An alternative interpretation of molecular structure of plasma membrane has been postulated by Hilleir and Hoffman (1953). They have suggested that biological membranes may have a non-lamellar pattern, consisting instead of a mosaic of globular subunits known as micelles, which have a lipid core an...
(ii) All bio membranes are either made of a unit membrane or a multiple of unit membrane. The unit membrane of Robertson is also called trailaminar membrane. It has a thickness of about 75 Å with a central lipid layer of 35 A thick and two peripheral protein layers of 20Aeach. Ac...
The plasma membrane structure is a lipid bilayer that separates the interior of the cell from the exterior of the cell. Here we describe cell membrane markers that outline the cell boundary for fluorescence imaging. Fluorescent labeled lectins (e.g., wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)) can identify ce...
The outer segment plasma membrane differs structurally from the outer segment disk membranes. Certain aspects of disk membrane formation as invaginations of the plasma membrane are discussed. The fact that only two fracture faces were observed and no complementary faces was explained by a simple ...
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-plasma membrane (PM) junctions are contact sites between the ER and the PM; the distance between the two organelles in the junctions is below 40nm and the membranes are connected by protein tethers. A number of molecular tools and technical approaches have been recently...
Membrane, in biology, the thin layer that forms the outer boundary of a living cell or of an internal cell compartment.
binding activity with preference for sulfatide, a glycosphingolipid present in the outer leaflet of plasma membranes. Deletion of the putative orthologue inP. knowlesi,PKNH_1300500, impacts invasion in reticulocytes, suggesting a role during this essential process. Together, this work defines an ...
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has great potential for sterilization in the food industry, by deactivation of thermophilic bacteria, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Therefore, we investigate here whether CAP is able to denature/modify p
Plasma Membrane Structure WGA conjugates, cell membrane stains, and fluorescent fusion proteins for staining cell membranes. Additional ways to label cell structures and cellular components: CellLight Fluorescent Protein Labeling CellLight fusion proteins provide an easy way to label specific structures in...
12、ane: Some substance cross the plasma membrane by simple diffusion down their concentration gradient. Others require membrane transport proteins to provide them with individual passage across the plasma membrane. Vesicular Transport Vesicular transport-it is a process that involves configurational ch 13...