Molecular Organization of Membranes: Where Biology Meets Biophysics

• Main Author: Marek Cebecauer (auth)
• Other Authors: David Holowka (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Cell Membrane; Caveolae; Superresolution microscopy; Nanodomains; Membrane trafficking; Membrane properties; fluorescence microscopy; Tetraspanins
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biological membranes protect cells and organelles from the surrounding environment, but serve also as organising platforms for physiological processes such as cell signalling. The hydrophobic core of membranes is composed of lipids and proteins influencing each other. Local membrane composition and...