Mayuko Kurita

Kwansei Gakuin University — Japan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior(9), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling(8), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems(4), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology(3), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection(1)

Publications10 total

Effects of Sphingomyelin Headgroup Size on Interactions with Ceramide
Biophysical Journal·2013· 35 citedOpen Access
2NH and 3OH are crucial structural requirements in sphingomyelin for sticholysin II binding and pore formation in bilayer membranes
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes·2013· 47 cited
Effects of Sphingosine 2N- and 3O-Methylation on Palmitoyl Ceramide Properties in Bilayer Membranes
Biophysical Journal·2011· 21 citedOpen Access
Structure–activity relationship of sphingomyelin analogs with sphingomyelinase from Bacillus cereus
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes·2011· 9 cited
The Effects of Long-Chain Base Methylations on Ceramide Molecular Properties in Bilayer Membranes
Biophysical Journal·2011Open Access
N- and O-methylation of sphingomyelin markedly affects its membrane properties and interactions with cholesterol
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes·2011· 45 cited
Effect of Sphingomyelin Headgroup Size on Molecular Properties and Interactions with Cholesterol
Biophysical Journal·2010· 76 citedOpen Access
Membrane properties and sterol interactions of sphingomyelin head group analogs
Chemistry and Physics of Lipids·2010
Importance of Head Group Methylation on Sphingomyelin Membrane Properties and Interactions with Cholesterol
Biophysical Journal·2010· 2 citedOpen Access
Effect of Sphingomyelin Headgroup Size on Molecular Properties and Interactions with Cholesterol
Åbo Akademi University Research Portal·2010

Frequent Co-authors

Shigeo Katsumura(9), J. Peter Slotte(9), Shou Yamaguchi(8), Tetsuya Yamamoto(6), Anders Björkbom(5), Thomas K.M. Nyholm(5), Terhi Maula(5), Tomasz Róg(4), Ilpo Vattulainen(4), Karol Kaszuba(3), Max Lönnfors(3), Sanna Niinivehmas(2), Olli T. Pentikäinen(2), Christian Sergelius(2), Y. Jenny E. Isaksson(1), Sara García‐Linares(1), José G. Gavilanes(1), Álvaro Martínez‐del‐Pozo(1), Pasi Kankaanpää(1), Daniel Lindroos(1)