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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of hydration on segmental chain librations and dynamical transition in lipid bilayers	145
Functional characterization of Legionella pneumophila Cu+ transport ATPase. The activation by Cu+ and ATP	72
Development of a charged model of the SARS-CoV-2 viral surface	55
Apparent “mild depolarization of the inner mitochondrial membrane” as a result of a possible generation of the outer membrane potential	36
The role of water coordination in the pH-dependent gating of hAQP10	34
Editorial Board	33
Formation of lipid raft nanodomains in homogeneous ternary lipid mixture of POPC/DPSM/cholesterol: Theoretical insights	32
Foreword	31
Cardiolipin nanodisks confer protection against doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction	30
Altering in vivo membrane sterol composition affects the activity of the cyclic lipopeptides tolaasin and sessilin against Pythium	28
A molecular mechanism for how pressure induces interdigitation of phospholipid bilayer membranes	27
The dynamical Matryoshka model: 3. Diffusive nature of the atomic motions contained in a new dynamical model for deciphering local lipid dynamics	27
The transported cations impose differences in the thermostability of the gastric H,K-ATPase. A kinetic analysis	26
Interaction of Lassa virus fusion and membrane proximal peptides with late endosomal membranes	25
Editorial Board	25
Biophysical investigations of the membrane interactions of collagen VI-derived host defense peptides	24
Proposed dual membrane contact with full-length Osh4	24
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	24
The effect of lipid composition on the thermal stability of nanodiscs	24
Probing amino acid side chains of the integral membrane protein PagP by solution NMR: Side chain immobilization facilitates association of secondary structures	23
Purification and membrane interactions of human KCNQ1100–370 potassium ion channel	23
Selectivity of cation transport across lipid membranes by the antibiotic salinomycin	22
Algorithm to catalogue topologies of dynamic lipid hydrogen-bond networks	22
Pro-inflammatory protein S100A9 alters membrane organization by dispersing ordered domains	21
Engraulisin: A novel marine derived cell penetrating peptide with activity against drug resistant bacteria	21

Different lateral packing stress in acyl chains alters KcsA orientation and structure in lipid membranes	20
Structural insights into the interaction of antifungal peptides and ergosterol containing fungal membrane	20
Editorial Board	20
TNF receptors: Structure-function relationships and therapeutic targeting strategies	20
Structural foundations for explaining the physiological roles of murzymes embedded in diverse phospholipid membranes	20
Tryptophan- and arginine-rich antimicrobial peptides: Anti-infectives with great potential	20
Characterization of intact FeoB in a lipid bilayer using styrene-maleic acid (SMA) copolymers	19
Growth-phase dependence of bacterial membrane lipid profile and labeling for in-cell solid-state NMR applications	19
Expression of the Bacillus subtilis TasA signal peptide leads to cell death in Escherichia coli due to inefficient cleavage by LepB	19
H1 helix of colicin U causes phospholipid membrane permeation	19
A historical biophysical dogma vs. an understanding of the structure and function of voltage-gated tetrameric ion channels. A review	18
Insights into short chain polyethylene penetration of phospholipid bilayers via atomistic molecular dynamics simulations	18
Critical point for membrane bilayer formation	18
DNA binding by pilins and their interaction with the inner membrane platform of the DNA transporter in Thermus thermophilus	18
Impact of cholesterol and Lumacaftor on the folding of CFTR helical hairpins	18
Purified myelin lipids display a critical mixing point at low surface pressure	18
A small molecule screen for paqr-2 suppressors identifies Tyloxapol as a membrane fluidizer for C. elegans and mammalian cells	18
Two phase coexistence in ternary mixtures of saturated and polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholines with cholesterol	18
Editorial Board	17
Improving our picture of the plasma membrane: Rafts induce ordered domains in a simplified model cytoplasmic leaflet	17
Phospholipid-functionalized gold electrode for cellular membrane interface studies - interactions between DMPC bilayer and human cystatin C	17
Role of membrane mimetics on biophysical EPR studies of membrane proteins	17
Pinholin S21 mutations induce structural topology and conformational changes	17
Expression of membrane beta-barrel protein in E. coli at low temperatures: Structure of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis OmpF porin inclusion bodies	17
Rescue of sirtuin inhibitor-dependent decrease in claudin-4 expression and paracellular barrier property in keratinocytes by epigallocatechin gallate	16
Exploring the permeation of fluoroquinolone metalloantibiotics across outer membrane porins by combining molecular dynamics simulations and a porin-mimetic in vitro model	16
The many faces of membrane tension: Challenges across systems and scales	16
Alkylation converts riboflavin into an efficient photosensitizer of phospholipid membranes	16
Membrane properties control the ATPase activity of the ABC transporter BmrA	16
Interaction of guanidinium and ammonium cations with phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine lipid bilayers – Calorimetric, spectroscopic and molecular dynamics simulations study	15
Light-driven proton transfers and proton transport by microbial rhodopsins – A biophysical perspective	15
Cytostatic effects of structurally different ginsenosides on yeast cells with altered sterol biosynthesis and transport	15
Simultaneous binding of the N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic domains of aquaporin 4 to calmodulin	15
Tachyplesin and CyLoP-1 as efficient anti-mycobacterial peptides: A novel finding	15
Investigation of biophysical properties of ion channels with nonlinear methods	15
Ca2+ dependence and kinetics of cell membrane repair after electropermeabilization	15
Novel lipid-interaction motifs within the C-terminal domain of Septin10 from Schistosoma mansoni	14
Impact of macromolecular crowding on the mesomorphic behavior of lipid self-assemblies	14
Lock and key: Quest to find the most compatible membrane mimetic for studying membrane proteins in native environment	14
Interactions of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate with model lipid membranes	14
Study on the correlation between proton transfer of phenolic hydroxyl groups of 6 flavonoid compounds and their antioxidant activities	14
Cholesterol's inhibition effect on entering of chlorzoxazone into phosphatidylethanolamine bilayer: Relevance to cytochrome P450 drug metabolism at endoplasmic reticulum membranes	14
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
Editorial Board	13
Impact of sphingomyelin acyl chain heterogeneity upon properties of raft-like membranes	13
Dynamic protein-protein interactions of KCNQ1 and KCNE1 measured by EPR line shape analysis	12
Partition of antimicrobial D-L-α-cyclic peptides into bacterial model membranes	12
The plasma membrane as an adaptable fluid mosaic	12
Spectroscopic signatures of bilayer ordering in native biological membranes	12
Corrigendum to “Interaction of N-terminal peptide analogues of the Na+,K+-ATPase with membranes” [BBA Biomembr. 1860 (6) (2018) 1282–1291]	12

Molecular mechanisms governing aquaporin relocalisation	12
The dynamical Matryoshka model: 2. Modeling of local lipid dynamics at the sub-nanosecond timescale in phospholipid membranes	12
The effect of membrane composition on the interaction between human CYP51 and its flavonoid inhibitor - luteolin 7,3′-disulfate	12
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	12
Comparison of structural properties of cyclosporin A and its analogue alisporivir and their effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics and membrane behavior	12
α-Synuclein interacts differently with membranes mimicking the inner and outer leaflets of neuronal membranes	11
Benzohydroxamate and nitrobenzohydroxamate affect membrane order: Correlations between spectroscopic and molecular dynamics to approach tuberculosis	11
The enigma of phosphoinositides and their derivatives: Their role in regulation of subcellular compartment morphology	11
Evaluation of aquaporin Z water permeability in bilayers using droplet interface systems with internal-pressure–defined membrane tension	11
Cholesterol drives enantiospecific effects of ibuprofen in biomimetic membranes	11
Ergosterol promotes aggregation of natamycin in the yeast plasma membrane	11
Barbellatanic acid, a new antitrypanosomal pseudo-disesquiterpenoid isolated from Nectandra barbellata, displayed interaction with protozoan cell membrane	11
Phospholipids diffusion on the surface of model lipid droplets	10
Repurposing dye ligands as antivirals via a docking approach on viral membrane and globular proteins – SARS-CoV-2 and HPV-16	10
Foreword — Aquaporins at thirty	10
Insights into the behavior of unsaturated diacylglycerols in mixed lipid bilayers in relation to protein kinase C activation—A molecular dynamics simulation study	10
A molecular dynamics study of cell-penetrating peptide transportan-10 (TP10): Binding, folding and insertion to transmembrane state in zwitterionic membrane	10
Arrangement of lipid vesicles and bicelle-like structures formed in the presence of Aβ(25–35) peptide	10
Evidence for Ca2+-induced structural change in diluted GD3 ganglioside dispersions	10
Editorial Board	10
A comparison of lipid diffusive dynamics in monolayers and bilayers in the context of interleaflet coupling	10
The role of signal sequence proximal residues in the mature region of bacterial secreted proteins in E. coli	10
Influence of lipid saturation on the structural properties of styrene maleic acid lipid nanoparticles (SMALPs)	9
Editorial Board	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
Phospholipid dependency of membrane protein insertion by the Sec translocon	9
Beyond Rule-of-five: Permeability Assessment of Semipeptidic Macrocycles	9
The impact of fluoxetine and pH values on relaxation of the ternary lipid monolayers	9
Amyloid-liposome composites as hybrid platforms for doxorubicin delivery	9
Phospholipid binding of the dengue virus envelope E protein segment containing the conserved His residue	9
Evidence for a transition in the cortical membranes of Paramecium	9
The α1 integrin cytoplasmic tail interacts with phosphoinositides and interferes with Akt activation	9
MemCross: Accelerated Weight Histogram method to assess membrane permeability	9
The role of the N-terminal amphipathic helix in bacterial YidC: Insights from functional studies, the crystal structure and molecular dynamics simulations	9
Measuring the bending rigidity of microbial glucolipid (biosurfactant) bioamphiphile self-assembled structures by neutron spin-echo (NSE): Interdigitated vesicles, lamellae and fibers	9
Computational modelling of diatom silicic acid transporters predicts a conserved fold with implications for their function and evolution	9
Improving chemical synthesis and the antimicrobial activity of human defensins through disulfide bond engineering of HBD-3	9
Spectroscopic behavior of bufotenine and bufotenine N-oxide: Solvent and pH effects and interaction with biomembrane models	9
Structural modification of lipid membranes by polyphenols: A fluorescence spectroscopy study	9
Peptide-membrane binding is not enough to explain bioactivity: A case study	9
Effects induced by η6-p-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes on Langmuir monolayers mimicking cancer and healthy cell membranes do not correlate with their toxicity	9
Identification of a sorting motif for Tspan3 to MHCII compartments in human B cells	9
Photochemical outcomes triggered by gold shell-isolated nanorods on bioinspired nanoarchitectonics for bacterial membranes	9
Differential effects of theasinensins and epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate on phospholipid bilayer structure and liposomal aggregation	9
Regulation of TRPV1 channel activities by intracellular ATP in the absence of capsaicin	8
Molecular dynamics simulation of apolipoprotein E3 lipid nanodiscs	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
Membrane reshaping by protein condensates	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
Photosensitizers incorporation in SOPC films at different hydration levels	8
Membrane protein extraction and purification using partially-esterified SMA polymers	8
Development of a novel fluorescence assay for studying lipid bilayer perturbation induced by amyloidogenic peptides using cell plasma membrane vesicles	8
Dynamics of the Acinetobacter baumannii inner membrane under exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acid stress	8
Coordinated regulation of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and phosphatidylserine levels by Osh4p and Osh5p is an essential regulatory mechanism in autophagy	8
Influence of DPPE surface undulations on melting temperature determination: UV/Vis spectroscopic and MD study	8
Corrigendum to “Unveiling the impact of membrane fluidity in shaping lipid-based drug delivery systems development.” [Biochim. Biophys. Acta (BBA) – Biomembr. Volume 1868, Issue 1, January 2026, 18446	8
Enriched cell-free and cell-based native membrane derived vesicles (nMV) enabling rapid in-vitro electrophysiological analysis of the voltage-gated sodium channel 1.5	8
Gangliosides smelt nanostructured amyloid Aβ(1–40) fibrils in a membrane lipid environment	8
Effect of glucosylation for the vertical movement of cholesterol in bilayer membranes	8
Divalent cations promote huntingtin fibril formation on endoplasmic reticulum derived and model membranes	8
Elucidating the interactions of endocannabinoid-like neurotransmitters, N-acyltaurines and bovine serum albumin: Spectroscopic and computational approaches	8
Rational design of magnetoliposomes for enhanced interaction with bacterial membrane models	8
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy for structural studies of polypeptides and lipids in extended physiological membranes	8