Coupling between vesicle shape and the non-homogeneous lateral distribution of membrane constituents in Golgi bodies
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Membrane Remodeling of Giant Vesicles in Response to Localized Calcium Ion Gradients
Published on: July 16, 2018
Ales Iglic1, Miha Fosnaric, Henry Hägerstrand
1Laboratory of Applied Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. ales.iglic@fe.uni-lj.si
Abstract:
In this work, a hypothesis is presented that could explain the non-homogeneous lateral distribution of membrane components in Golgi vesicles. It is shown that the non-homogeneous lateral distribution of membrane components and the specific flattened shape of Golgi vesicles are strongly coupled. In agreement with experimental evidence, it is indicated that some of the membrane components may be concentrated mainly on the curved bulbous rims of the Golgi vesicles, while the other components are distributed predominantly in their flat central part.
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