The functional universe of membrane contact sites

2019/11/15 by William A. Prinz, Alexandre Toulmay, Tamas Balla +1 · 1 voice · 15 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Cellular transport and secretion #Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

paper · doi:10.1038/s41580-019-0180-9

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Discussions

• ChatGPT: Membrane contact sites direct, where lipids move and organelles connect. Prinz, W. A. et al. (2020). Membrane contact sites: From function to disease. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2 [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]