A Brief Introduction to Some Aspects of the Fluid–Mosaic Model of Cell Membrane Structure and Its Importance in Membrane Lipid Replacement

Early cell membrane models placed most proteins external to lipid bilayers in trimolecular structures or as modular lipoprotein units. These thermodynamically untenable structures did not allow lipid lateral movements independent of membrane proteins. The Fluid–Mosaic Membrane Model accounted for th...

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Main Authors: Garth L. Nicolson, Gonzalo Ferreira de Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Membranes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/12/947