Differential stiffness and lipid mobility in the leaflets of purple membranes.

Purple membranes (PM) are two-dimensional crystals formed by bacteriorhodopsin and a variety of lipids. The lipid composition and density in the cytoplasmic (CP) leaflet differ from those of the extracellular (EC) leaflet. A new way of differentiating the two sides of such asymmetric membranes using...

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Main Authors: Voïtchovsky, K, Contera, S, Kamihira, M, Watts, A, Ryan, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006