Lipid sorting: lipids do it on their own.
How are lipid molecules sorted between organelles in eukaryotic cells? A recent paper shows that the work needed to bend a membrane and form a vesicle is sufficient to sort lipid molecules.
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Anthony G
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. sgl@soton.ac.uk
D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000502:physiology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism*