Membranes, viruses, detergents, and endosomes
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: The fluid mosaic model for biological membranes was formulated 40 years ago. Ten years later endosomes were discovered as important prelysosomal organelles. At the outset of my research career, I was fortunate to witness both these turning points in biochemistry and cell biology from close up, and to participate in some of the studies. In this short essay, I will describe how this came about, and also try to provide some background as to the general starting situation in those not so distant pioneering years of membrane biology.
Source: Molecular Biology of the Cell
Author: Ari Helenius
Institutions: ETH Zurich, Institute of Biochemistry
Language: English
Subfield: Cell Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2051171513