In-Plane Membrane Ordering and Topological Defects
Journal Title: Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology Open Access - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Intrinsic properties of biological membrane constituents dominantly influence the shape of biological membranes and consequently their functionality. This impact is in particular pronounced if anin-plane membrane order is present. In such cases topological defects (TDs) inevitable appear if membranes’ topology is different from the toroidal one. TDs give rise to spatial nonhomogeneities which might trigger various functional responses in membranes, such as membrane fission, tabulation and vesiculation. In the paper we describe minimal continuum-type models which consider in-plane ordering within membranes focusing on TDs.
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Kralj S, Iglič A, Mesarec L
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