Differential geometry meets the cell.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2013.06.032.
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Abstract
A new study by Terasaki et al. highlights the role of physical forces in biological form by showing that connections between stacked endoplasmic reticulum cisternae have a shape well known in classical differential geometry, the helicoid, and that this shape is a predictable consequence of membrane physics.
Medical subject headings
- Acinar Cells
- Brain
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Neurons
- Parotid Gland