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Changes in lipid density induce membrane curvature

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Highly curved bilayer lipid membranes make up the shell of many intra- and extracellular compartments, including organelles and vesicles. Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, we show that increasing the density of lipids in the bilayer membrane can induce the membrane to form a curved shape.

Source: RSC Advances

DOI: 10.1039/c3ra42332h

Authors: Armando J. de Jesus, Noah Kastelowitz, Hang Yin

Institution: University of Colorado Boulder

Language: English

Topic: Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Awards: Medical Scientist Training Program, Dissecting Cell Signaling Mediated by Protein-Protein Interactions in Membranes