Chapter 2. The Forces that Shape Caveolae

  1. Prof. Dr. Christopher J. Fielding3,4
  1. Pierre Sens1,
  2. Matthew S. Turner2

Published Online: 6 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527608079.ch2

Book Title

Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology

Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology

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How to Cite

Sens, P. and Turner, M. S. (2006) The Forces that Shape Caveolae, in Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology (ed C. J. Fielding), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527608079.ch2

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA

  2. 4

    Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Phisico-Chimie Theorique, ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, Warwick University, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 6 JUN 2006
  2. Published Print: 9 JAN 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527312610

Online ISBN: 9783527608072

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Keywords:

  • lipid rafts;
  • caveolae;
  • physical modeling of lipid membranes;
  • caveolae as invaginated lipid rafts;
  • membrane inclusions;
  • caveolae and membrane tension

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Physical Modeling of Lipid Membranes

  • Caveolae as Invaginated Lipid Rafts

  • Membrane Inclusions

  • Caveolae as a Thermodynamic Phase Separation of Membrane Proteins

  • Caveolae and Membrane Tension: Mechano-Sensitivity and Mechano-Regulation

  • Conclusions

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