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W3-3 Cell and Membrane Biophysics (DPMB) | Biophysique de la cellule et des membranes (DMPB)
- Melanie Campbell
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Biosensors can be used for the electronic detection of substances or molecules. Two critical components in a sensor’s design are the bio element and the transducer which convert molecular interactions into a readable, concentration dependent signal. Cell membranes are ideal bio elements as they provide a naturally high selectivity and sensitivity. However, using their full potential is...
Recently, it has been proposed that gene transcription occurs in transcriptional condensates. Transcriptional condensates are membraneless nuclear compartments formed through liquid-liquid phase separation. These condensates create regions with a high concentration of transcription factors which could provide an environment for transient transcription factor binding to efficiently govern...
As a result of the growing world-wide antibiotic resistance crisis, many currently existing antibiotics have become ineffective due to bacteria developing resistive mechanisms. There are a limited number of potent antibiotics that are successful at suppressing microbial growth, such as polymyxin B (PmB); however, these are often deemed as a last resort due to their toxicity. We present a novel...
In this paper, we study the microtubule as a ferroelectric system. The behaviour
of microtubules around the critical temperature was evaluated, and the effect of the electric field produced by the microtubules on its environment was determined. Also, the mean-field theory approximation (MFTA) was used to evaluate the total polarization and free energy around the critical temperature. These...
