Curved membranes are key features of intracellular organelles, and their generation
involves dynamic protein complexes. Here we describe the fundamental mechanisms such …

Diverse membrane fusion reactions in biology involve close contact between two lipid
bilayers, followed by the local distortion of the individual bilayers and reformation into a …

Mammalian cell membranes are composed of a complex array of glycerophospholipids and
sphingolipids that vary in head-group and acyl-chain composition. In a given cell type …

▪ Abstract Disparate biological processes involve fusion of two membranes into one and
fission of one membrane into two. To formulate the possible job description for the proteins …

▪ Abstract Membrane fusion involves the merger of two phospholipid bilayers in an aqueous
environment. In artificial lipid bilayers, fusion proceeds by means of defined transition states …

Dengue virus causes∼ 50–100 million infections per year and thus is considered one of the
most aggressive arthropod-borne human pathogen worldwide. During its replication …

Tumor specific drug delivery has become increasingly interesting in cancer therapy, as the
use of chemotherapeutics is often limited due to severe side effects. Conventional drug …

Biological membranes play an essential role in the cellular protection as well as in the
control and the transport of nutrients. Many mechanisms such as molecular recognition …

Nascent phagosomes must undergo a series of fusion and fission reactions to acquire the
microbicidal properties required for the innate immune response. Here we demonstrate that …

The first English edition of the present book was published in 2005 and although still in use
around the world the text could be much improved by a timely update on several counts …