Phase Separation in Membrane of Living Yeast Cell (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Phase Separation in Membrane of Living Yeast Cell

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A vacuole from a genetically engineered strain of yeast in which membrane proteins fluorescently glow. Keller and her team have shown that the dark-spotted regions within the membrane form through phase separation, also known as demixing.

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Alex Merz/University of Washington

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