The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes

Leonard, Thomas A.; Loose, Martin; Martens, Sascha

The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes

Leonard TA, Loose M, Martens S. 2023. The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes. Developmental Cell. 58(15), 1315–1332.

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10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.001

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Leonard, Thomas A.; Loose, Martin^ISTA ; Martens, Sascha

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Abstract

Membranes are essential for life. They act as semi-permeable boundaries that define cells and organelles. In addition, their surfaces actively participate in biochemical reaction networks, where they confine proteins, align reaction partners, and directly control enzymatic activities. Membrane-localized reactions shape cellular membranes, define the identity of organelles, compartmentalize biochemical processes, and can even be the source of signaling gradients that originate at the plasma membrane and reach into the cytoplasm and nucleus. The membrane surface is, therefore, an essential platform upon which myriad cellular processes are scaffolded. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the biophysics and biochemistry of membrane-localized reactions with particular focus on insights derived from reconstituted and cellular systems. We discuss how the interplay of cellular factors results in their self-organization, condensation, assembly, and activity, and the emergent properties derived from them.

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2023

Date Published

2023-08-07

Journal Title

Developmental Cell

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF F79, P32814-B, and P35061-B to S.M.; P34607-B to M.L.; and P30584-B and P33066-B to T.A.L.) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 101045340 to M.L.). We are grateful for comments on the manuscript by Justyna Sawa-Makarska, Verena Baumann, Marko Kojic, Philipp Radler, Ronja Reinhardt, and Sumire Antonioli.

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1315-1332

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1534-5807

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1878-1551

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14039

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Leonard TA, Loose M, Martens S. The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes. Developmental Cell. 2023;58(15):1315-1332. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.001

Leonard, T. A., Loose, M., & Martens, S. (2023). The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes. Developmental Cell. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.001

Leonard, Thomas A., Martin Loose, and Sascha Martens. “The Membrane Surface as a Platform That Organizes Cellular and Biochemical Processes.” Developmental Cell. Elsevier, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.001.

T. A. Leonard, M. Loose, and S. Martens, “The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes,” Developmental Cell, vol. 58, no. 15. Elsevier, pp. 1315–1332, 2023.

Leonard TA, Loose M, Martens S. 2023. The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes. Developmental Cell. 58(15), 1315–1332.

Leonard, Thomas A., et al. “The Membrane Surface as a Platform That Organizes Cellular and Biochemical Processes.” Developmental Cell, vol. 58, no. 15, Elsevier, 2023, pp. 1315–32, doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.001.

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