The fluid mosaic model for biological membranes was formulated 40 years ago. Ten years later endosomes were discovered as important prelysosomal organelles. At the outset of my research career, I was fortunate to witness both these turning points in biochemistry and cell biology from close up, and to participate in some of the studies. In this short essay, I will describe how this came about, and also try to provide some background as to the general starting situation in those not so distant pioneering years of membrane biology.
Ari Helenius. Membranes, viruses, detergents, and endosomes. Molecular biology of the cell. 2012 Nov;23(21):4157-9
PMID: 23112226
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