Membrane domains. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Considerable evidence shows that lateral inhomogeneities in lipid composition and physical properties exist in biological membranes. These membrane lipid domains are proposed to play important roles in processes such as signal transduction and membrane traffic. However, there is not at present an adequate description of the nature of these lipid domains in terms of their size, abundance, composition, or dynamics. We discuss the current analyses of the properties and function of membrane domains in cells and compare their properties with chemically simpler model membrane systems that can be understood in greater detail.

publication date

  • January 1, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Membrane Microdomains

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 7944236082

PubMed ID

  • 15473862

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 20