS-CoV-2 and HPV-16	10
α-Synuclein interacts differently with membranes mimicking the inner and outer leaflets of neuronal membranes	10
Editorial Board	9
Differential effects of theasinensins and epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate on phospholipid bilayer structure and liposomal aggregation	9
The role of the N-terminal amphipathic helix in bacterial YidC: Insights from functional studies, the crystal structure and molecular dynamics simulations	9
Evidence for a transition in the cortical membranes of Paramecium	9
Editorial Board	9
Peptide-membrane binding is not enough to explain bioactivity: A case study	9
Bicontinuous inverted cubic phase stabilization as an index of antimicrobial and membrane fusion peptide activity	9
WIND-PVPA: Water/Ion NMR Detected PVPA to assess lipid barrier integrity in vitro through quantification of passive water- and ion transport	9
Evidence for Ca2+-induced structural change in diluted GD3 ganglioside dispersions	9
Phospholipid dependency of membrane protein insertion by the Sec translocon	9
Spectroscopic behavior of bufotenine and bufotenine N-oxide: Solvent and pH effects and interaction with biomembrane models	9
Phospholipid binding of the dengue virus envelope E protein segment containing the conserved His residue	9
Functional dissection of structural regions of the Thermus thermophilus competence protein PilW: Implication in secretin complex stability, natural transformation and pilus functions	9
Beyond Rule-of-five: Permeability Assessment of Semipeptidic Macrocycles	8
Distribution of ion pairs into a bilayer lipid membrane and its effect on the ionic permeability	8
MemCross: Accelerated Weight Histogram method to assess membrane permeability	8
Photochemical outcomes triggered by gold shell-isolated nanorods on bioinspired nanoarchitectonics for bacterial membranes	8
Dynamics of the Acinetobacter baumannii inner membrane under exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acid stress	8
Cholesterol interaction attenuates scramblase activity of SCRM-1 in the artificial membrane	8
Gangliosides smelt nanostructured amyloid Aβ(1–40) fibrils in a membrane lipid environment	8
Divalent cations promote huntingtin fibril formation on endoplasmic reticulum derived and model membranes	8
Investigating the action of the microalgal pigment marennine on Vibrio splendidus by in vivo 2H and 31P solid-state NMR	8
Measuring the bending rigidity of microbial glucolipid (biosurfactant) bioamphiphile self-assembled structures by neutron spin-echo (NSE): Interdigitated vesicles, lamellae and fibers	8
Structural modification of lipid membranes by polyphenols: A fluorescence spectroscopy study	8
The impact of fluoxetine and pH values on relaxation of the ternary lipid monolayers	8
The α1 integrin cytoplasmic tail interacts with phosphoinositides and interferes with Akt activation	8
Molecular dynamics simulation of apolipoprotein E3 lipid nanodiscs	8
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy for structural studies of polypeptides and lipids in extended physiological membranes	8
Photosensitizers incorporation in SOPC films at different hydration levels	8
Amino acids critical for lipid/s-interaction at the lipid-water-interface of TRPV5/TRPV6 remain different during vertebrate radiation: Relevance in cancer, bone disorders and other pathophysiologies	8
Elucidating the interactions of endocannabinoid-like neurotransmitters, N-acyltaurines and bovine serum albumin: Spectroscopic and computational approaches	8
Membrane reshaping by protein condensates	8
Membrane protein extraction and purification using partially-esterified SMA polymers	8
Identification of a sorting motif for Tspan3 to MHCII compartments in human B cells	8
Computational modelling of diatom silicic acid transporters predicts a conserved fold with implications for their function and evolution	8
Effects induced by η6-p-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes on Langmuir monolayers mimicking cancer and healthy cell membranes do not correlate with their toxicity	8
Influence of lipid saturation on the structural properties of styrene maleic acid lipid nanoparticles (SMALPs)	8
Bird aquaporins: Molecular machinery for urine concentration	8
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy probing of structural alterations in the cellular membrane of abscopal liver cells	8
Caffeic acid phenolipids in the protection of cell membranes from oxidative injuries. Interaction with the membrane phospholipid bilayer	8
Impact of cholesterol and sphingomyelin on intrinsic membrane permeability	8
Development of a novel fluorescence assay for studying lipid bilayer perturbation induced by amyloidogenic peptides using cell plasma membrane vesicles	8
Effect of glucosylation for the vertical movement of cholesterol in bilayer membranes	8
Coordinated regulation of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and phosphatidylserine levels by Osh4p and Osh5p is an essential regulatory mechanism in autophagy	8