30.04.2024: Elisa Floris (Graz): Statistical physics of molecular sorting on cell membranes. HS 32.01, Institut für Biologie, Bereich Pflanzenwissenschaften, Holteigasse 6, 17.00 Uhr
To maintain their internal organization and ensure proper physiological functioning, eukaryotic cells employ a sophisticated mechanism known as molecular sorting. To elucidate the basic principles underlying such a phenomena, I will introduce an abstract model based on: (i) the phase separation of specific molecules into spatially localized domains on the cell membrane, and (ii) domain induced membrane bending, leading to vesicle nucleation. This model allows us to better understand the molecular sorting as a property that emerges from the collective properties of the myriad of molecules participating in cell processes.