TABLE 1

Lipid composition (mol%) of synthetic reconstituted systems

Purified lipid vesicles were prepared with the lipid composition listed to analyze the potential of lipid domain formation.

VesiclePCPEPIPSPASMChol
PC100a
Mix PL68a201011
ER60a2010114c5
DRM42a181.521.512c23
Model 1100b
Model 280b5d15
Model 350b20d30
Model 430b30d40
  • —, not present; Chol, cholesterol; PI, phosphatidylinositol; PS, phosphatidylserine.

  • a Phosphatidylcholine in the “natural membrane” systems was a bovine liver extract.

  • b The phosphatidylcholine in the model systems was 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC).

  • c Sphingomyelin in the “natural membrane” systems was porcine brain sphingomyelin.

  • d In the model systems, palmitoyl-sphingomyelin (PSM) was used.