Asymmetric Lipid Membranes: Towards More Realistic Model Systems

Asymmetric Lipid Membranes: Towards More Realistic Model Systems

Despite the ubiquity of transbilayer asymmetry in natural cell membranes, the vast majority of existing research has utilized chemically well-defined symmetric liposomes, where the inner and outer bilayer leaflets have the same composition. Here, we review various aspects of asymmetry in nature and...

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Main Authors: Drew Marquardt, Barbara Geier, Georg Pabst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Membranes
Subjects:
asymmetry
vesicles
model membranes
phospholipids
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/5/2/180
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Summary:Despite the ubiquity of transbilayer asymmetry in natural cell membranes, the vast majority of existing research has utilized chemically well-defined symmetric liposomes, where the inner and outer bilayer leaflets have the same composition. Here, we review various aspects of asymmetry in nature and in model systems in anticipation for the next phase of model membrane studies.
ISSN:2077-0375

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