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Mar 30, 2023Lungs undergo mechanical strain during breathing, but how these biophysical forces affect cell fate and tissue homeostasis are unclear.
Membrane fusion is a key biophysical process that is essential for the functioning of life itself.
It is defined as the event where two lipid bilayers approach each other and then merge to form a single continuous structure.
In living beings, cells are made of an outer coat made of lipid bilayers; which then cause fusion to take place in events such as fertilization, embryogenesis and even infections by various types of bacteria and viruses.
It is therefore an extremely important event to study.
From an evolutionary angle, fusion is an extremely controlled phenomenon.
Random fusion can result in severe problems to the normal functioning of the human body.
Fusion of biological membranes is mediated by proteins.
Regardless of the complexity of the system, fusion essentially occurs due to the interplay of various interfacial forces, namely hydration repulsion, hydrophobic attraction and van der Waals forces.
