The Xenopus Oocyte: A Tool for Membrane Biology

Dear Colleagues,

The use of heterologous systems in pharmacology and cell biology is ancient, and there are countless cellular models allowing the characterization of membrane proteins or intracellular actors. Among these methods, the Xenopus oocyte has established itself by its ease of use, its large size, and the multiplicity of uses that can be made of it. This Special Issue, entitled “The Xenopus oocyte: a tool for membrane biology” and published by the journal Membranes, suggests that authors using the Xenopus oocyte as a study model contribute their work to provide a summary of the state-of-the-art research as well as current and future developments in the field. Topics include, but are not limited to, the heterologous expression of proteins (receptors and ion channels), membrane microtransplantation, ligand–receptor interaction, intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling, intracellular trafficking/membrane targeting, and pharmacological aspects of ligand/receptor interactions. Authors are invited to submit their latest results; both original papers and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Agenor Limon
Dr. Cesar Mattei
Guest Editors

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