Beyond oil and water - Phase transitions in cells

Science

Volumn 337, Issue 6098, 2012, Pages 1047-1049

  Hyman, Anthony A ^a   Simons, Kai ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL; WATER;

CELL ORGANELLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLLOID; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; OILS; PHASE TRANSITION; WATER;

EID: 84865560483     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1223728     Document Type: Review

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