Publication Date:
2014-11-12
Description:
Membranes are amongst the most important biological structures; they maintain the fundamental integrity of cells, compartmentalize regions within them and play an active role in a wide range of cellular processes. Pressure can play a key role in probing the structure and dynamics of membrane assemblies, and is also critical to the biology and adaptation of deep-sea organisms. This article presents an overview of the effect of pressure on the mesostructure of lipid membranes, bilayer organization and lipid–protein assemblies. It also summarizes recent developments in high-pressure structural instrumentation suitable for experiments on membranes.
Keywords:
biological membraneslipidsbilayerslipid–protein assemblieshigh-pressure studies
Electronic ISSN:
2052-2525
Topics:
Geosciences
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Physics
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