Pressure effects on lipids and bio-membrane assemblies

Membranes are amongst the most important biological structures; they maintain the fundamental integrity of cells, compartmentalize regions within them and play an active role in a wide range of cellular processes. Pressure can play a key role in probing the structure and dynamics of membrane assembl...

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Published inIUCrJ Vol. 1; no. Pt 6; pp. 470 - 477
Main Author Brooks, Nicholas J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England International Union of Crystallography 01.11.2014
Subjects
Adaptation
Assemblies
bilayers
biological membranes
Biology
Health aspects
high-pressure studies
Identification and classification
Instrumentation
Integrity
Lipid metabolism
Lipids
lipid–protein assemblies
Membranes
Membranes (Biology)
Organisms
Pressure
lipid–protein assemblies
lipids
bilayers
biological membranes
high-pressure studies
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Summary:Membranes are amongst the most important biological structures; they maintain the fundamental integrity of cells, compartmentalize regions within them and play an active role in a wide range of cellular processes. Pressure can play a key role in probing the structure and dynamics of membrane assemblies, and is also critical to the biology and adaptation of deep-sea organisms. This article presents an overview of the effect of pressure on the mesostructure of lipid membranes, bilayer organization and lipid-protein assemblies. It also summarizes recent developments in high-pressure structural instrumentation suitable for experiments on membranes.
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ISSN:2052-2525
2052-2525
DOI:10.1107/S2052252514019551