| Literature DB >> 25797170 |
Yuval Elani1, Sowmya Purushothaman, Paula J Booth, John M Seddon, Nicholas J Brooks, Robert V Law, Oscar Ces.
Abstract
We detail an approach for constructing asymmetric membranes and characterising their mechanical properties, leading to the first measurement of the effect of asymmetry on lipid bilayer mechanics. Our results demonstrate that asymmetry induces a significant increase in rigidity compared to symmetric membranes. Given that all biological membranes are asymmetric our findings have profound implications for the role of this phenomenon in biology.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 25797170 DOI： 10.1039/c5cc00712g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN： 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222