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Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Building, Room 2110

Assembly and Function of Nanodomains in Biological Membranes

Speaker: Dr. Anne Kenworthy, University of Virginia

Host: Dr. Jinwoo Lee, UMCP


Abstract: Composed of an amphipathic bilayer structure a mere two molecules thick, lipid membranes are a defining feature of cells. To carry out their biological functions in cells, membranes contain a vast array of lipids and proteins with distinct chemical properties. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the components of membranes are not well mixed. Instead, they self-assemble laterally to generate a variety of compositionally distinct domains that range in size from nanometers to microns, exist over a wide range of time scales, and assume varying curvatures and morphologies. In this talk, I will describe my group’s efforts to understand the physicochemical principles that govern the assembly and function of two related yet distinct types of nanoscale domains: membrane rafts and caveolae.


Biochemistry Seminar

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