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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Organelle acidification: an ancient cellular leak detector
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-017-0395-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mukund Thattai |
| Abstract |
Intracellular membrane-bounded organelles of eukaryotic cells transiently contact the extracellular environment during endocytosis and secretion. Such contacts must be precisely timed to prevent leakage of cargo. I argue that early eukaryotes evolved organelle acidification as a way to detect and prevent leakage. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 48% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Singapore | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Austria | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 10 | 48% |
| Members of the public | 8 | 38% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 17 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 16 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 29% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 41% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 35% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 6% |
| Engineering | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 6% |