Solvent-exposed lipid tail protrusions depend on lipid membrane composition and curvature

The stochastic protrusion of hydrophobic lipid tails into solution, a subclass of hydrophobic membrane defects, has recently been shown to be a critical step in a number of biological processes like membrane fusion. Understanding the factors that govern the appearance of lipid tail protrusions is cr...

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Main Authors: Tahir, Mukarram A, Van Lehn, Reid C, Choi, Shinhyun, Alexander-Katz, Alfredo
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109406
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