Photomanipulation of minimal synthetic cells: area increase, softening and interleaflet coupling of membrane models doped with azobenzene-lipid photoswitches
M. Aleksanyan, A. Grafmueller, F. Crea, V. N. Gergiev, N. Yandrapalli, S. Block, J. Heberle, R. Dimova
This study uses azobenzene-lipid photoswitches to manipulate membrane properties of synthetic cells using light, showing shape changes, softening, and altered electrical properties.
bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2023Biophysics