Molecular movements of receptors on cell surface¹

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Poo, Mu-ming

Affiliations: Department of Physiology, University of California, Irvine, California 92717

Note: [1] Third International Congress of Biorheology Symposium on Molecular Forces in the Mechanics of Cell Membrane

Note: [] Accepted by: Guest Editor S. Weinbaum

Abstract: Cell membrane can be considered as a two-dimensional solution. Membrane components may undergo molecular movements in the plane of the membrane. In the present report, we summarize our studies on two types of these movements, namely, electrophoretic migration and Brownian diffusion, for two types of cell surface receptors: a heterogeneous group of concanavalin A receptors and a specific membrane protein/ionic channel, acetylcholine (ACh) receptors.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1979-164-505

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 16, no. 4-5, pp. 309-315, 1979