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SUBMITTER: Rivel T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6449338 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rivel Timothée T Ramseyer Christophe C Yesylevskyy Semen S
Scientific reports 20190404 1
The composition of the plasma membrane of malignant cells is thought to influence the cellular uptake of cisplatin and to take part in developing resistance to this widespread anti-cancer drug. In this work we study the permeation of cisplatin through the model membranes of normal and cancer cells using molecular dynamics simulations. A special attention is paid to lipid asymmetry and cholesterol content of the membranes. The loss of lipid asymmetry, which is common for cancer cells, leads to a ...[more]