When inappropriately regulated or excessive, by altering plasma membrane structure-function, cholesterol can play a crucial role in many diseases [ 28].
Genes were classified into several subcategories on the basis of the functions related to membrane structure and function, including those related to energy (sdhC and cyoA), multidrug efflux (emrA, emrE, and marR), the cell wall and membrane structure (san, bacA, and dacB), the cell envelope (amiC and clsA), and flagella (motA and flgM).
Lipid rafts play a central role in membrane structure and function (Rajendran and Simons 2005), and it is therefore not surprising that the fatty acid composition may affect endocytosis.
Ibuprofen affects the cell transporter function and exhibited significantly high membrane stress related to both membrane structure and function.
This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Membrane Structure and Function: Relevance in the Cell's Physiology, Pathology and Therapy.
Moreover, ROS accumulation in the cell damages membrane structure and function, triggering membrane lipid peroxidation and inducing membrane breakdown (Juan et al. 2011; Oz et al. 2015).
Lipid bilayer membranes supported at conductive metal substrates provide a unique opportunity to investigate the effect of the static electric field on the membrane structure and function.
Finally, the effects of the microemulsion on the fungal membrane structure and function using S. pombe were studied using transmission electron microscopy.
Our results show that the changes found in total fatty acids, in the profiles of individual polar lipids, and in the unsaturation levels suggest that membrane structure and function might be altered by Cd stress.
