Membrane Organization and Dynamics in Cell Polarity | Zendy

Kelly Orlando | Zendy; Wei Guo | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Membrane Organization and Dynamics in Cell Polarity

Author(s) -

Kelly Orlando,

Wei Guo

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

cold spring harbor perspectives in biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.011

H-Index - 173

ISSN - 1943-0264

DOI - 10.1101/cshperspect.a001321

Subject(s) - cell polarity , biology , polarity (international relations) , microbiology and biotechnology , membrane , chemotaxis , cell membrane , membrane protein , cell , biochemistry , receptor

The establishment and maintenance of cell polarity is important to a wide range of biological processes ranging from chemotaxis to embryogenesis. An essential feature of cell polarity is the asymmetric organization of proteins and lipids in the plasma membrane. In this article, we discuss how polarity regulators such as small GTP-binding proteins and phospholipids spatially and kinetically control vesicular trafficking and membrane organization. Conversely, we discuss how membrane trafficking contributes to cell polarization through delivery of polarity determinants and regulators to the plasma membrane.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research