1. Singer, S.J. and Nicolson, G.L. (1972) The fluid mosaic model of the structure of cell membranes. Science, 175, 720–31. Good starting place for reading about membrane structure.
2. Maddox, J. (1994) Origin of the first cell membrane? Nature, 371, 101.
3. Findlay, J.B.C. (1991) Across the biological membrane. Chemistry in Britain, 27, 724–727. Brief, low key but informative overview of membrane structure and functions.
4. Paulson, J.C. (1989) Glycoproteins: what are the sugar chains for? Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 14,272-6
5. Wickner, W. (1989) Secretion and membrane assembly. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 14, 280-283. Both from TIBS special issue on structure and function of proteins.