Cholesterol induces specific spatial and orientational order in cholesterol/phospholipid membranes
In lipid bilayers, cholesterol facilitates the formation of the liquid-ordered phase and enables the formation of laterally ordered structures such as lipid rafts. While these domains have an important role in a variety of cellular processes, the precise atomic-level mechanisms responsible for chole...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/95997 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/95997 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Colesterol Dinàmica molecular Membranes cel·lulars Bicapes lipídiques Cholesterol Molecular dynamics Cell membranes Lipid bilayers |
| Sumario: | In lipid bilayers, cholesterol facilitates the formation of the liquid-ordered phase and enables the formation of laterally ordered structures such as lipid rafts. While these domains have an important role in a variety of cellular processes, the precise atomic-level mechanisms responsible for cholesterol's specific ordering and packing capability have remained unresolved. |
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