Author/Editor		Kralj-Iglič, Veronika; Iglič, Aleš
Title		Membrane micro and nano structures: experiments and theory on their special properties
Type		članek
Source		In: Repovš G, Gams M, Detela A, editors. Informacijska družba IS'2002: Kognitivna znanost. Zbornik C 5. mednarodne multi-konference; 2002 okt 14-18; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 36-8
Language		eng
Abstract		Recently, experiments have drawn attention to thin anisotropic structures of the bilayer membranes in cells and phospholipid vesicles. Such structures are nano and microtubes, torocytes and toroidal edges of the membrane pores. The stability of these structures cannot be explained ifthe membrane is treated as an isotropic, laterally homogeneous two dimensional liquid Apossible explanation is however given by considering the deviations in elasticity that is the consequence of the orientational ordering of the anisotropic membrane constituents. In this work we present experimental evidence for phospholipid micro and nanotubes and the hypothesis proposing that thin anisotropic structures of the membrane compose an important pool of the membrane material that we call the subjacent pool of the membrane materiak It seems that the nanotube connections within the cell form the infrastructure for directed transport of the information and material Therefore the subjacent pool may be viewed as a contribution to information transfer/cognition on the cellular level.
Descriptors		MEMBRANE FLUIDITY INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES PHOSPHOLIPIDS LIPID BILAYERS