Although Győző Garab has been employed as a “visiting professor” at KFY for a few years, in the context of his professional life, he has only been connected with OU for a short time. Therefore, not only colleagues from KFY, but also listeners from other departments listened to his lecture on “Beyond the Fluid-Mosaic Membrane Model of Biological Membranes. The Dynamic Exchange Model of Thylakoid Membranes”.
The fluid mosaic model is a widely accepted model of biological membranes that describes most of the structural and functional characteristics of biological membranes. However, Prof. Garab noticed a small flaw in this model years ago – that it does not take into account the presence of so-called non-bilayer lipids, which make up half of the total lipid content in photosynthesizing and respiring membranes (note: lipids are the building blocks of biological membranes). Over time, Prof. Garab created his own model of biological membranes – the so-called “dynamic exchange model” (DEM), according to which biological membranes with a high content of non-bilayer lipids are not only two-dimensional lipid bilayers, but also form non-bilayer lipid phases that dynamically participate in processes, which take place in the organelles of the respective membranes.
Thank you for an engaging presentation and we wish you much energy, vigor and success in your further research.
