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  • Biomechanics of budding of cellular membranes
    Iglič, Aleš, 1960- ...
    Biomechanics of the cell shape changes and the budding of the cellular membrane is described. It is indicated that two mechanisms based on internal degrees of freedom: in-plane orientational ordering ... of membrane constituents and non-homogeneous lateral distribution of membrane constituents, are complementary mechanisms that may promote budding of the membrane and determine the shape of the released daughter vesicle (spherical or tubular). Tubular budding may be explained by self-assembly of anisotropic membrane nanodomains into larger domains forming nanotubular membrane protrusions. Incontrast to some previously reported theories, no direct external mechanical force is needed to explain the tubular budding of cellular membrane. The mechanism that explains tubular budding may also be responsible for stabilization of tunneling nanotubes (TNT) that connect cells and are important for transport of matter and information in cellular systems.
    Source: Bulletin of Applied Mechanics. (Prague). - ISSN 1801-1217 (Vol. 4, no. 16, 2008, str. 119-122)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2008
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 25442521

source: Bulletin of Applied Mechanics. (Prague). - ISSN 1801-1217 (Vol. 4, no. 16, 2008, str. 119-122)

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