Cholesterol induces specific spatial and orientational order in cholesterol/phospholipid membranes.

<h4>Background</h4>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 m...

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Main Authors: Hector Martinez-Seara, Tomasz Róg, Mikko Karttunen, Ilpo Vattulainen, Ramon Reigada
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/75f4ed0f1c5544019b2d610f93e3b188
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