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Nature 447, 387-389 (24 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447387a; Published online 23 May 2007
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Biophysics: Bending over to attract
Michael M. Kozlov1
Abstract
What forces shape the membranes of the biological cell? A computer simulation indicates that it is the concerted effort of many proteins, mediated by the lipid bilayer that forms the membrane matrix.
Cell membranes are universal biological envelopes. The 'plasma membrane' forms the external boundary of a cell, separating its body — the cytoplasm — from the outside world.
- Michael M. Kozlov is in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.
Email: michk@post.tau.ac.il
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