Membrane Interactions in Biology
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Membrane Functions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2021) | Viewed by 3867
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Life, as we know it, does not exist without membranes. Living cells are enveloped within lipid bilayers, safeguarding and allowing the self-organization of the inner biomolecular soup. These self-assembled membranous boundaries distinguish and, in a way, define cells and further allow controlled communication with the surroundings. Membranes are thus undoubtedly one of the most important biological interfaces.
We have known for a long time that membranes are anything but inert. The complex cellular interior as well as the external environment continuously interacts with the cell membrane. From understanding membranes as a fascinating biomaterial, we are now in an era of understanding the complex interplay of membranes with other important classes of biomolecules. Numerous in vivo and in vitro studies are revealing the dynamic interactions of membranes with other components, such as cytoskeleton, genomes, and, in recent years, phase-separated biomolecular condensates. These findings are not only crucial to understanding cell biology in further detail, but also foundational for designing biomimetic artificial entities. Furthermore, novel on-chip microfluidic assays are proving to be crucial to achieving more complex and controlled experimentation and are an integral part of further scientific progress.
This Special Issue, “Membrane Interactions in Biology”, aims to cover the latest developments on interactions of biomolecules with natural/cell-mimicking membranes. We welcome original research papers as well as review articles related to any aspect of membrane–biomolecule interactions and associated technological advancements.
Dr. Siddharth Deshpande
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Membrane dynamics
- Membrane–protein interactions
- Membrane–cytoskeleton interactions
- Membrane–chromosome interactions
- Membrane–biomolecular condensate interactions
- Membrane-bound liquid–liquid phase separation
- Liposome morphogenesis
- Synthetic biology
- Synthetic cells
- On-chip microfluidic assays
