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The physical chemistry of cytoplasm and its influence on cell function: an update

From the point of view of intermolecular interactions, the cytoplasmic space is more like a crowded party in a house full of furniture than a game of tag in an empty field. Understanding the physical chemical properties of cytoplasm is thus of key importance for understanding cellular function. This...

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Autor principal: Luby-Phelps, Kate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society for Cell Biology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23989722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-08-0617
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Sumario:From the point of view of intermolecular interactions, the cytoplasmic space is more like a crowded party in a house full of furniture than a game of tag in an empty field. Understanding the physical chemical properties of cytoplasm is thus of key importance for understanding cellular function. This article attempts to provide an entrée into the current literature on this subject and offers some general guidelines for thinking about intracellular biochemistry.