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Imaging domains in model membranes with atomic force microscopy
Author(s) -
Rinia Hilde A.,
de Kruijff Ben
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02704-1
Subject(s) - atomic force microscopy , membrane , microscopy , biological membrane , biophysics , chemistry , lipid bilayer , asymmetry , nanotechnology , materials science , physics , biology , biochemistry , optics , quantum mechanics
Lateral segregation in biomembranes can lead to the formation of biologically functional domains. This paper reviews atomic force microscopy studies on domain formation in model membranes, with special emphasis on transbilayer asymmetry, and on lateral domains induced by lipid–lipid interactions or by peptide–lipid interactions.