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Theory Club Thursday June 27 2019 at 12pm in room 646A. Naomi Oppenheimer: "Membrane Hydrodynamics and Their Role on Protein Interactions"

Unless otherwise stated, seminars and defences take place at 11:30 in room 454A of Condorcet building.

Membrane Hydrodynamics and Their Role on Protein Interactions

Naomi Oppenheimer

Abstract: Since the 1970s vast research has been devoted to studying the equilibrium properties of membranes as elastic surfaces. Much less attention has been given to their in-plane dynamics, which is crucial for protein function. In this talk, I will describe the basics of membrane hydrodynamics and give a few implications of the results. From a coarse-grained perspective, the membrane could be considered as a quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) colloidal suspension, where the lipids play the role of the molecular fluid, and the proteins play the role of particle inclusions. We will see a couple of implications of membrane hydrodynamics on interactions between proteins: (1) Hindrance of chemical reactions taking place in a membrane, (2) Fluid mediated self-assembly of ATP synthase proteins in a membrane, or of artificial rotating colloids in a soap film.

Thursday June 27 at 12pm in room 646A

Contact : Équipe séminaires / Seminar team - Published on / Publié le 25 June 2019

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