Lipid polymorphism and biomembrane function

doi:10.1016/S1367-5931(97)80053-1

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volume 1, Issue 4, December 1997, Pages 564-569

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Abstract

In recent years, several major developments have taken place in the biology, physical chemistry and technology of polymorphism of membrane lipids. These include the identification of polymorphic regulation of membrane lipid composition in Escherichia coli, the importance of nonbilayer lipids for protein functioning, the special packing properties of bilayers containing these lipids, and the crystalization of a membrane protein out of three dimensional bilayer networks (lipid cubic phases). These exciting developments bring us closer to understanding the paradox of the lipid bilayer structure of biomembranes and the molecular basis of membrane protein structure and function.

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Lipid polymorphism and biomembrane function

Abstract

J Biol Chem

Biochim Biophys Acta

J Biol Chem

Science

Biochemistry

Biophysical J

Biophysical J

Nature

J Biol Chem

Annu Rev Biochem

Proc Natl Acad Sci USA

Lipids beyond the bilayer

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The properties and biological roles of non-lamellar forming lipids

Polymorphic regulation of membrane lipid composition

Nature

From entangled membranes to eclectic mophologies: cubic membranes as subcellular space organizers

FEBS Lett

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Chem Phys Lipids

Structural study of the interaction between the SIV fusion peptide and model membranes

Biochemistry