The physical chemistry of biological membranes.
Physical chemistry explains the principles of self-organization of lipids into bilayers that form the matrix of biological membranes, and continuum theory of membrane energetics is successful in explaining many biological processes. With increasing sophistication of investigative tools, there is now a growing appreciation for lipid diversity and for the role of individual lipids and specific lipid-protein interactions in membrane structure and function.
Zimmerberg
Joshua
J
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. joshz@helix.nih.gov
Gawrisch
Klaus
K
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological
D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008055:Lipids