title: Lateral communication by fast proton conduction: a model membrane study.
abstract: Lateral communication of information along biological membranes is thought to be a key process for many cellular activities. Support for this hypothesis comes from physicochemical experiments that show that an efficient facilitated lateral proton conduction exists along lipid-water interfaces. The existence of a local two-dimensional hydrogen bond network between the lipid headgroups and their associated water molecules would explain this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Glycoconjugates and Biomembranes, UPR 8221 du CNRS, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teissié
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prats
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002450:Cell Communication; D002462:Cell Membrane; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D017494:Proton Pumps / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D017494:Proton Pumps