Chen Zhao

Spatial deconstruction of the plasma membrane The plasma membrane of cells is known to be heterogeneous with regards to the spatial distribution of proteins and lipids. The segregation of molecular species in the cell membrane into specific domai...

Read our work on protein-rich domains in the plasma membrane:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sweet tooth + sweet science. I adore sweets. Proud to share our adventure exploring the amazing human sweet receptor.

"Structure and activation mechanism of human sweet taste receptor"
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Lipid composition and mechanical force underlie multi-modal regulation of Piezo1 gating Piezo1 ion channels are widely expressed cellular mechanosensors. They adopt an intrinsically curved shape when closed and are thought to open when mechanical forces applied to the membrane favor a mo...

Happy to share our latest work on Piezo:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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