As part of their life cycle, neutralophilic bacteria are often exposed to varying environmental
stresses, among which fluctuations in pH are the most frequent. In particular, acid …

Spontaneous solute and solvent permeation through membranes is of vital importance to
human life, be it gas exchange in red blood cells, metabolite excretion, drug/toxin uptake, or …

Endomembrane damage represents a form of stress that is detrimental for eukaryotic cells,.
To cope with this threat, cells possess mechanisms that repair the damage and restore …

New textbooks at all levels of chemistry appear with great regularity. Some fields like basic
biochemistry, organic reaction mechanisms, and chemical thermody namics are well …

Proton channels exist in a wide variety of membrane proteins where they transport protons
rapidly and efficiently. Usually the proton pathway is formed mainly by water molecules …

Membraneless organelles formed by liquid–liquid phase separation are dynamic structures
that are employed by cells to spatiotemporally regulate their interior. Indeed, complex …

Two mechanisms have been proposed to account for solute permeation of lipid bilayers.
Partitioning into the hydrophobic phase of the bilayer, followed by diffusion, is accepted by …

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Biochim~ic~a et Biophysica A~ta Review Reconstitution of membrane proteins into liposomes …

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The Earth is home to environments characterized by low pH, including the gastrointestinal
tract of vertebrates and large areas of acidic soil. Most bacteria are neutralophiles, but can …