Cell membranes are the lipid-based boundaries that enclose cells and their internal organelles, organized as a phospholipid bilayer in which cholesterol, glycolipids, and a diverse complement of integral and peripheral proteins are embedded. Described by the fluid-mosaic model, the membrane is a dynamic, selectively…
Cell membranes are the lipid-based boundaries that enclose cells and their internal organelles, organized as a phospholipid bilayer in which cholesterol, glycolipids, and a diverse complement of integral and peripheral proteins are embedded. Described by the fluid-mosaic model, the membrane is a dynamic, selectively permeable structure whose amphipathic lipids self-assemble to separate the aqueous cytoplasm from the external environment. It controls the passage of ions and molecules through channels, transporters, and pumps, maintains electrochemical gradients, and hosts receptors and signaling complexes that transduce extracellular cues into intracellular responses. Membrane lipids and their oxidative state influence fluidity, barrier integrity, and susceptibility to damage, while specialized domains organize trafficking, adhesion, and enzymatic activity. Membrane composition and resistance to peroxidation are therefore important to cell survival, and perturbation of membrane integrity contributes to pathology and is exploited in drug and surfactant interactions. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research in cell and molecular biology relevant to membranes, including studies of antioxidant and membrane-resistance properties in hepatocytes, receptor-mediated signal transduction, lipid composition and oxidative attrition, surfactant and liquid-membrane transport behavior, and the roles of membrane biochemistry in cellular function and disease.
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