Publications by authors named "Leonhard Starke"
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- Scientists found that the membranes of cells can change to handle stress and challenges, but we don’t know much about how this affects different parts of the cells.
- They developed a new method called MemPrep to study the membranes of yeast cells, especially focusing on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and vacuoles.
- The study showed how the lipids (fats) in these membranes change when the cell is stressed, giving important clues to help understand how cells manage problems, like incorrectly folded proteins.
One of the most important properties of membranes is their permeability to water and other small molecules. A targeted change in permeability allows the passage of molecules to be controlled. Vesicles made of membranes with low water permeability are preferable for drug delivery, for example, because they are more stable and maintain the drug concentration inside.
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