Flow transports extracellular lipid-anchored proteins across the surface of living COS-7 cells
Sreeja Sasidharan, Leah E. Knepper, Larissa Socrier, Liliane Smits, Samuel Pash, Linda J. Lowe‐Krentz, Damien Thévenin, Aurelia R. Honerkamp‐Smith
The paper shows that lipid-anchored proteins on COS-7 cells form reversible concentration gradients under shear stress, suggesting passive flow transport as a mechanism for membrane protein organization.
Biophysical Journal · Jan 7, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics