Crystallization around solid-like nanosized docks can explain the specificity, diversity and stability of membrane microdomains.
To date, it is widely accepted that microdomains do form in the biological membranes of all eukaryotic cells, and quite possibly also in prokaryotes. Those sub-micrometric domains play crucial roles in signaling, in intracellular transport, and even in inter-cellular communications.<br/>Despit...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00072/full |