Multicomponent Membranes and Intramembrane Domains


    Biological membranes contain a large number of different lipid and protein molecules. Since these molecules diffuse laterally within the membranes, they can form clusters and domains. Such domains have been directly observed in biomimetic membranes with three lipid components. [1] [2] Membrane domains form membrane buds [3] and striped patterns at corrugated substrates [4] in order to reduce the line energy of the domain boundaries. For a recent review, see [5]

  • S. Pataraia, Yonggang Liu, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova
    Effect of cytochrome c on the phase behavior of charged multicomponent lipid membranes.
    Effect of cytochrome c on the phase behavior of charged ... - Supporting Information.
    BBA-Biomembranes 1838, 2036-2045 (2014).

  • R. Lipowsky
    Remodelling of membrane compartments: some consequences of membrane fluidity.
    Biol. Chem. 395, 253-274 (2014).

  • R. Lipowsky, T. Rouhiparkouhi, D. E. Discher, and T. R. Weikl.
    Domain formation in cholesterol/phospholipid membranes exposed to adhesive surfaces or environments.
    Soft Matter 9, 8438-3453 (2013)

  • N. Bezlyepkina, R. S. Gracià, P. Shchelokovskyy, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova.
    Phase diagram and tie-line determination for the ternary mixture DOPC/eSM/Cholesterol.
    Phase diagram and tie-line determination ... - Supporting Information.
    Biophys. J. 104, 1456-1464 (2013).

  • T. Rouhiparkouhi, T. Weikl, D. E. Discher, and R. Lipowsky
    Adhesion-Induced Phase Behavior of Two-Component Membranes and Vesicles.
    Int. J. Mol. Sci.14, 2203-2229 (2013)

  • R. Knorr, R. Dimova, and R. Lipowsky
    Curvature of double-membrane organelles generated by changes in membrane size and composition.
    Curvature of double-membrane organelles ... - Supporting Information.
    PLoS ONE 7, e32753 (2012).

  • Jinglei Hu, T. Weikl, and R. Lipowsky
    Vesicles with multiple membrane domains.
    Soft Matter 7, 6092-6102 (2011).

  • E. Gutlederer, T. Gruhn, and R. Lipowsky
    Polymorphism of vesicles with multi-domain patterns.
    Soft Matter 5, 3303 - 3311 (2009).

  • M. Staykova, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova
    Membrane flow patterns in multicomponent giant vesicles induced by alternating electric fields.
    Membrane flow patterns ... - Supporting Information.
    Soft Matter 4, 2168-2171 (2008).

  • B. Rozycki, T.R. Weikl and R. Lipowsky
    Stabe patterns of membrane domains at corrugated substrates.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 098103 (2008).

  • R. Dimova, K.A. Riske, S. Aranda, N. Bezlyepkina, R.L. Knorr and R. Lipowsky
    Giant vesicles in electric fields.
    Soft Matter 3, 817 - 827 (2007).

  • T.R. Weikl and R. Lipowsky
    Membrane Adhesion and Domain Formation.
    In "Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes'', Vol. 5, ed. by A. Leitmannova Liu
    (Elsevier, 2007) p. 64 -127.

  • K. A. Riske, N. Bezlyepkina, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova
    Electrofusion of model lipid membranes viewed with high temporal resolution.
    Biophys. Rev. Lett. 1, 387 - 400 (2006).

  • M. Asfaw, B. Rozycki, R. Lipowsky and T.R. Weikl
    Membrane adhesion via competing receptor/ligand bonds.
    Europhys. Lett. 76, 703 - 709 (2006).

  • G. Illya, R. Lipowsky and J. Shillcock
    Two-component membrane material properties and domain formation from dissipative particle dynamics.
    Two-component membrane material properties ... - Color figures.
    J. Chem. Phys. 125, 114710 (2006).

  • R. Lipowsky, M. Brinkmann, R. Dimova, C. Haluska, J. Kierfeld and J. Shillcock
    Wetting, budding, and fusion - morphological transitions of soft surfaces.
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S2885 - S2902 (2005).

  • A. Imparato, J.C. Shillcock and R. Lipowsky
    Shape fluctuations and elastic properties of two-component bilayer membranes.
    Europhys. Lett. 69, 650-656 (2005).

  • T.R. Weikl and R. Lipowsky
    Pattern Formation during T-Cell Adhesion.
    Biophys. J. 87, 3665 - 3678 (2004).

  • A. Imparato, J.C. Shillcock and R. Lipowsky
    Lateral and transverse diffusion in two-component bilayer membranes.
    Eur. Phys. J. E 11, 21-28 (2003).

  • R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova
    Domains in membranes and vesicles.
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15, S31-S45 (2003).

  • T. R. Weikl, J. T. Groves, and R. Lipowsky
    Pattern formation during adhesion of multicomponent membranes.
    Europhys. Lett. 59, 916-922 (2002).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Domains and Rafts in Membranes - Hidden Dimensions of Selforganization.
    J. Biological Phys. 28, 195-210 (2002).

  • T.R. Weikl, D. Andelman, S. Komura and R. Lipowsky
    Adhesion of membranes with competing specific and generic interactions.
    Eur. Phys. J. E 8, 59-66 (2002).

  • T. Weikl, and R. Lipowsky.
    Adhesion-induced phase behavior of multicomponent membranes.
    Phys. Rev. E 64 , 011903 (2001).

  • P.B. Kumar, G. Gompper, and R. Lipowsky.
    Budding Dynamics of Multicomponent Membranes.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 , 3911-3914 (2001).

  • T. Weikl, R. Netz, and R. Lipowsky.
    Unbinding transitions and phase separation of multi-component membranes.
    Phys. Rev. E 62, R45-R48 (2000).

  • S. Kumar, G. Gompper, and R. Lipowsky.
    Modulated phases in multi-component fluid membranes.
    Phys. Rev. E 60, 4610-4618 (1999).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Vesicles and biomembranes.
    ''Encyclopedia of Applied Physics'' Vol. 23, pages 199-222.
    VCH Publishers, Weinheim and New York (1998).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Flexible membranes with anchored polymers
    Colloids and Surfaces A 128, 255-264 (1997).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Adhesion of membranes via anchored stickers.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 77 ,1652-1655 (1996).

  • F. Jülicher and R. Lipowsky.
    Shape transformations of inhomogeneous vesicles with intramembrane domains.
    Phys. Rev. E, 53, 2670-2683 (1996).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Kooperatives Verhalten von Membranen
    Phys. Bl. 52 , 555-560 (1996).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    The morphology of lipid membranes.
    Current Opinion in Structural Biology 5 , 531-540 (1995).

  • U. Seifert and R. Lipowsky.
    The morphology of vesicles.
    In R. Lipowsky and E. Sackmann, editors ''Structure and Dynamics of Membranes.''
    Handbook of Biological Physics, Vol. 1, pages 403-463.
    Elsevier, Amsterdam (1995).

  • F. Jülicher and R. Lipowsky.
    Domain-induced budding of vesicles.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 2964-2967 (1993).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Domain-induced budding of fluid membranes.
    Biophys. J. 64 , 1133-1138 (1993).

  • R. Lipowsky.
    Budding of membranes induced by intramembrane domains
    J. Phys. II France 2 , 1825-1840 (1992).