Close, but not too close: a mesoscopic description of (a)symmetry and membrane shaping mechanisms
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Close, but not too close : a mesoscopic description of (a)symmetry and membrane shaping mechanisms. / Ruhoff, Victoria Thusgaard; Bendix, Poul Martin; Pezeshkian, Weria.
In: Emerging topics in life sciences, Vol. 7, No. 1, 16.01.2023, p. 81-93.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Close, but not too close
T2 - a mesoscopic description of (a)symmetry and membrane shaping mechanisms
AU - Ruhoff, Victoria Thusgaard
AU - Bendix, Poul Martin
AU - Pezeshkian, Weria
PY - 2023/1/16
Y1 - 2023/1/16
N2 - Biomembranes are fundamental to our understanding of the cell, the basic building block of all life. An intriguing aspect of membranes is their ability to assume a variety of shapes, which is crucial for cell function. Here, we review various membrane shaping mechanisms with special focus on the current understanding of how local curvature and local rigidity induced by membrane proteins leads to emerging forces and consequently large-scale membrane deformations. We also argue that describing the interaction of rigid proteins with membranes purely in terms of local membrane curvature is incomplete and that changes in the membrane rigidity moduli must also be considered.
AB - Biomembranes are fundamental to our understanding of the cell, the basic building block of all life. An intriguing aspect of membranes is their ability to assume a variety of shapes, which is crucial for cell function. Here, we review various membrane shaping mechanisms with special focus on the current understanding of how local curvature and local rigidity induced by membrane proteins leads to emerging forces and consequently large-scale membrane deformations. We also argue that describing the interaction of rigid proteins with membranes purely in terms of local membrane curvature is incomplete and that changes in the membrane rigidity moduli must also be considered.
U2 - 10.1042/etls20220078
DO - 10.1042/etls20220078
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 81
EP - 93
JO - Emerging topics in life sciences
JF - Emerging topics in life sciences
SN - 2397-8554
IS - 1
ER -
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