Detecting cross talk between two halves of a phospholipid bilayer.
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SUBMITTER: Zhang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2505354 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug
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Detecting cross talk between two halves of a phospholipid bilayer.
Zhang Jianbing J Jing Bingwen B Janout Vaclav V Regen Steven L SL
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 20070713 17
One of the most challenging questions that relates to the structure and function of biological membranes is whether the two halves of the bilayer "talk" to each other. In this letter, we show how the perturbation of the lateral organization of one leaflet of a fluid phospholipid bilayer by an external agent also alters the lateral organization of the adjoining leaflet. In addition, we show that the energy involved in such "cross talk" corresponds to ca. 100 cal/mol of phospholipid. These finding ...[more]
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