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Editorial: Molecular Organization of Membranes: Where Biology Meets Biophysics
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SYSNO ASEP 0483310 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Editorial: Molecular Organization of Membranes: Where Biology Meets Biophysics Author(s) Cebecauer, Marek (UFCH-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Holowka, D. (US)Source Title Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. - : Frontiers Research Foundation - ISSN 2296-634X
Roč. 5, č. 113 (2017), s. 1-3Number of pages 3 s. Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords nanodomains ; membrane properties ; cell membrane Subject RIV CE - Biochemistry OECD category Biochemistry and molecular biology Method of publishing Open access Institutional support UFCH-W - RVO:61388955 UT WOS 000455238900112 EID SCOPUS 85038024370 DOI 10.3389/fcell.2017.00113 Annotation Membranes delimit the shapes of cells and their internal compartments, form a passive barrier between interior and exterior, but function also as organizing platforms for cellular processes. These highly diverse structures are formed by a large number of lipid and protein species. It is now generally accepted that both lipids and proteins are heterogeneously distributed in cell membranes (Cebecauer et al., 2010, Holowka and Baird, 2015, Sezgin et al., 2017). Such non-homogeneous organization of membranes linked to cellular functions attracts attention of scientists from fields as diverse as physiology, cell biology and biophysics. Indeed, the presence of various nanodomains in membranes forms a unifying link between the articles of this Research Topic.
The Research Topic collects 11 articles from authors with a broad background and focuses mainly on three issues resonating in membrane biology and biophysics: (i) physical properties of membranes contributing to cell membrane organization in molecular assemblies and domains, (ii) emerging role of tetraspanins, an evolutionarily conserved superfamily of membrane structural proteins, as critical players in membrane organization and (iii) novel tools to study cell membranes.Workplace J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry Contact Michaela Knapová, michaela.knapova@jh-inst.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 196 Year of Publishing 2018 Electronic address http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0278667
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