Membrane
- Reconstruction of destruction – in vitro reconstitution methods in autophagy research
Summary: Autophagy is a versatile recycling system that ensures turnover of cytoplasmic material. This Review highlights in vitro reconstitution studies that helped to discover fundamental mechanisms of the pathway.
- Mechanical forces on cellular organelles
Summary: Organelles are subjected to mechanical forces within the crowded cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. We discuss the effect of forces on two organelles, the nucleus and the mitochondrion.
- Lipid-dependence of target membrane stability during influenza viral fusion
Summary: Target membrane integrity during influenza hemagglutinin-mediated lipid mixing between viral and target membrane is dependent upon target membrane spontaneous curvature.