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| العنوان: |
The biophysics of water in cell biology: perspectives on a keystone for both marine sciences and cancer research. |
| المؤلفون: |
Pouliquen, Daniel L. |
| المصدر: |
Frontiers in Cell & Developmental Biology; 2024, p01-08, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
AQUATIC biology, CYTOLOGY, BIOPHYSICS, MARINE sciences, MARINE biology, PROTEIN-ligand interactions, MOLECULAR diagnosis |
| مستخلص: |
The biophysics of water, has been debated over more than a century. Although its importance is still underestimated, significant breakthroughs occurred in recent years. The influence of protein condensation on water availability control was documented, new findings on water-transport proteins emerged, and the way water molecules rearrange to minimize free energy at interfaces was deciphered, influencing membrane thermodynamics. The state of knowledge continued to progress in the field of deep-sea marine biology, highlighting unknown effects of high hydrostatic pressure and/or temperature on interactions between proteins and ligands in extreme environments, and membrane structure adaptations. The role of osmolytes in protein stability control under stress is also discussed here in relation to fish egg hydration/buoyancy. The complexity of water movements within the cell is updated, all these findings leading to a better view of their impact on many cellular processes. The way water flow and osmotic gradients generated by ion transport work together to produce the driving force behind cell migration is also relevant to both marine biology and cancer research. Additional common points concern water dynamic changes during the neoplastic transformation of cells and tissues, or embryo development. This could improve imaging techniques, early cancer diagnosis, and understanding of the molecular and physiological basis of buoyancy for many marine species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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