Membranes are functionalized by a proteolipid code.
BMC Biol
; 22(1): 46, 2024 Feb 27.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38414038
ABSTRACT
Membranes are protein and lipid structures that surround cells and other biological compartments. We present a conceptual model wherein all membranes are organized into structural and functional zones. The assembly of zones such as receptor clusters, protein-coated pits, lamellipodia, cell junctions, and membrane fusion sites is explained to occur through a protein-lipid code. This challenges the theory that lipids sort proteins after forming stable membrane subregions independently of proteins.
Key words
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Proteolipids
/
Carrier Proteins
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Biol
/
BMC biology
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article