Artículo
Thermosensing via transmembrane protein-lipid interactions
Fecha de publicación:
09/2015
Editorial:
Elsevier Science
Revista:
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
ISSN:
0005-2736
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Inglés
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Resumen
Cell membranes are composed of a lipid bilayer containing proteins that cross and/or interact with lipids on either side of the two leaflets. The basic structure of cell membranes is this bilayer, composed of two opposing lipid monolayers with fascinating properties designed to perform all the functions the cell requires. To coordinate these functions, lipid composition of cellular membranes is tailored to suit their specialized tasks. In this review, we describe the general mechanisms of membrane-protein interactions and relate them to some of the molecular strategies organisms use to adjust the membrane lipid composition in response to a decrease in environmental temperature. While the activities of all biomolecules are altered as a function of temperature, the thermosensors we focus on here are molecules whose temperature sensitivity appears to be linked to changes in the biophysical properties of membrane lipids. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Lipid-protein interactions.
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Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Y CELULAR DE ROSARIO
Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Y CELULAR DE ROSARIO
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Saita, Emilio Adolfo; de Mendoza, Diego; Thermosensing via transmembrane protein-lipid interactions; Elsevier Science; Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes; 1848; 9; 9-2015; 1757-1764
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