Effects of cholesterol on nano-mechanical properties of the living cell plasma membrane

Cell Cytoskeleton and Tether Extraction

(2011) B. Pontes et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Membrane cholesterol modulates cochlear electromechanics

(2011) William E. Brownell et al.   PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY

Cholesterol Influences Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and BK-Type Potassium Channels in Auditory Hair Cells

(2011) Erin K. Purcell et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of cholesterol-depleted or -restored cell membranes by depth-sensing nano-indentation

(2011) Yun-Ta Yang et al.   Soft Matter

Cell Membrane Tethers Generate Mechanical Force in Response to Electrical Stimulation

(2010) William E. Brownell et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Plasticity in Membrane Cholesterol Contributes toward Electrical Maturation of Hearing

(2010) Snezana Levic et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton

(2010) Daniel A. Fletcher et al.   NATURE

Effect of cholesterol on the rigidity of saturated and unsaturated membranes: fluctuation and electrodeformation analysis of giant vesicles

(2010) Rubèn Serral Gracià et al.   Soft Matter

Membrane Cholesterol Is a Biomechanical Regulator of Neutrophil Adhesion

(2009) Hana Oh et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Effect of cholesterol on structural and mechanical properties of membranes depends on lipid chain saturation

(2009) Jianjun Pan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

The Viscoelasticity of Membrane Tethers and Its Importance for Cell Adhesion

(2008) Julia Schmitz et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Membrane Composition Modulates Prestin-associated Charge Movement

(2008) John Sfondouris et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cholesterol Perturbs Lipid Bilayers Nonuniversally

(2008) Jianjun Pan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS