and the University of Fribourg (UNIFR), have used cryo-electron microscopy to observe how lipids and proteins at the plasma membrane interact and react to mechanical stress. This work shows that ...

However, when the plasma membrane elongates due to fusion of ... has succeeded in using a super-resolution microscope to visualize the mechanism by which cell polarity is maintained.

and the University of Fribourg (UNIFR), have used cryo-electron microscopy to observe how lipids and proteins at the plasma membrane interact and react to mechanical stress. This work shows that ...

We hope our experiments -- based on 3-D-resolved multiphoton microscopy to illuminate membrane domains and transition behavior -- will encourage others to join in this study." Baumgart emphasizes ...

A phopholipid bilayer membrane was prepared on a silicon wafer in an aqueous solution, and the atmospheric plasma was irradiated with a home-build dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) instrument.

In the cover story of the December 26 issue of the journal Cell, the scientists describe creating a system in which they can watch, in real time under a light microscope, cell membranes bud and ...

Light microscopes cannot distinguish objects that are closer ... at least some membrane constituents remain grouped together after vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane (rather than diffusing freely ...

We hope our experiments -- based on 3-D-resolved multiphoton microscopy to illuminate membrane domains and transition behavior -- will encourage others to join in this study." Baumgart emphasizes ...