Influence of cholesterol on human calcitonin channel formation. Possible role of sterol as molecular chaperone

The interplay between lipids and embedded proteins in plasma membrane is complex. Membrane proteins affect the stretching or disorder of lipid chains, transbilayer movement and lateral organization of lipids, thus influencing biological processes such as fusion or fission. Membrane lipids can regula...

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Main Authors: Daniela Meleleo, Cesare Sblano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-02-01
Series:AIMS Biophysics
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/biophy.2019.1.23/fulltext.html