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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

A Single-Molecule Liposome Assay for Membrane Permeabilization.

Krzysztof M Bąk, Daniel C Edwards, Dylan George, Bhanu Singh, Ryan Ferguson, Tianxiao Zhao, Kristin Piché, Ariel Louwrier, Scott L Cockroft, Mathew H Horrocks

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Krzysztof M Bąk *EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Daniel C Edwards *EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Dylan George *EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Bhanu SinghEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Ryan FergusonEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Tianxiao ZhaoEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Kristin PichéStressmarq Biosciences Inc, Suite 117-1537 Hillside Ave, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 2C1, Canada.
Ariel LouwrierStressmarq Biosciences Inc, Suite 117-1537 Hillside Ave, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 2C1, Canada.
Scott L CockroftEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.
Mathew H HorrocksEaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK.

Funding

Alzheimer's Research UK ARUK-EG2018B-004Cure Parkinson's TF03Eureka FoundationLeverhulme Trust RPG-2021-328UCB BiopharmaceuticalsUK Dementia Research Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell membrane disruption is associated with numerous diseases and underlies the activity of various antimicrobial agents. The rapid screening of compounds capable of disrupting or permeabilizing biological membranes is essential to the search for new therapeutic drugs. Here, we present a single-molecule confocal microscopy assay integrated with fast-flow microfluidics to study membrane permeabilization in large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) containing as few as seven dye molecules. This assay eliminates the need for liposome immobilization and achieves detection rates in the range of 1000 vesicles per minute, offering unparalleled sensitivity and detection limits as low as 135 pM, corresponding to just eight permeabilizing molecules per vesicle for active compounds such as ionomycin. It provides a robust platform for investigating membrane-disrupting agents, including those with antimicrobial properties or implicated in neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

Cell Membrane PermeabilityLiposomesSingle Molecule ImagingUnilamellar LiposomesFluorescent DyesMicroscopy, ConfocalFluorescent DyesLiposomesUnilamellar LiposomesFluorescence microscopyIon channelsIonophoresMembranesSingle‐molecule studies

Identifiers

PMID40192344
PMCPMC12184303

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