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  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Erwin London is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research primarily engages with biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on molecular biology and physiology. Their work integrates aspects of biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and cell biology.

The main topics covered by London's research include lipid membrane structure and behavior, RNA interference and gene delivery, sphingolipid metabolism and signaling, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

The scientist has an extensive publication record, frequently contributing to several venues such as:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors of Erwin London include Pavana Suresh, Shinako Kakuda, Guangtao Li, Daniel P. Raleigh, and W. Todd Miller, with collaborative work ranging up to thirteen joint publications.

Recent papers authored by London include:

  • "Nanodomains can persist at physiologic temperature in plasma membrane vesicles and be modulated by altering cell lipids" (2020, Journal of Lipid Research)
  • "Induction of Ordered Lipid Raft Domain Formation by Loss of Lipid Asymmetry" (2020, Biophysical Journal)
  • "Molecular substructure of the liquid-ordered phase formed by sphingomyelin and cholesterol: sphingomyelin clusters forming nano-subdomains are a characteristic feature" (2022, Biophysical Reviews)
  • "Cholesterol and sphingomyelin are critical for Fcγ receptor-mediated phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by macrophages" (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • "Sphingomyelins and ent-Sphingomyelins Form Homophilic Nano-Subdomains within Liquid Ordered Domains" (2020, Biophysical Journal)

In recognition of contributions to science, Erwin London was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Functions of lipid rafts in biological membranes.

    D. A. Brown;E. London

  • Structure and function of sphingolipid- and cholesterol-rich membrane rafts.

    Deborah A. Brown;Erwin London

  • STRUCTURE AND ORIGIN OF ORDERED LIPID DOMAINS IN BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES

    D A Brown;E London

  • Interactions between saturated acyl chains confer detergent resistance on lipids and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins: GPI-anchored proteins in liposomes and cells show similar behavior

    Roxann Schroeder;Erwin London;Deborah Brown

  • On the Origin of Sphingolipid/Cholesterol-Rich Detergent-Insoluble Cell Membranes: Physiological Concentrations of Cholesterol and Sphingolipid Induce Formation of a Detergent-Insoluble, Liquid-Ordered Lipid Phase in Model Membranes

    Sharmin N. Ahmed;Deborah A. Brown;Erwin London

  • Insolubility of lipids in Triton X-100: physical origin and relationship to sphingolipid/cholesterol membrane domains (rafts)

    Erwin London;Deborah A. Brown

  • Parallax method for direct measurement of membrane penetration depth utilizing fluorescence quenching by spin-labeled phospholipids.

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Erwin London

  • Effect of the Structure of Natural Sterols and Sphingolipids on the Formation of Ordered Sphingolipid/Sterol Domains (Rafts) COMPARISON OF CHOLESTEROL TO PLANT, FUNGAL, AND DISEASE-ASSOCIATED STEROLS AND COMPARISON OF SPHINGOMYELIN, CEREBROSIDES, AND CERAMIDE

    Xiaolian Xu;Robert Bittman;Guy Duportail;Denis Heissler

  • Structure of detergent-resistant membrane domains: does phase separation occur in biological membranes?

    Deborah A. Brown;Erwin London

  • The Effect of Sterol Structure on Membrane Lipid Domains Reveals How Cholesterol Can Induce Lipid Domain Formation

    Xiaolian Xu;Erwin London

  • Cholesterol and Sphingolipid Enhance the Triton X-100 Insolubility of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored Proteins by Promoting the Formation of Detergent-insoluble Ordered Membrane Domains

    Roxann J. Schroeder;Sharmin N. Ahmed;Yongze Zhu;Erwin London

  • Fluorimetric determination of critical micelle concentration avoiding interference from detergent charge

    Amitabha Chattopadhyay;Erwin London

  • Refolding of an integral membrane protein. Denaturation, renaturation, and reconstitution of intact bacteriorhodopsin and two proteolytic fragments.

    K.S. Huang;H. Bayley;M.J. Liao;E. London

  • Location of Diphenylhexatriene (DPH) and Its Derivatives within Membranes: Comparison of Different Fluorescence Quenching Analyses of Membrane Depth†

    Robert D. Kaiser;Erwin London

  • Ceramide Selectively Displaces Cholesterol from Ordered Lipid Domains (Rafts) IMPLICATIONS FOR LIPID RAFT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

    Megha;Erwin London

  • Insights into lipid raft structure and formation from experiments in model membranes.

    Erwin London

  • How principles of domain formation in model membranes may explain ambiguities concerning lipid raft formation in cells

    Erwin London

  • Denaturation and renaturation of bacteriorhodopsin in detergents and lipid-detergent mixtures.

    E London;H G Khorana

  • Extension of the parallax analysis of membrane penetration depth to the polar region of model membranes: Use of fluorescence quenching by a spin-label attached to the phospholipid polar headgroup

    Franklin S. Abrams;Erwin London

  • Effect of pH on the conformation of diphtheria toxin and its implications for membrane penetration.

    Michael G. Blewitt;Laura A. Chung;Erwin London

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge L. Benach
Jorge L. Benach Stony Brook University
Amitabha Chattopadhyay
Amitabha Chattopadhyay Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Daniel P. Raleigh
Daniel P. Raleigh Stony Brook University
Huilin Li
Huilin Li Van Andel Institute
Jean X. Jiang
Jean X. Jiang The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
James B. Bliska
James B. Bliska Dartmouth College
John Katsaras
John Katsaras Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hagan Bayley
Hagan Bayley University of Oxford
Robert J Collier
Robert J Collier University of Arizona
Robert S. Haltiwanger
Robert S. Haltiwanger University of Georgia

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