Aspirin locally disrupts the liquid-ordered phase

Local structure and dynamics of lipid membranes play an important role in membrane function. The diffusion of small molecules, the curvature of lipids around a protein and the existence of cholesterol-rich lipid domains (rafts) are examples for the membrane to serve as a functional interface. The co...

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Main Authors: Richard J. Alsop, Sebastian Himbert, Alexander Dhaliwal, Karin Schmalzl, Maikel C. Rheinstädter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.171710