Force balance and membrane shedding at the Red Blood Cell surface
, 2006 During the aging of the red-blood cell, or under conditions of extreme echinocytosis, membrane is shed from the cell plasma membrane in the form of nano-vesicles.
D. E. Discher +13 more
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Synthesis of extracellular matrix components by human ciliary muscle cells in culture [PDF]
, 1992 The production and spatial organization of connective tissue components in ciliary muscle cell cultures was studied with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural methods.
Baur, A. +2 more
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Line tension at lipid phase boundaries as driving force for HIV fusion peptide-mediated fusion
Nature Communications, 2016 HIV preferentially fuses with lipid membranes at the interface between ordered and disordered domains, but the mechanistic basis for this observation is not known. Here Yang et al.
Sung-Tae Yang +2 more
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Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2020 The cell membrane forms an integral part of cellular homeostasis. This article will review the structure and function of physiological membranes and how the lipid bilayer plays an important role in maintaining cellular integrity, ion permeability, and membrane potential as well as being selectively permeable to certain biological substances.
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Annexin A4 and A6 induce membrane curvature and constriction during cell membrane repair
Nature Communications, 2017 The role of annexins in cell membrane repair is largely undefined. Here the authors use a model lipid bilayer to show that annexin A4 induces curvature at the membrane free edge and annexin A6 induces constriction force, and find that both annexins are ...
Theresa Louise Boye +7 more
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The Roles of Membrane Rafts in CD32A-Mediated Phagocytosis [PDF]
, 2007 Membrane rafts are highly dynamic heterogeneous sterol- and sphingolipid-rich micro-domains on cell surfaces. They are generally believed to provide residency for cell surface molecules (e.g., adhesion and signaling molecules) and scaffolding to ...
Cheng Zhu +2 more
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Oxidation of F-actin controls the terminal steps of cytokinesis
Nature Communications, 2017 Cytokinetic abscission relies on the local constriction after cytoskeleton disassembly, but it is not known how the actin filaments are disassembled. Here, the authors show that the redox enzyme MICAL1 is recruited by Rab35 and induces oxidation-mediated
Stéphane Frémont +11 more
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Integrin-mediated membrane blebbing is dependent on the NHE1 and NCX1 activities. [PDF]
, 2011 Integrin-mediated signal transduction and membrane blebbing have been well studied to modulate cell adhesion, spreading and migration^1-6^. However, the relationship between membrane blebbing and integrin signaling has not been explored.
Chi-Hung Lin +8 more
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Putative cell adhesion membrane protein Vstm5 regulates neuronal morphology and migration in the central nervous system [PDF]
, 2016 During brain development, dynamic changes in neuronal membranes perform critical roles in neuronal morphogenesis and migration to create functional neural circuits.
Ko, Kwang Woo +5 more
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Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
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