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Life on Earth is diverse and ranges from unicellular organisms to multicellular creatures like humans. Although there are theories about how these organisms might have evolved, we understand little about how ‘life’ started from molecules. Bottom-up synthetic biology aims to create minimal cells by combining different modules, such as compartmentalization, growth, division, and cellular communication. All living cells have a membrane that separates them from the surrounding aqueous medium and helps to protect them. In addition, all eukaryotic cells have organelles that are enclosed by intracellular membranes. Each cellular membrane is primarily made of a lipid bilayer with membrane proteins. Lipids are amphiphilic molecules that assemble into molecular bilayers consisting of two leaflets. The hydrophobic chains of the lipids in the two leaflets face each other, and their hydrophilic headgroups face the aqueous surroundings. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are model membrane systems that form large compartments with a size of many micrometers and enclosed by a single lipid bilayer. [...]
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Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2023
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Pramanik, Shreya Protein reconstitution in giant vesicles Potsdam, 2023
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English
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Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.25932/publishup-61278
URN:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-612781
Author information:
Spatz, Joachim P. 1969-
Author information:
Lipowsky, Reinhard 1953-
Author information:
Schwarz, Ulrich S. 1966-
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