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Publisher’s note

A word of farewell and a word of welcome

1

Editorial

BBA in the year 2007

doi

D.E. Vance 3

Review

Oligomeric states of the SecA and SecYEG core

components of the bacterial Sec translocon

S.L. Rusch and D.A. Kendall 5

Regular papers

Quantifying the effects of melittin on liposomes

J.F. Popplewell, M.J. Swann, N.J. Freeman,

C. McDonnell and R.C. Ford 13

Expression and purification of two anti-CD19 single

chain Fv fragments for targeting of liposomes to

CD19-expressing cells

W.W.K. Cheng, D. Das, M. Suresh and

T.M. Allen 21

Configuration of influenza hemagglutinin fusion peptide

monomers and oligomers in membranes

M. Sammalkorpi and T. Lazaridis 30

Gating of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel by a pore-lining

phenylalanine residue

A. Rojas, J. Wu, R. Wang and C. Jiang 39

Conformational and functional studies of gomesin

analogues by CD, EPR and fluorescence spectroscopies

L.G.M. Moraes, M.A. Fázio, R.F.F. Vieira,

C.R. Nakaie, M.T.M. Miranda, S. Schreier,

S. Daffre and A. Miranda 52

Membrane localization and dynamics of Nile Red: Effect

of cholesterol

S. Mukherjee, H. Raghuraman and

A. Chattopadhyay 59

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Lipid dependence of diadinoxanthin solubilization and

de-epoxidation in artificial membrane systems

resembling the lipid composition of the natural

thylakoid membrane

R. Goss, D. Latowski, J. Grzyb, A. Vieler, M. Lohr,

C. Wilhelm and K. Strzalka 67

Modulation of proton-induced current fluctuations in the

human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel

C. Danelon, J. Grandl, R. Hovius and H. Vogel 76

Atomic force microscope visualization of lipid bilayer

degradation due to action of phospholipase A2 and

Humicola lanuginosa lipase

K. Balashev, N. John DiNardo, T.H. Callisen,

A. Svendsen and T. Bjørnholm 90

Supported planar bilayers from hexagonal phases

Ò. Domènech, A. Morros, M.E. Cabañas,

M. Teresa Montero and J. Hernández-Borrell 100

Comparison of excitation and emission ratiometric

fluorescence methods for quantifying the membrane

dipole potential

M.F. Vitha and R.J. Clarke 107

The membrane-induced structure of melittin is correlated

with the fluidity of the lipids

A. Andersson, H. Biverståhl, J. Nordin,

J. Danielsson, E. Lindahl and L. Mäler 115

Inhibitors of amyloid h-protein aggregation mediated byGM1-containing raft-like membranes

K. Matsuzaki, T. Noguch, M. Wakabayashi,

K. Ikeda, T. Okada, Y. Ohashi, M. Hoshino and

H. Naiki 122

Lack of enantiomeric specificity in the effects of

anesthetic steroids on lipid bilayers

J.-M. Alakoskela, D.F. Covey and P.K.J. Kinnunen 131

Preferential accumulation of Ah(1�42) on gel phasedomains of lipid bilayers: An AFM and fluorescence

study

A. Choucair, M. Chakrapani, B. Chakravarthy,

J. Katsaras and L.J. Johnston 146

Spatial and temporal Ca2+,Mg2+, and ATP2� dynamics in

cardiac dyads during calcium release

I. Valent, A. Zahradnı́ková, J. Pavelková and

I. Zahradnı́k 155

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Differential effects of carotenoids on lipid peroxidation due

to membrane interactions: X-ray diffraction analysis

H.P. McNulty, J. Byun, S.F. Lockwood, R.F. Jacob

and R.P. Mason 167

Acknowledgement

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Review

Deciphering the mechanisms of intestinal imino (and

amino) acid transport: The redemption of SLC36A1

D.T. Thwaites and C.M.H. Anderson 179

Regular papers

Does isoprene protect plant membranes from thermal

shock? A molecular dynamics study

M.E. Siwko, S.J. Marrink, A.H. de Vries, A. Kozubek,

A.J.M. Schoot Uiterkamp and A.E. Mark 198

Vitamin B1 thiazole derivative reduces transmembrane

current through ionic channels formed by toxins from

black widow spider venom and sea anemone in planar

phospholipid membranes

O.Y. Shatursky, T.M. Volkova, O.V. Romanenko,

N.H. Himmelreich and E.V. Grishin 207

Structure and localization of an essential transmembrane

segment of the proton translocation channel of yeast

H+-V-ATPase

A.M.S. Duarte, C.J.A.M. Wolfs, N.A.J. van Nuland,

M.A. Harrison, J.B.C. Findlay, C.P.M. van Mierlo

and M.A. Hemminga 218

Multilayers at the surface of solutions of exogenous lung

surfactant: Direct observation by neutron reflection

D. Follows, F. Tiberg, R.K. Thomas and M. Larsson 228

Defect formation of lytic peptides in lipid membranes

and their influence on the thermodynamic properties

of the pore environment

V. Oliynyk, U. Kaatze and T. Heimburg 236

Interaction of sitamaquine with membrane lipids of

Leishmania donovani promastigotes

A.M. Dueñas-Romero, P.M. Loiseau and

M. Saint-Pierre-Chazalet 246

The properties of Bacillus cereus hemolysin II pores

depend on environmental conditions

Z.I. Andreeva, V.F. Nesterenko, M.G. Fomkina,

V.I. Ternovsky, N.E. Suzina, A.Y. Bakulina,

A.S. Solonin and E.V. Sineva 253

Glutamate, water and ion transport through a charged

nanosize pore

G. De Luca and M.I. Glavinović 264

Complexation of phosphocholine liposomes with poly-

lysine. Stabilization by surface coverage versus

aggregation

D. Volodkin, V. Ball, P. Schaaf, J.-C. Voegel and

H. Mohwald 280

The glutamine/amino acid transporter (ASCT2) recon-

stituted in liposomes: Transport mechanism, regula-

tion by ATP and characterization of the glutamine/

glutamate antiport

F. Oppedisano, L. Pochini, M. Galluccio and

C. Indiveri 291

Visualizing the localization of sulfoglycolipids in lipid

raft domains in model membranes and sperm

membrane extracts

W. Weerachatyanukul, I. Probodh, K. Kongmanas,

N. Tanphaichitr and L.J. Johnston 299

Roles of basic residues and salt-bridge interaction in a

vacuolar H+-pumping pyrophosphatase (AVP1) from

Arabidopsis thaliana

M. Zancani, L.A. Skiera and D. Sanders 311

Short-term exposure to waterborne free silver has acute

effects on membrane current of Xenopus oocytes

M.K. Schnizler, R. Bogdan, A. Bennert, N.R. Bury,

M. Fronius and W. Clauss 317

Hydrogen-bond formation of the residue in H-loop of

the nucleotide binding domain 2 with the ATP in this

site and/or other residues of multidrug resistance

protein MRP1 plays a crucial role during ATP-

dependent solute transport

R. Yang and X.-b. Chang 324

Differences in the domain forming properties of N-

palmitoylated neutral glycosphingolipids in bilayer

membranes

S. Maunula, Y.J.E. Björkqvist, J.P. Slotte and

B. Ramstedt 336

Antifungal activity of C3a and C3a-derived peptides

against Candida

A. Sonesson, L. Ringstad, E. Andersson Nordahl,

M. Malmsten, M. Mörgelin and A. Schmidtchen 346

Molecular studies of the gel to liquid-crystalline phase

transition for fully hydrated DPPC and DPPE bilayers

S. Leekumjorn and A.K. Sum 354

The pH-dependent distribution of the photosensitizer

chlorin e6 among plasma proteins and membranes: A

physico-chemical approach

H. Mojzisova, S. Bonneau, C. Vever-Bizet and

D. Brault 366

Lipoplex formulation of superior efficacy exhibits high

surface activity and fusogenicity, and readily releases

DNA

R. Koynova, Y.S. Tarahovsky, L. Wang and

R.C. MacDonald 375

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Rapid report

How important are transmembrane helices of bitopic

membrane proteins?

M. Zviling, U. Kochva and I.T. Arkin 387

Regular papers

Characterization of liposomes coated with S-layer

proteins from lactobacilli

A. Hollmann, L. Delfederico, G. Glikmann,

G. De Antoni, L. Semorile and E.A. Disalvo 393

Differential effect of cross-linking the CD98 heavy

chain on fusion and amino acid transport in the

human placental trophoblast (BeWo) cell line

P. Dalton, H.C. Christian, C.W.G. Redman,

I.L. Sargent and C.A.R. Boyd 401

Atomic force microscopy study of the antimicrobial

action of Sushi peptides on Gram negative bacteria

A. Li, P.Y. Lee, B. Ho, J.L. Ding and C.T. Lim 411

Translocation and nuclear accumulation of monomer

and dimer of HIV-1 Tat basic domain in triticale

mesophyll protoplasts

A. Chugh and F. Eudes 419

Development and characterization of magnetic cationic

liposomes for targeting tumor microvasculature

S. Dandamudi and R.B. Campbell 427

Profilin binding to sub-micellar concentrations of

phosphatidylinositol (4,5) bisphosphate and

phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5) trisphosphate

P.D.J. Moens and L.A. Bagatolli 439

Effect of arbutin on the dipole potential and area per

lipid of ester and ether phosphatidylcholine and

phosphatidyl ethanolamine monolayers

F. Lairion and E.A. Disalvo 450

Evidence that late-endosomal SNARE multimerization

complex is promoted by transmembrane segments

L. Mascia and D. Langosch 457

Location and dynamics of acyl chain NBD-labeled

phosphatidylcholine (NBD-PC) in DPPC bilayers.

A molecular dynamics and time-resolved fluorescence

anisotropy study

L.M.S. Loura and J.P. Prates Ramalho 467

Thermotropic and barotropic phase transitions in bilayer

membranes of ether-linked phospholipids with

varying alkyl chain lengths

H. Matsuki, E. Miyazaki, F. Sakano, N. Tamai and

S. Kaneshina 479

The detrimental effect of serum albumin on the re-

spreading of a dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine Lang-

muir monolayer is counteracted by a fluorocarbon gas

F. Gerber, M.P. Krafft and T.F. Vandamme 490

Activation of Archaeoglobus fulgidus Cu+-ATPase CopA

by cysteine

Y. Yang, A.K. Mandal, L.M. Bredeston,

F. Luis González-Flecha and J.M. Argüello 495

Spontaneous, intervesicular transfer rates of fluorescent,

acyl chain-labeled phosphatidylcholine analogs

S.M. Elvington and J.W. Nichols 502

Structure of the antimicrobial h-hairpin peptide prote-grin-1 in a DLPC lipid bilayer investigated by

molecular dynamics simulation

H. Khandelia and Y.N. Kaznessis 509

New arrangement of proteins and lipids in the stratum

corneum cornified envelope

O. López, M. Cócera, P.W. Wertz, C. López-Iglesias

and A. de la Maza 521

Transmembrane helices of membrane proteins may flex

to satisfy hydrophobic mismatch

P.L. Yeagle, M. Bennett, V. Lemaı̂tre and A. Watts 530

The predicted transmembrane fragment 17 of the human

multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) behaves as an

interfacial helix in membrane mimics

M. Vincent, J. Gallay, N. Jamin, M. Garrigos and

B. de Foresta 538

Surface tension induced by sphingomyelin to ceramide

conversion in lipid membranes

I. López-Montero, M. Vélez and P.F. Devaux 553

Orientational polarisability of lipid membrane surfaces

G. Le Goff, M.F. Vitha and R.J. Clarke 562

Cellular entry pathway and gene transfer capacity of

TAT-modified lipoplexes

R.E. Vandenbroucke, S.C. De Smedt, J. Demeester

and N.N. Sanders 571

The human non-gastric H,K-ATPase has a different

cation specificity than the rat enzyme

H.G.P. Swarts, J.B. Koenderink, P.H.G.M. Willems

and J.J.H.H.M. De Pont 580

Effect of hydrogen peroxide production and the Fenton

reaction on membrane composition of Streptococcus

pneumoniae

S. Pesakhov, R. Benisty, N. Sikron, Z. Cohen,

P. Gomelsky, I. Khozin-Goldberg, R. Dagan and

N. Porat 590

Structural correlates of antimicrobial efficacy in IL-8

and related human kinocidins

N.Y. Yount, A.J. Waring, K.D. Gank, W.H. Welch,

D. Kupferwasser and M.R. Yeaman 598

Modular determinants of antimicrobial activity in platelet

factor-4 family kinocidins

M.R. Yeaman, N.Y. Yount, A.J. Waring,

K.D. Gank, D. Kupferwasser, R. Wiese, A.S. Bayer

and W.H. Welch 609

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Phase behavior and dynamic heterogeneities in lipids: A

coarse-grained simulation study of DPPC–DPPE

mixtures

B.Y. Wong and R. Faller 620

Shiga toxin B-subunit sequential binding to its natural

receptor in lipid membranes

D.G. Pina, L. Johannes and M.A.R.B. Castanho 628

Regulation of transporter expression in mouse liver,

kidney, and intestine during extrahepatic cholestasis

A.L. Slitt, K. Allen, J. Morrone, L.M. Aleksunes,

C. Chen, J.M. Maher, J.E. Manautou,

N.J. Cherrington and C.D. Klaassen 637

Binding of the dystrophin second repeat to membrane di-

oleyl phospholipids is dependent upon lipid packing

E. Le Rumeur, S. Pottier, G. Da Costa,

L. Metzinger, L. Mouret, C. Rocher, M. Fourage,

C. Rondeau-Mouro and A. Bondon 648

Cholesterol depletion induces dynamic confinement of

the G-protein coupled serotonin1A receptor in the

plasma membrane of living cells

T.J. Pucadyil and A. Chattopadhyay 655

Metal contaminants promote degradation of lipid/DNA

complexes during lyophilization

M.d.C. Molina and T.J. Anchordoquy 669

Coencapsulation of irinotecan and floxuridine into low

cholesterol-containing liposomes that coordinate drug

release in vivo

P.G. Tardi, R.C. Gallagher, S. Johnstone,

N. Harasym, M. Webb, M.B. Bally and L.D. Mayer 678

Aquaporin-11 containing a divergent NPA motif has

normal water channel activity

K. Yakata, Y. Hiroaki, K. Ishibashi, E. Sohara,

S. Sasaki, K. Mitsuoka and Y. Fujiyoshi 688

The role of lipid II in membrane binding of and pore

formation by nisin analyzed by two combined

biosensor techniques

K. Christ, I. Wiedemann, U. Bakowsky, H.-G. Sahl

and G. Bendas 694

Association of vasoactive intestinal peptide with

polymer-grafted liposomes: Structural aspects for

pulmonary delivery

B. Stark, P. Debbage, F. Andreae, W. Mosgoeller

and R. Prassl 705

Effects of topology, length, and charge on the activity of

a kininogen-derived peptide on lipid membranes and

bacteria

L. Ringstad, L. Kacprzyk, A. Schmidtchen and

M. Malmsten 715

Effects of freezing on membranes and proteins in

LNCaP prostate tumor cells

W.F. Wolkers, S.K. Balasubramanian, E.L. Ongstad,

H.C. Zec and J.C. Bischof 728

Pharmacokinetics of poly(hydroxyethyl-l-asparagine)-

coated liposomes is superior over that of PEG-coated

liposomes at low lipid dose and upon repeated

administration

B. Romberg, C. Oussoren, C.J. Snel, M.G. Carstens,

W.E. Hennink and G. Storm 737

Erratum

Erratum to bSteroid structural requirements for inter-action of ostreolysin, a lipid-raft binding cytolysin,

with lipid monolayers and bilayersQ [Biochim. Bio-phys. Acta 1758 (2006) 1662–1670]

K. Rebolj, N. Poklar Ulrih, P. Maček and

K. Sepčić 744

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to bSubstrate specificity of a chimera madefrom Xenopus SGLT1-like protein and rabbit SGLT1Q[Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1758 (2006) 747–754]

K. Nagata and Y. Hata 745

Preface

G protein-coupled receptors, signaling mechanisms and

pathophysiological relevance

P.V. Escribá 747

Historical overview

Seven transmembrane receptors—A brief personal

retrospective

R.J. Lefkowitz 748

The discovery of signal transduction by G proteins. A

personal account and an overview of the initial

findings and contributions that led to our present

understanding

L. Birnbaumer 756

Expansion of signal transduction by G proteins: The

second 15 years or so: From 3 to 16 a subunits plushg dimers

L. Birnbaumer 772

GPCR structure and function

G protein coupled receptor structure and activation

B.K. Kobilka 794

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G-protein coupled receptor structure

P.L. Yeagle and A.D. Albert 808

G protein-coupled receptor dimerisation: Molecular

basis and relevance to function

G. Milligan 825

Lipid–protein interactions in GPCR-associated signaling

P.V. Escribá, P.B. Wedegaertner, F.M. Goñi and

O. Vögler 836

Regulation of G protein-coupled receptor export

trafficking

C. Dong, C.M. Filipeanu, M.T. Duvernay and

G. Wu 853

Dopamine D3 receptor ligands—Recent advances in the

control of subtype selectivity and intrinsic activity

F. Boeckler and P. Gmeiner 871

GPCRs and cell signaling

Dynamic phospholipid signaling by G protein-coupled

receptors

P.A. Oude Weernink, L. Han, K.H. Jakobs and

M. Schmidt 888

The cell biology of Smo signalling and its relationships

with GPCRs

A. Ruiz-Gómez, C. Molnar, H. Holguı́n,

F. Mayor Jr. and J.F. de Celis 901

The G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK)

interactome: Role of GRKs in GPCR regulation and

signaling

C. Ribas, P. Penela, C. Murga, A. Salcedo,

C. Garcı́a-Hoz, M. Jurado-Pueyo, I. Aymerich and

F. Mayor Jr. 913

Lysophospholipid receptors: Signalling, pharmacology

and regulation by lysophospholipid metabolism

D. Meyer zu Heringdorf and K.H. Jakobs 923

G protein-coupled receptors control NMDARs and

metaplasticity in the hippocampus

J.F. MacDonald, M.F. Jackson and M.A. Beazely 941

Regulation of CXCR4 signaling

J.M. Busillo and J.L. Benovic 952

GPCRs in human pathologies and therapy

G protein-coupled receptor systems and their lipid

environment in health disorders during aging

R. Alemany, J.S. Perona, J.M. Sánchez-Dominguez,

E. Montero, J. Cañizares, R. Bressani,

P.V. Escribá and V. Ruiz-Gutierrez 964

G protein-coupled receptors in major psychiatric

disorders

L.A. Catapano and H.K. Manji 976

Impact of GPCRs in clinical medicine: Monogenic

diseases, genetic variants and drug targets

P.A. Insel, C.-M. Tang, I. Hahntow and

M.C. Michel 994

Cardiac GPCRs: GPCR signaling in healthy and failing

hearts

N.C. Salazar, J. Chen and H.A. Rockman 1006

Rapid report

How much solute is needed to inhibit the fluid to gel

membrane phase transition at low hydration?

T. Lenné, G. Bryant, R. Holcomb and K.L. Koster 1019

Regular papers

Different ionic conditions prompt NHE2 and NHE3

translocation to the plasma membrane

J.S. Gens, H. Du, L. Tackett, S.-S. Kong, S. Chu

and M.H. Montrose 1023

Distribution of reaction products in phospholipase A2hydrolysis

H.P. Wacklin, F. Tiberg, G. Fragneto and

R.K. Thomas 1036

The use of solvent relaxation technique to investigate

headgroup hydration and protein binding of simple

and mixed phosphatidylcholine/surfactant bilayer

membranes

K. Rieber, J. Sýkora, A. Olyyńska, R. Jelinek,G. Cevc and M. Hof 1050

Identification of a segment in the precursor of pulmonary

surfactant protein SP-B, potentially involved in pH-

dependent membrane assembly of the protein

A.G. Serrano, E.J. Cabré and J. Pérez-Gil 1059

Structure and conformation of the disulfide bond in

dimeric lung surfactant peptides SP-B1–25 and SP-B8–25

N. Biswas, A.J. Waring, F.J. Walther and

R.A. Dluhy 1070

Cellular and molecular effects of unoprostone as a BK

channel activator

J. Cuppoletti, D.H. Malinowska, K.P. Tewari,

J. Chakrabarti and R. Ueno 1083

Evaluation of the antitumoral effect mediated by IL-12

and HSV-tk genes when delivered by a novel lipid-

based system

H. Faneca, A.S. Cabrita, S. Simões and

M.C. Pedroso de Lima 1093

Modulation of gramicidin channel conformation and

organization by hydrophobic mismatch in saturated

phosphatidylcholine bilayers

D.A. Kelkar and A. Chattopadhyay 1103

Functional incorporation of the pore forming segment of

AChR M2 into tethered bilayer lipid membranes

I.K. Vockenroth, P.P. Atanasova, J.R. Long,

A.T.A. Jenkins, W. Knoll and I. Köper 1114

Characterization of the drug retention and pharmacokinetic

properties of liposomal nanoparticles containing

dihydrosphingomyelin

M.J.W. Johnston, S.C. Semple, S.K. Klimuk,

S. Ansell, N. Maurer and P.R. Cullis 1121

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GM1-ganglioside-induced Ah assembly on synapticmembranes of cultured neurons

N. Yamamoto, Y. Fukata, M. Fukata and

K. Yanagisawa 1128

Interaction of piroxicam with mitochondrial membrane

and cytochrome c

H. Chakraborty, P.K. Chakraborty, S. Raha,

P.C. Mandal and M. Sarkar 1138

Different behavior of agmatine in liver mitochondria:

Inducer of oxidative stress or scavenger of reactive

oxygen species?

V. Battaglia, C.A. Rossi, S. Colombatto,

M.A. Grillo and A. Toninello 1147

Expression and functionality of the Na+/myo-inositol

cotransporter SMIT2 in rabbit kidney

K. Lahjouji, R. Aouameur, P. Bissonnette,

M.J. Coady, D.G. Bichet and J.-Y. Lapointe 1154

Action mechanism of tachyplesin I and effects of

PEGylation

Y. Imura, M. Nishida, Y. Ogawa, Y. Takakura and

K. Matsuzaki 1160

Association of putative ammonium exporters Ato with

detergent-resistant compartments of plasma membrane

during yeast colony development: pH affects Ato1p

localisation in patches

M. Řičicová, H. Kučerová, L. Váchová and

Z. Palková 1170

The response of giant phospholipid vesicles to pore-

forming peptide melittin

M. Mally, J. Majhenc, S. Svetina and B. Žekš 1179

Atomic force microscopy and force spectroscopy study

of Langmuir–Blodgett films formed by heteroacid

phospholipids of biological interest

S. Garcia-Manyes, Ò. Domènech, F. Sanz,

M.T. Montero and J. Hernandez-Borrell 1190

Conformation of a double-membrane-spanning fragment

of a G protein-coupled receptor: Effects of hydrophobic

environment and pH

A. Kerman and V.S. Ananthanarayanan 1199

Photochemical internalization enhances silencing of

epidermal growth factor receptor through improved

endosomal escape of siRNA

S. Oliveira, M.M. Fretz, A. Høgset, G. Storm and

R.M. Schiffelers 1211

Quantum mechanical calculations of charge effects on

gating the KcsA channel

A.M. Kariev, V.S. Znamenskiy and M.E. Green 1218

Sensitized photoinactivation of minigramicidin channels in

bilayer lipid membranes

E.A. Dutseva, Y.N. Antonenko, E.A. Kotova,

J.R. Pfeifer and U. Koert 1230

Structural and functional recovery of electropermeabilized

skeletal muscle in-vivo after treatment with surfactant

poloxamer 188

J.M. Collins, F. Despa and R.C. Lee 1238

Mapping of the structural determinants of artificial and

biological membrane damaging activities of a Lys49

phospholipase A2 by scanning alanine mutagenesis

L. Chioato, E.A. Aragão, T. Lopes Ferreira,

A. Ivo de Medeiros, L.H. Faccioli and R.J. Ward 1247

Monitoring the looping up of acyl chain labeled NBD

lipids in membranes as a function of membrane phase

state

H. Raghuraman, S. Shrivastava and

A. Chattopadhyay 1258

Roughness of the plasma membrane as an independent

morphological parameter to study RBCs: A quantitative

atomic force microscopy investigation

M. Girasole, G. Pompeo, A. Cricenti,

A. Congiu-Castellano, F. Andreola, A. Serafino,

B.H. Frazer, G. Boumis and G. Amiconi 1268

Omiganan interaction with bacterial membranes and

cell wall models. Assigning a biological role to

saturation

M.N. Melo and M.A.R.B. Castanho 1277

Kinetics of pore formation by the Bacillus thuringiensis

toxin Cry1Ac

M. Fortier, V. Vachon, L. Marceau, J.-L. Schwartz

and R. Laprade 1291

Effect of potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate, perfluor-

ooctanoate and octanesulfonate on the phase transi-

tion of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)

bilayers

W. Xie, I. Kania-Korwel, P.M. Bummer and

H.-J. Lehmler 1299

Erratum to bBiophysics of sphingolipids I. Membraneproperties of sphingosine, ceramides and other simple

sphingolipidsQ [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1758 (2006)1902–1921]

F.M. Goñi and A. Alonso 1309

Reviews

Use of cyclodextrins to manipulate plasma membrane

cholesterol content: Evidence, misconceptions and

control strategies

R. Zidovetzki and I. Levitan 1311

Transport and transporters in the endoplasmic reticulum

M. Csala, P. Marcolongo, B. Lizák, S. Senesi,

É. Margittai, R. Fulceri, J.É. Magyar, A. Benedetti

and G. Bánhegyi 1325

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Transport capabilities of eleven gram-positive bacteria:

Comparative genomic analyses

G.L. Lorca, R.D. Barabote, V. Zlotopolski,

C. Tran, B. Winnen, R.N. Hvorup, A.J. Stonestrom,

E. Nguyen, L.-W. Huang, D.S. Kim and

M.H. Saier Jr. 1342

Regular papers

Influence of poly(ethylene glycol) grafting density and

polymer length on liposomes: Relating plasma

circulation lifetimes to protein binding

N. Dos Santos, C. Allen, A.-M. Doppen,

M. Anantha, K.A.K. Cox, R.C. Gallagher,

G. Karlsson, K. Edwards, G. Kenner, L. Samuels,

M.S. Webb and M.B. Bally 1367

Modulation of succinate transport inHepG2 cell line byPKC

P. Srisawang, A. Chatsudthipong and

V. Chatsudthipong 1378

The binding of advanced glycation end products to cell

surfaces can be measured using bead-reconstituted

cellular membrane proteins

A. Schmitt, J. Nöller and J. Schmitt 1389

Fungicidal effect of pleurocidin by membrane-active

mechanism and design of enantiomeric analogue for

proteolytic resistance

H.J. Jung, Y. Park, W.S. Sung, B.K. Suh, J. Lee,

K.-S. Hahm and D.G. Lee 1400

Selectivity signatures of three isoforms of recombinant

T-type Ca2+ channels

A. Shcheglovitov, P. Kostyuk and Y. Shuba 1406

PrP106–126 amide causes the semi-penetrated poration

in the supported lipid bilayers

J. Zhong, W. Zheng, L. Huang, Y. Hong, L. Wang,

Y. Qiu and Y. Sha 1420

A novel lipid-based drug carrier targeted to the non-

parenchymal cells, including hepatic stellate cells, in

the fibrotic livers of bile duct ligated rats

J.E. Adrian, J.A.A.M. Kamps, G.L. Scherphof,

D.K.F. Meijer, A.-m. van Loenen-Weemaes,

C. Reker-Smit, P. Terpstra and K. Poelstra 1430

Role of hydrophobic residues in the voltage sensors of

the voltage-gated sodium channel

S. Bendahhou, A.O. O’Reilly and H. Duclohier 1440

Chemical specificity in short-chain fatty acids and their

analogues in increasing osmotic fragility in rat

erythrocytes in vitro

H. Mineo and H. Hara 1448

Physical properties of the lipid bilayer membrane made

of calf lens lipids: EPR spin labeling studies

J. Widomska, M. Raguz, J. Dillon, E.R. Gaillard

and W.K. Subczynski 1454

Study of the interaction of an a-helical transmembranepeptide with phosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes

by means of densimetry and ultrasound velocimetry

P. Rybar, R. Krivanek, T. Samuely,

R.N.A.H. Lewis, R.N. McElhaney and T. Hianik 1466

Rapamycin stimulates arginine influx through CAT2

transporters in human endothelial cells

R. Visigalli, A. Barilli, O. Bussolati, R. Sala,

G.C. Gazzola, A. Parolari, E. Tremoli, A. Simon,

E.I. Closs and V. Dall’Asta 1479

Inhibition of malaria parasite blood stages by tyrocidines,

membrane-active cyclic peptide antibiotics from

Bacillus brevis

M. Rautenbach, N.M. Vlok, M. Stander and

H.C. Hoppe 1488

Thermogenic activity of Ca2+-ATPase from skeletal

muscle heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum: The role of

ryanodine Ca2+ channel

A.P. Arruda, M. Nigro, G.M. Oliveira and

L. de Meis 1498

Substitution of the leucine zipper sequence in melittin

with peptoid residues affects self-association, cell

selectivity, and mode of action

W.L. Zhu, Y.M. Song, Y. Park, K.H. Park, S.-T. Yang,

J.I. Kim, I.-S. Park, K.-S. Hahm and S.Y. Shin 1506

Nanosized bilayer disks: Attractive model membranes

for drug partition studies

E. Johansson, A. Lundquist, S. Zuo and

K. Edwards 1518

Galactosyl headgroup interactions control the molecular

packing of wheat lipids in Langmuir films and in

hydrated liquid-crystalline mesophases

C. Bottier, J. Géan, F. Artzner, B. Desbat,

M. Pézolet, A. Renault, D. Marion and V. Vié 1526

Electron spin-echo studies of spin-labelled lipid

membranes and free fatty acids interacting with

human serum albumin

F. De Simone, R. Guzzi, L. Sportelli, D. Marsh

and R. Bartucci 1541

Counterion-mediated membrane penetration: Cationic

cell-penetrating peptides overcome Born energy

barrier by ion-pairing with phospholipids

E.K. Esbjörner, P. Lincoln and B. Nordén 1550

The interaction of the brominated flame retardant:

Tetrabromobisphenol Awith phospholipid membranes

O.A. Ogunbayo, K.T. Jensen and

F. Michelangeli 1559

Oligomeric behavior of the RND transporters CusA and

AcrB in micellar solution of detergent

D. Stroebel, V. Sendra, D. Cannella, K. Helbig,

D.H. Nies and J. Covès 1567

Addition of a small hydrophobic segment from the

head region to an amphipathic leucine zipper like

motif of E. coli toxin hemolysin E enhances the

peptide-induced permeability of zwitterionic lipid

vesicles

S.P. Yadav, A. Ahmad and J.K. Ghosh 1574

Conformational changes of chicken liver bile acid-

binding protein bound to anionic lipid membrane

are coupled to the lipid phase transitions

M.B. Decca, M. Perduca, H.L. Monaco and

G.G. Montich 1583

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Comparative analysis of P2Y4 and P2Y6 receptor

architecture in native and transfected neuronal systems

N. DTAmbrosi, M. Iafrate, E. Saba, P. Rosa andC. Volonté 1592

Sequence of occurring damages in yeast plasma

membrane during dehydration and rehydration:

Mechanisms of cell death

H. Simonin, L. Beney and P. Gervais 1600

Fructans from oat and rye: Composition and effects on

membrane stability during drying

D.K. Hincha, D.P. Livingston III, R. Premakumar,

E. Zuther, N. Obel, C. Cacela and A.G. Heyer 1611

Isolation and characterization of lipids strictly associated

to PSII complexes: Focus on cardiolipin structural

and functional role

A. Ventrella, L. Catucci, G. Mascolo, A. Corcelli

and A. Agostiano 1620

Characterization of the conformational and orienta-

tional dynamics of ganglioside GM1 in a dipalmi-

toylphosphatidylcholine bilayer by molecular

dynamics simulations

R.Y. Patel and P.V. Balaji 1628

Plasma membrane calcium pump activity is affected by

the membrane protein concentration: Evidence for

the involvement of the actin cytoskeleton

L. Vanagas, R.C. Rossi, A.J. Caride, A.G. Filoteo,

E.E. Strehler and J.P.F.C. Rossi 1641

Molecular rearrangement in POR macrodomains as a

reason for the blue shift of chlorophyllide fluores-

cence observed after phototransformation

K. Solymosi, L. Smeller, M. Ryberg, C. Sundqvist,

J. Fidy and B. Böddi 1650

Structure of the C-terminal domain of the pro-apoptotic

protein Hrk and its interaction with model membranes

A. Bernabeu, J. Guillén, A.J. Pérez-Berná,

M.R. Moreno and J. Villalaı́n 1659

Downregulation of the reduced folate carrier transport

activity by phenobarbital-type cytochrome P450

inducers and protein kinase C activators

S. Halwachs, C. Kneuer and W. Honscha 1671

Regular papers

The ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitor zaragozic acid

promotes vacuolar degradation of the tryptophan

permease Tat2p in yeast

K. Daicho, H. Maruyama, A. Suzuki, M. Ueno,

M. Uritani and T. Ushimaru 1681

Ouabain activates signaling pathways associated with

cell death in human neuroblastoma

A. Kulikov, A. Eva, U. Kirch, A. Boldyrev and

G. Scheiner-Bobis 1691

Lipid contribution to the affinity of antigen association

with specific antibodies conjugated to liposomes

M.E. Klegerman, S. Huang, D. Parikh,

J. Martinez, S.M. Demos, H.A. Onyuksel and

D.D. McPherson 1703

Conformational behavior of oxygenated mycobacterial

mycolic acids from Mycobacterium bovis BCG

M. Villeneuve, M. Kawai, M. Watanabe, Y. Aoyagi,

Y. Hitotsuyanagi, K. Takeya, H. Gouda, S. Hirono,

D.E. Minnikin and H. Nakahara 1717

Modeling P2Y receptor–Ca2+ response coupling in taste

cells

I.V. Fedorov, O.A. Rogachevskaja and

S.S. Kolesnikov 1727

New liver cell mutants defective in the endocytic

pathway

R.J. Stockert, B. Potvin, S. Nath, A.W. Wolkoff

and P. Stanley 1741

Interaction of insecticides with mammalian P-

glycoprotein and their effect on its transport function

K. Sreeramulu, R. Liu and F.J. Sharom 1750

Molecular organization of surfactin–phospholipid

monolayers: Effect of phospholipid chain length

and polar head

O. Bouffioux, A. Berquand, M. Eeman, M. Paquot,

Y.F. Dufrêne, R. Brasseur and M. Deleu 1758

Peptide degradation is a critical determinant for cell-

penetrating peptide uptake

C. Palm, M. Jayamanne, M. Kjellander and

M. Hällbrink 1769

The phosphatase activity of the plasma membrane Ca2+

pump. Activation by acidic lipids in the absence of

Ca2+ increases the apparent affinity for Mg2+

L.R. Mazzitelli and H.P. Adamo 1777

The mitochondrial ryanodine receptor in rat heart: A

pharmaco-kinetic profile

B.A. Altschafl, G. Beutner, V.K. Sharma,

S.-S. Sheu and H.H. Valdivia 1784

Aggregation and hemi-fusion of anionic vesicles induced

by the antimicrobial peptide cryptdin-4

J.E. Cummings and T.K. Vanderlick 1796

PEG molecular weight and lateral diffusion of PEG-

ylated lipids in magnetically aligned bicelles

R. Soong and P.M. Macdonald 1805

Comparative transport efficiencies of urea analogues

through urea transporter UT-B

D. Zhao, N.D. Sonawane, M.H. Levin and

B. Yang 1815

Regulation of intestinal hPepT1 (SLC15A1) activity by

phosphodiesterase inhibitors is via inhibition of

NHE3 (SLC9A3)

C.M.H. Anderson and D.T. Thwaites 1822

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Decrease of elastic moduli of DOPC bilayers induced by

a macrolide antibiotic, azithromycin

N. Fa, L. Lins, P.J. Courtoy, Y. Dufrêne,

P. Van Der Smissen, R. Brasseur, D. Tyteca and

M.-P. Mingeot-Leclercq 1830

Phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin containing an

elaidoyl fatty acid can form cholesterol-rich lateral

domains in bilayer membranes

A. Björkbom, B. Ramstedt and J.P. Slotte 1839

Diverse effects of phospholipids on lipoprotein sorting

and ATP hydrolysis by the ABC transporter LolCDE

complex

S. Miyamoto and H. Tokuda 1848

Surface-active properties of the antitumour ether lipid 1-

O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphocho-

line (edelfosine)

J.V. Busto, J. Sot, F.M. Goñi, F. Mollinedo and

A. Alonso 1855

Preface

Preface to the special issue on amyloidogenic protein–

membrane interaction

K. Matsuzaki 1861

Special issue papers

Fluorescence as a method to reveal structures and

membrane-interactions of amyloidogenic proteins

L.A. Munishkina and A.L. Fink 1862

Dimethylsulfoxide-quenched hydrogen/deuterium

exchange method to study amyloid fibril structure

M. Hoshino, H. Katou, K.-i. Yamaguchi and

Y. Goto 1886

Solid-state NMR as a method to reveal structure and

membrane-interaction of amyloidogenic proteins and

peptides

A. Naito and I. Kawamura 1900

A mechanistic link between oxidative stress and

membrane mediated amyloidogenesis revealed by

infrared spectroscopy

H. Komatsu, L. Liu, I.V.J. Murray and P.H. Axelsen 1913

Kinetics of amyloid formation and membrane interaction

with amyloidogenic proteins

R.M. Murphy 1923

Physicochemical interactions of amyloid h-peptide withlipid bilayers

K. Matsuzaki 1935

Role of gangliosides in AlzheimerTs disease

K. Yanagisawa 1943

Ah ion channels. Prospects for treating Alzheimer’sdisease with Ah channel blockers

N. Arispe, J.C. Diaz and O. Simakova 1952

Amyloid beta ion channel: 3D structure and relevance to

amyloid channel paradigm

R. Lal, H. Lin and A.P. Quist 1966

The redox chemistry of the Alzheimer’s disease amyloid

h-peptide

D.G. Smith, R. Cappai and K.J. Barnham 1976

Amyloid beta-protein and lipid metabolism

E.G. Zinser, T. Hartmann and M.O.W. Grimm 1991

Membrane interaction of islet amyloid polypeptide

S.A. Jayasinghe and R. Langen 2002

Review

The gramicidin ion channel: A model membrane

protein

D.A. Kelkar and A. Chattopadhyay 2011

Rapid report

Membrane fragmentation by an amyloidogenic

fragment of human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide

detected by solid-state NMR spectroscopy of

membrane nanotubes

J.R. Brender, U.H.N. Dürr, D. Heyl,

M.B. Budarapu and A. Ramamoorthy 2026

Regular papers

Protein kinase C dependent inhibition of the heteromeric

Kir4.1–Kir5.1 channel

A. Rojas, N. Cui, J. Su, L. Yang, J.-P. Muhumuza

and C. Jiang 2030

Corneal endothelium transports fluid in the absence

of net solute transport

F.P.J. Diecke, L. Ma, P. Iserovich and

J. Fischbarg 2043

Structural divergence among cannabinoids influences

membrane dynamics: A 2H Solid-State NMR analysis

E.K. Tiburu, C.E. Bass, J.O. Struppe, G.A. Lorigan,

S. Avraham and H.K. Avraham 2049

Differential effects of human SP-A1 and SP-A2 variants

on phospholipid monolayers containing surfactant

protein B

G. Wang, S. Taneva, K.M.W. Keough and J. Floros 2060

In vivo relevance of Mrp2-mediated biliary excretion of

the Amanita mushroom toxin demethylphalloin

O. Gavrilova, J. Geyer and E. Petzinger 2070

A novel method to quantify H+-ATPase-dependent

Na+ transport across plasma membrane vesicles

Y. Yang, L. Hu, X. Chen, E.A. Ottow, A. Polle

and X. Jiang 2078

The relationship between the binding to and permeabi-

lization of phospholipid bilayer membranes by

GS14dK4, a designed analog of the antimicrobial

peptide gramicidin S

T. Abraham, S. Marwaha, D.M. Kobewka,

R.N.A.H. Lewis, E.J. Prenner, R.S. Hodges and

R.N. McElhaney 2089

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The role of an intracellular cysteine stretch in the sorting

of the type II Na/phosphate cotransporter

G.S. McHaffie, C. Graham, B. Kohl,

U. Strunck-Warnecke and A. Werner 2099

Prediction of HIV-1 entry inhibitors neomycin–arginine

conjugates interaction with the CD4-gp120 binding site

bymolecular modeling andmultistep docking procedure

A. Berchanski and A. Lapidot 2107

Trehalose preserves DDA/TDB liposomes and their

adjuvant effect during freeze-drying

D. Christensen, C. Foged, I. Rosenkrands,

H.M. Nielsen, P. Andersen and E.M. Agger 2120

Dynamics and heterogeneity of bovine hippocampal

membranes: Role of cholesterol and proteins

S. Mukherjee, M. Kombrabail, G. Krishnamoorthy

and A. Chattopadhyay 2130

Interactions of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte

membrane protein 3 with the red blood cell membrane

skeleton

K.L. Waller, L.M. Stubberfield, V. Dubljevic,

W. Nunomura, X. An, A.J. Mason, N. Mohandas,

B.M. Cooke and R.L. Coppel 2145

Glycocardiolipin modulates the surface interaction of

the proton pumped by bacteriorhodopsin in purple

membrane preparations

A. Corcelli, S. Lobasso, M.S. Saponetti,

A. Leopold and N.A. Dencher 2157

Evolutionary origins of members of a superfamily of

integral membrane cytochrome c biogenesis proteins

J.-H. Lee, E.M. Harvat, J.M. Stevens,

S.J. Ferguson and M.H. Saier Jr. 2164

Fluorescence probe partitioning between Lo/Ld phases in

lipid membranes

T. Baumgart, G. Hunt, E.R. Farkas, W.W. Webb

and G.W. Feigenson 2182

Modification of membranes by quercetin, a naturally

occurring flavonoid, via its incorporation in the polar

head group

B. Pawlikowska-Pawlęga, W. Ignacy Gruszecki,

L. Misiak, R. Paduch, T. Piersiak, B. Zarzyka,

J. Pawelec and A. Gawron 2195

Effect of ceramide N-acyl chain and polar headgroup

structure on the properties of ordered lipid domains

(lipid rafts)

Megha, P. Sawatzki, T. Kolter, R. Bittman and

E. London 2205

The phenyltetraene lysophospholipid analog PTE-ET-

18-OMe as a fluorescent anisotropy probe of liquid

ordered membrane domains (lipid rafts) and

ceramide-rich membrane domains

O. Bakht, J. Delgado, F. Amat-Guerri, A.U. Acuña

and E. London 2213

Cell-permeable peptides induce dose- and length-

dependent cytotoxic effects

A.K. Cardozo, V. Buchillier, M. Mathieu, J. Chen,

F. Ortis, L. Ladrière, N. Allaman-Pillet, O. Poirot,

S. Kellenberger, J.S. Beckmann, D.L. Eizirik,

C. Bonny and F. Maurer 2222

Structural organisation of prolamellar bodies (PLB)

isolated from Zea mays. Parallel TEM, SAXS and

absorption spectra measurements on samples sub-

jected to freeze–thaw, reduced pH and high-salt

perturbation

E. Selstam, J. Schelin, W.P. Williams and

A.P.R. Brain 2235

Membrane fluidity changes in goat sperm induced by

cholesterol depletion using beta-cyclodextrin

M. Companyó, A. Iborra, J. Villaverde, P. Martı́nez

and A. Morros 2246

Toxicity of fatty acid hydroperoxides towards Yarrowia

lipolytica: Implication of their membrane fluidizing

action

H. Tran Thanh,L. Beney,H. Simonin,T.X.S. Nguyen,

P. Gervais,J.-M. Belin and F. Husson 2256

Segment TM7 from the cytoplasmic hemi-channel from

VO-H+-V-ATPase includes a flexible region that has a

potential role in proton translocation

A.M.S. Duarte, E.R. de Jong, R. Wechselberger,

C.P.M. van Mierlo and M.A. Hemminga 2263

A comparative approach towards thylakoid membrane

proteome analysis of unicellular green alga Scene-

desmus obliquus

K. Kantzilakis, M. Aivaliotis, C. Kotakis,

F. Krasanakis, A.K. Rizos, K. Kotzabasis and

G. Tsiotis 2271

Transfection efficiency boost by designer multicompo-

nent lipoplexes

G. Caracciolo, D. Pozzi, R. Caminiti, C. Marchini,

M. Montani, A. Amici and H. Amenitsch 2280

A membrane associated metalloprotease cleaves Cry3Aa

Bacillus thuringiensis toxin reducing pore formation

in Colorado potato beetle brush border membrane

vesicles

C. Rausell, C. Ochoa-Campuzano,

A.C. Martı́nez-Ramı́rez, A. Bravo and M.D. Real 2293

Cholesterol modulation of membrane resistance to

Triton X-100 explored by atomic force microscopy

K. El Kirat and S. Morandat 2300

Membrane curvature stress controls the maximal

conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin in the

violaxanthin cycle—influence of a-tocopherol, cety-lethers, linolenic acid, and temperature

A. Szilágyi, M. Sommarin and H.-E. Åkerlund 2310

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Interfacial interactions of glutamate, water and ions with

carbon nanopore evaluated by molecular dynamics

simulations

S.M. Cory, Y. Liu and M.I. Glavinović 2319

Errata

Erratum to bConformation of a double-membrane-spanning fragment of a G protein-coupled receptor:

Effects of hydrophobic environment and pHQ [Bio-chim. Biophys. Acta 1768 (2007) 1199–1210]

A. Kerman and V.S. Ananthanarayanan 2342

Erratum to bConformational behavior of oxygenatedmycobacterial mycolic acids from Mycobacterium

bovis BCGQ [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1768 (2007)1717–1726]

Masumi Villeneuve, Mizuo Kawai, Motoko Watanabe,

Yutaka Aoyagi, Yukio Hitotsuyanagi, Koichi Takeya,

Hiroaki Gouda, Shuichi Hirono, David E. Minnikin

and Hiroo Nakahara

2343

Regular papers

Heterodimerization of y+LAT-1 and 4F2hc visualized by

acceptor photobleaching FRET microscopy

M. Kleemola, M. Toivonen, J. Mykkänen,

O. Simell, K. Huoponen and K.M. Heiskanen 2345

Solution structures and model membrane interactions of

lactoferrampin, an antimicrobial peptide derived from

bovine lactoferrin

E.F. Haney, F. Lau and H.J. Vogel 2355

Leakage-free membrane fusion induced by the hydrolytic

activity of PlcHR2, a novel phospholipase C/sphingo-

myelinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

L.-R. Montes, M. Ibarguren, F.M. Goñi,

M. Stonehouse, M.L. Vasil and A. Alonso 2365

Natural lipid extracts and biomembrane-mimicking lipid

compositions are disposed to form nonlamellar

phases, and they release DNA from lipoplexes most

efficiently

R. Koynova and R.C. MacDonald 2373

Role of transmembrane segmentM8 in the biogenesis and

function of yeast plasma-membrane H+-ATPase

G. Guerra, V.V. Petrov, K.E. Allen, M. Miranda,

J.P. Pardo and C.W. Slayman 2383

Lipid tail chain asymmetry and the strength ofmembrane-

induced interactions between membrane proteins

N. Dan 2393

Membrane interactions and the effect of metal ions of

the amyloidogenic fragmentAh(25–35) in comparison toAh(1–42)

T.-L. Lau, J.D. Gehman, J.D. Wade, K. Perez,

C.L. Masters, K.J. Barnham and F. Separovic 2400

Two-dimensional infrared correlation spectroscopy

study of the interaction of oxidized and reduced

cytochrome c with phospholipid model membranes

A. Bernabeu, L.M. Contreras and J. Villalaı́n 2409

Biophysical analysis of the interaction of granulysin-

derived peptides with enterobacterial endotoxins

X. Chen, J. Howe, J. Andrä, M. Rössle,

W. Richter, A.P.G. da Silva, A.M. Krensky,

C. Clayberger and K. Brandenburg 2421

NMR studies of membranes composed of glycolipids

and phospholipids

V. Castro, S.V. Dvinskikh, G. Widmalm,

D. Sandström and A. Maliniak 2432

CFTR inhibition by glibenclamide requires a positive

charge in cytoplasmic loop three

P. Melin, E. Hosy, M. Vivaudou and F. Becq 2438

Interactions of tryptophan-rich cathelicidin antimicrobial

peptides with model membranes studied by differ-

ential scanning calorimetry

V.V. Andrushchenko, H.J. Vogel and E.J. Prenner 2447

Photodynamic activity and binding of sulfonated

metallophthalocyanines to phospholipid membranes:

Contribution of metal-phosphate coordination

A.A. Pashkovskaya, E.A. Sokolenko, V.S. Sokolov,

E.A. Kotova and Y.N. Antonenko 2459

A CLC chloride channel plays an essential role in

copper homeostasis in Aspergillus nidulans at

increased extracellular copper concentrations

D.M. Oddon, E. Diatloff and S.K. Roberts 2466

Role of 57–72 loop in the allosteric action of bile salts

on pancreatic IB phospholipase A2: Regulation of fat

and cholesterol homeostasis

B.-Z. Yu, R.J. Apitz-Castro, M.K. Jain and

O.G. Berg 2478

In vitro stability and content release properties of

phosphatidylglyceroglycerol containing thermosensi-

tive liposomes

M. Hossann, M. Wiggenhorn, A. Schwerdt,

K. Wachholz, N. Teichert, H. Eibl, R.D. Issels and

L.H. Lindner 2491

Bacterial lipid composition and the antimicrobial efficacy

of cationic steroid compounds (Ceragenins)

R.F. Epand, P.B. Savage and R.M. Epand 2500

VDAC closure increases calcium ion flux

W. Tan and M. Colombini 2510

Probing the dynamics of intact cells and nuclear envelope

precursor membrane vesicles by deuterium solid state

NMR spectroscopy

M. Garnier-Lhomme, A. Grélard, R.D. Byrne,

C. Loudet, E.J. Dufourc and B. Larijani 2516

Critical amino acid residues of maurocalcine involved in

pharmacology, lipid interaction and cell penetration

K. Mabrouk, N. Ram, S. Boisseau, F. Strappazzon,

A. Rehaim, R. Sadoul, H. Darbon, M. Ronjat and

M. De Waard 2528

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Superficially active water in lipid membranes and its

influence on the interaction of an aqueous soluble

protease

M.F. Martini and E.A. Disalvo 2541

Membrane interactions of the hydrophobic segment of

diacylglycerol kinase epsilon

E. Glukhov, Y.V. Shulga, R.F. Epand, A.O. Dicu,

M.K. Topham, C.M. Deber and R.M. Epand 2549

The Enterobacter aerogenes outer membrane efflux

proteins TolC and EefC have different channel

properties

M. Masi, N. Saint, G. Molle and J.-M. Pagès 2559

Transbilayer distribution of phospholipids in bacterio-

phage membranes

S. Laurinavičius, D.H. Bamford and

P. Somerharju 2568

Action mechanism of PEGylated magainin 2 analogue

peptide

Y. Imura, M. Nishida and K. Matsuzaki 2578

How lipids influence the mode of action of membrane-

active peptides

E. Sevcsik, G. Pabst, A. Jilek and K. Lohner 2586

Domain formation by a Rhodococcus sp. biosurfactant

trehalose lipid incorporated into phosphatidylcholine

membranes

F.J. Aranda, J.A. Teruel, M.J. Espuny,

A. Marqués, Á. Manresa, E. Palacios-Lidón and

A. Ortiz 2596

Discriminating healthy from tumor and necrosis tissue in

rat brain tissue samples by Raman spectral imaging

N. Amharref, A. Beljebbar, S. Dukic, L. Venteo,

L. Schneider, M. Pluot and M. Manfait 2605

Interactions of amphotericin B derivatives with lipid

membranes—A molecular dynamics study

J. Czub, E. Borowski and M. Baginski 2616

Structure analysis of the protein translocating channel

TatA in membranes using a multi-construct approach

C. Lange, S.D. Müller, T.H. Walther, J. Bürck

and A.S. Ulrich 2627

Oxygen permeability of the lipid bilayer membrane

made of calf lens lipids

J. Widomska, M. Raguz and W.K. Subczynski 2635

Regular papers

Stratum corneum hydration: Phase transformations and

mobility in stratum corneum, extracted lipids and

isolated corneocytes

C.L. Silva, D. Topgaard, V. Kocherbitov,

J.J.S. Sousa, A.A.C.C. Pais and E. Sparr 2647

Sorting signal of Escherichia coli OmpA is modified by

oligo-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate

M. Xian, M.M. Fuerst, Y. Shabalin and

R.N. Reusch 2660

Antimicrobial activity of histidine-rich peptides is

dependent on acidic conditions

L. Kacprzyk, V. Rydengård, M. Mörgelin,

M. Davoudi, M. Pasupuleti, M. Malmsten and

A. Schmidtchen 2667

Two distinct mechanisms of vesicle-to-micelle and

micelle-to-vesicle transition are mediated by the

packing parameter of phospholipid–detergent systems

M.C.A. Stuart and E.J. Boekema 2681

Cloning and functional characterization of human

SMCT2 (SLC5A12) and expression pattern of the

transporter in kidney

E. Gopal, N.S. Umapathy, P.M. Martin, S. Ananth,

J.P. Gnana-Prakasam, H. Becker, C.A. Wagner,

V. Ganapathy and P.D. Prasad 2690

Membrane cholesterol selectively modulates the activity

of the human ABCG2 multidrug transporter

Á. Telbisz, M. Müller, C. Özvegy-Laczka,

L. Homolya, L. Szente, A. Váradi and B. Sarkadi 2698

Ca2+-independent effects of BAPTA and EGTA on

single-channel Cl� currents in brown adipocytes

V. Sabanov and J. Nedergaard 2714

Permeation of a b-heptapeptide derivative across phos-pholipid bilayers

T. Shimanouchi, P. Walde, J. Gardiner,

Y.R. Mahajan, D. Seebach, A. Thomae,

S.D. Krämer, M. Voser and R. Kuboi 2726

Complexation of integral membrane proteins by

phosphorylcholine-based amphipols

C. Diab, C. Tribet, Y. Gohon, J.-L. Popot and

F.M. Winnik 2737

Cellular uptake and subcellular distribution of chlorin e6

as functions of pH and interactions with membranes

and lipoproteins

H. Mojzisova, S. Bonneau, C. Vever-Bizet and

D. Brault 2748

The geometry of the ionic chànnel lumen formed by a-latroinsectotoxin from black widow spider venom in

the bilayer lipid membranes

O.Ya. Shatursky, T.M. Volkova, N.H. Himmelreich

and E.V. Grishin 2757

Phase studies of model biomembranes: Complex

behavior of DSPC/DOPC/Cholesterol

J. Zhao, J. Wu, F.A. Heberle, T.T. Mills,

P. Klawitter, G. Huang, G. Costanza and

G.W. Feigenson 2764

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Phase studies of model biomembranes: Macroscopic

coexistence of La+Lh, with light-induced coexis-tence of La+Lo Phases

J. Zhao, J. Wu, H. Shao, F. Kong, N. Jain,

G. Hunt and G. Feigenson 2777

Interactions of the Australian tree frog antimicrobial

peptides aurein 1.2, citropin 1.1 and maculatin 1.1

with lipid model membranes: Differential scanning

calorimetric and Fourier transform infrared spectro-

scopic studies

G.W.J. Seto, S. Marwaha, D.M. Kobewka,

R.N.A.H. Lewis, F. Separovic and R.N. McElhaney 2787

An Hg-sensitive channel mediates the diffusional

component of glucose transport in olive cells

C. Conde, P. Silva, A. Agasse, R.M. Tavares,

S. Delrot and H. Gerós 2801

Behaviour of bacterial division protein FtsZ under a

monolayer with phospholipid domains

C. Lafontaine, J.-M. Valleton, N. Orange,

V. Norris, E. Mileykovskaya and

S. Alexandre 2812

Ciprofloxacin interactions with bacterial protein OmpF:

Modelling of FRET from a multi-tryptophan protein

trimer

F. Fernandes, P. Neves, P. Gameiro, L.M.S. Loura

and M. Prieto 2822

A multidomain outer membrane protein from Pasteurella

multocida: Modelling and simulation studies of

PmOmpA

T. Carpenter, S. Khalid and M.S.P. Sansom 2831

Ontogeny up-regulates renal Na+/Cl�/creatine trans-

porter in rat

M. Garcı́a-Delgado, P. Garcı́a-Miranda,

M.J. Peral, M.L. Calonge and A.A. Ilundáin 2841

Isc1 regulates sphingolipid metabolism in yeast

mitochondria

H. Kitagaki, L.A. Cowart, N. Matmati,

S. Vaena de Avalos, S.A. Novgorodov,

Y.H. Zeidan, J. Bielawski, L.M. Obeid and

Y.A. Hannun 2849

The g-core motif correlates with antimicrobial activityin cysteine-containing kaliocin-1 originating from

transferrins

N.Y. Yount, M.T. Andrés, J.F. Fierro and

M.R. Yeaman 2862

The partition of cholesterol between ordered and fluid

bilayers of phosphatidylcholine: A synchrotron X-ray

diffraction study

L. Chen, Z. Yu and P.J. Quinn 2873

Mutational analysis of potential pore-lining amino acids

in TM IV of the Na+/H+ exchanger

E. Slepkov, J. Ding, J. Han and L. Fliegel 2882

Development and characterization of lipidic cochleate

containing recombinant factor VIII

R.D. Miclea, P.R. Varma, A. Peng and

S.V. Balu-Iyer 2890

1-Alkanols and membranes: A story of attraction

B. Griepernau, S. Leis, M.F. Schneider,

M. Sikor, D. Steppich and R.A. Böckmann 2899

Bilayer polarity and its thermal dependency in the S oand S d phases of binary phosphatidylcholine/choles-terol mixtures

D. Arrais and J. Martins 2914

Detection of apolipoprotein B100 early conformational

changes during oxidation

A. Kriško, G. Stjepanović, G. Pifat,

J.-M. Ruysschaert and E. Goormaghtigh 2923

Interaction of the C-terminal domain of Bcl-2 family

proteins with model membranes

A. Torrecillas, M.M. Martı́nez-Senac, A. Ausili,

S. Corbalán-Garcı́a and J.C. Gómez-Fernández 2931

Effect of unsaturated bonds in the sn-2 acyl chain of

phosphatidylcholine on the membrane-damaging

action of Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin toward

liposomes

M. Nagahama, A. Otsuka, M. Oda, R.K. Singh,

Z.M. Ziora, H. Imagawa, M. Nishizawa and

J. Sakurai 2940

Preface

NMR structural studies on membrane proteins

A. Ramamoorthy 2947

Special issue papersStructural characterization of the transmembrane and

cytoplasmic domains of human CD4

M. Wittlich, B.W. Koenig, S. Hoffmann and

D. Willbold 2949

A high resolution structure of the putative hinge region in

M2 channel-lining segments of the nicotinic

acetylcholine receptor

J.R. Long, F.D. Mills and F. Raucci 2961

Structural constraints on the transmembrane and

juxtamembrane regions of the phospholamban

pentamer in membrane bilayers: Gln29 and Leu52

W. Liu, J.Z. Fei, T. Kawakami and S.O. Smith 2971

Solid-State 2H NMR spectroscopy of retinal proteins in

aligned membranes

M.F. Brown, M.P. Heyn, C. Job, S. Kim,

S. Moltke, K. Nakanishi, A.A. Nevzorov,

A.V. Struts, G.F.J. Salgado and I. Wallat 2979

Structural analysis of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating

polypeptides bound to phospholipid membranes by

magic angle spinning solid-state NMR

N. Komi, K. Okawa, Y. Tateishi, M. Shirakawa,

T. Fujiwara and H. Akutsu 3001

Proteorhodopsin: Characterisation of 2D crystals by

electron microscopy and solid state NMR

S. Shastri, J. Vonck, N. Pfleger, W. Haase,

W. Kuehlbrandt and C. Glaubitz 3012

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13C and 15N NMR evidence for peripheral intercalation of

uniformly labeled fusogenic peptides incorporated in a

biomimetic membrane

P. Agrawal, S. Kiihne, J. Hollander, D. Langosch

and H. de Groot 3020

NMR crystallography: The effect of deuteration on high

resolution 13C solid state NMR spectra of a 7-TM protein

K. Varga, L. Aslimovska, I. Parrot, M.-T. Dauvergne,

M. Haertlein, V.T. Forsyth and A. Watts 3029

MAS solid-state NMR studies on the multidrug

transporter EmrE

V. Agarwal, U. Fink, S. Schuldiner and B. Reif 3036

The measurement of immersion depth and topology of

membrane proteins by solution state NMR

R.S. Prosser, F. Evanics, J.L. Kitevski and S. Patel 3044

Combined NMR and EPR spectroscopy to determine

structures of viral fusion domains in membranes

L.K. Tamm, A.L. Lai and Y. Li 3052

High-yield expression and purification of isotopically

labeled cytochrome P450 monooxygenases for solid-

state NMR spectroscopy

S.G. Rupasinghe, H. Duan, H.L. Frericks Schmidt,

D.A. Berthold, C.M. Rienstra and M.A. Schuler 3061

Structural characterization of the pore forming protein

TatAd of the twin-arginine translocase in membranes

by solid-state 15N-NMR

S.D. Müller, A.A. De Angelis, T.H. Walther,

S.L. Grage, C. Lange, S.J. Opella and A.S. Ulrich 3071

S100A13–lipid interactions—role in the non-classical

release of the acidic fibroblast growth factor

K.M. Kathir, K. Ibrahim, D. Rajalingam,

I. Prudovsky, C. Yu and T.K.S. Kumar 3080

Dynamic aspects of extracellular loop region as a proton

release pathway of bacteriorhodopsin studied by

relaxation time measurements by solid state NMR

I. Kawamura, M. Ohmine, J. Tanabe, S. Tuzi,

H. Saitô and A. Naito 3090

Solution NMR of membrane proteins in bilayer mimics:

Small is beautiful, but sometimes bigger is better

S.F. Poget and M.E. Girvin 3098

Dual transformation of homonuclear solid-state NMR

spectra—an option to decrease measuring time

C. Kaiser, J.J. Lopez, W. Bermel

and C. Glaubitz 3107

NMR structural studies of the antibiotic lipopeptide

daptomycin in DHPC micelles

W.R.P. Scott, S.-B. Baek, D. Jung, R.E.W. Hancock

and S.K. Straus 3116

NMR and mutagenesis of human copper transporter 1

(hCtr1) show that Cys-189 is required for correct

folding and dimerization

S. Lee, S.B. Howell and S.J. Opella 3127

Cholesterol and Clioquinol modulation of Ah(1–42)interaction with phospholipid bilayers and metals

T.-L. Lau, J.D. Gehman, J.D. Wade, C.L. Masters,

K.J. Barnham and F. Separovic 3135

NMR studies on fully hydrated membrane proteins, with

emphasis on bacteriorhodopsin as a typical and

prototype membrane protein

H. Saitô and A. Naito 3145

Solid-state NMR characterization of conformational

plasticity within the transmembrane domain of the

influenza A M2 proton channel

C. Li, H. Qin, F.P. Gao and T.A. Cross 3162

Characterization of the myristoyl lipid modification of

membrane-bound GCAP-2 by 2H solid-state NMR

spectroscopy

A. Vogel, T. Schröder, C. Lange and D. Huster 3171

Structural biology of membrane-acting peptides:

Conformational plasticity of anticoccidial peptide

PW2 probed by solution NMR

C. Cruzeiro-Silva, F. Gomes-Neto, L.W. Tinoco,

E.M. Cilli, P.V.R. Barros, P.A. Lapido-Loureiro,

P.M. Bisch, F.C.L. Almeida and A.P. Valente 3182

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy of 18.5 kDa myelin basic

protein reconstituted with lipid vesicles: Spectroscopic

characterisation and spectral assignments of solvent-

exposed protein fragments

L. Zhong, V.V. Bamm, M.A.M. Ahmed, G. Harauz

and V. Ladizhansky 3193

Probing the structure of the Ff bacteriophage major coat

protein transmembrane helix dimer by solution NMR

Y. Wu, S.C.C. Shih and N.K. Goto 3206

NMR structural studies of the bacterial outer membrane

protein OmpX in oriented lipid bilayer membranes

R. Mahalakshmi, C.M. Franzin, J. Choi and

F.M. Marassi 3216

Chemical shift assignment and structural plasticity of a

HIV fusion peptide derivative in dodecylphospho-

choline micelles

C.M. Gabrys and D.P. Weliky 3225

The cytochromes P450 and b5 and their reductases—

Promising targets for structural studies by advanced

solid-state NMR spectroscopy

U.H.N. Dürr, L. Waskell and A. Ramamoorthy 3235

Local and global structure of the monomeric subunit of

the potassium channel KcsA probed by NMR

J.H. Chill, J.M. Louis, F. Delaglio

and A. Bax 3260

Determination of solution structure and lipid micelle

location of an engineered membrane peptide by using

one NMR experiment and one sample

G. Wang 3271

Structural and thermodynamic analyses of the interaction

between melittin and lipopolysaccharide

A. Bhunia, P.N. Domadia and S. Bhattacharjya 3282

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