http://www.bio21.bas.bg/ibf/PC_review.pdf

Phases and phase transitions of the phosphatidylcholines

Protein phosphorylation in regulation of photosynthesis

http://www.nat.vu.nl/en/Images/05-01_tcm208-87373.pdf

Supramolecular organization of thylakoid membrane proteins in green plants.

Conductive hydrogels are a promising class of materials to design bioelectronics for new technological interfaces with human body, which are required to work for a long-term or under extreme environment. Traditional hydrogels are limited in short-term usage under room temperature, as it is difficult to retain water under cold or hot environment. Inspired by the antifreezing/antiheating behaviors from nature, and based on mussel chemistry, an adhesive and conductive hydrogel is developed with long-lasting moisture lock-in capability and extreme temperature tolerance, which is formed in a binary-solvent system composed of water and glycerol. Polydopamine (PDA)-decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are incorporated into the hydrogel, which assign conductivity to the hydrogel and serve as nanoreinforcements to enhance the mechanical properties of the hydrogel. The catechol groups on PDA and viscous glycerol endow the hydrogel with high tissue adhesiveness. Particularly, the hydrogel is thermal tolerant to maintain all the properties under extreme wide tempreature spectrum (−20 or 60 °C) or stored for a long term. In summary, this mussel-inspired hydrogel is a promising material for self-adhesive bioelectronics to detect biosignals in cold or hot environments, and also as a dressing to protect skin from injuries related to frostbites or burns.

Mussel-Inspired Adhesive and Conductive Hydrogel with Long-Lasting Moisture and Extreme Temperature Tolerance

▪ Abstract Temperature stresses experienced by plants can be classified into three types: those occurring at (a) temperatures below freezing, (b) low temperatures above freezing, and (c) high temperatures. This review outlines how biological substances that are deeply related to these stresses, such as heat-shock proteins, glycinebetaine as a compatible solute, membrane lipids, etc., and also detoxifiers of active oxygen species, contribute to temperature stress tolerance in plants. Also presented here are the uses of genetic engineering techniques to improve the adaptability of plants to temperature stress by altering the levels and composition of these substances in the living organism. Finally, the future prospects for molecular breeding are discussed.

ACCLIMATIVE RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE STRESS IN HIGHER PLANTS: Approaches of Gene Engineering for Temperature Tolerance

Increased thermal stability of pigment-protein complexes of pea thylakoids following catalytic hydrogenation of membrane lipids

The Hofmeister effect in relation to membrane lipid phase stability.

The three main areas in which research into the physical properties of thylakoid membrane lipids has impacted on photosynthetic research are: lipid phase behavior and its relevance to membrane phase separations; lipidprotein interactions in the context of the structure and function of the main photosynthetic membrane complexes; and the fluidity properties of membranes in terms of thermal adaptation and the factors limiting rates of electron transport.

The Physical Properties of Thylakoid Membrane Lipids and Their Relation to Photosynthesis

The effects of glycerol on the phase behaviour of hydrated distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine and its possible relation to the mode of action of cryoprotectants.

W. Patrick Williams

Papers

Increased thermal stability of pigment-protein complexes of pea thylakoids following catalytic hydrogenation of membrane lipids

The Hofmeister effect in relation to membrane lipid phase stability.

The Physical Properties of Thylakoid Membrane Lipids and Their Relation to Photosynthesis

The effects of glycerol on the phase behaviour of hydrated distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine and its possible relation to the mode of action of cryoprotectants.

Phase behaviour of the membrane lipids of the thermophilic blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans