How cholesterol stiffens unsaturated lipid membranes

Cholesterol is an integral component of eukaryotic cell membranes and a key molecule in controlling membrane fluidity, organization, and other physicochemical parameters. It also plays a regulatory function in antibiotic drug resistance and the immune response of cells against viruses, by stabilizin...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 117; no. 36; p. 21896
Main Authors:	Chakraborty, Saptarshi, Doktorova, Milka, Molugu, Trivikram R, Heberle, Frederick A, Scott, Haden L, Dzikovski, Boris, Nagao, Michihiro, Stingaciu, Laura-Roxana, Standaert, Robert F, Barrera, Francisco N, Katsaras, John, Khelashvili, George, Brown, Michael F, Ashkar, Rana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 08.09.2020
Subjects:	Biomechanical Phenomena Cell Membrane - chemistry Cell Membrane - metabolism Cholesterol - chemistry Cholesterol - metabolism Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Membrane Fluidity Membrane Lipids - chemistry Membrane Lipids - metabolism Molecular Dynamics Simulation molecular dynamics simulations membrane viscosity deuterium NMR area compressibility neutron spin echo
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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