Such simulations enable examining how changing membrane properties affect viral budding, and may shed light on why many viruses preferentially assemble from membrane microdomains such as lipid rafts.

this causing cell membrane deformation and thickening in the form of lipid rafts. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

By acting on certain membrane sphingolipids, LAU-7b has also been shown to increase the confinement of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein into lipid rafts ...

Membrane biophysics is the study of the physical principles governing biological membranes, including lipid-raft formation and protein–lipid coupling, as well as their mechanical characteristics ...