S. Chiantia

Influenza A virus infection alters lipid packing and surface electrostatic potential of the host plasma membrane

This study investigates how influenza A virus infection changes the plasma membrane's lipid packing and electrostatic potential in avian and human cells.

Benchmarking of novel green fluorescent proteins for the quantification of protein oligomerization in living cells

This study benchmarks novel green fluorescent proteins for quantifying protein oligomerization in living cells under different pH conditions.

Thermoplasmonic induced vesicle fusion for investigating membrane protein phase affinity

The paper develops a method to study membrane protein phase affinity by transferring proteins from cells to model membranes and observing phase partitioning.

Influenza A virus hemagglutinin prevents extensive membrane damage upon dehydration

This study investigates how influenza A virus hemagglutinin (HA) protects the viral envelope from membrane damage during dehydration.

Influenza A M2 recruits M1 to the plasma membrane: a fluorescence fluctuation microscopy study

This study uses fluorescence fluctuation microscopy to show that M2 recruits M1 to the plasma membrane, facilitating IAV assembly, while M1-HA interaction is weak and dependent on M1's membrane binding.

Multi-color fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy in living cells via spectral detection

This paper introduces SFSCS, a method for analyzing interactions between multiple protein species in living cells using spectral detection, and demonstrates its application to study influenza A virus interactions.

Detection of Envelope Glycoprotein Assembly from Old-World Hantaviruses in the Golgi Apparatus of Living Cells

This study uses fluorescence microscopy to quantify interactions leading to hantavirus spike complex formation in living cells, revealing Gn-Gc hetero-dimer assembly and multimer formation in the Golgi.

Effect of Erufosine on Membrane Lipid Order in Breast Cancer Cell Models

This study investigates how Erufosine affects membrane lipid order in breast cancer cells using fluorescence microscopy and analytical chemistry techniques, finding it increases membrane fluidity and disorder.

Influenza A matrix protein M1 induces lipid membrane deformation via protein multimerization

This study shows that Influenza A virus M1 protein induces membrane curvature through multimerization, not simple binding, in lipid bilayers containing negatively charged lipids.

Structural determinants of the interactions between Influenza A Virus Matrix protein M1 and lipid membranes

This study investigates the structural interactions of Influenza A Virus M1 protein with lipid membranes using experimental and theoretical methods, revealing details on membrane association, oligomerization, and structural changes upon binding.

Quantifying protein oligomerization in living cells: A systematic comparison of fluorescent proteins

This study compares fluorescent proteins for quantifying protein oligomerization using FCS and N&B measurements, finding that mCherry2 provides improved accuracy due to faster maturation.