Phospholipid Flips through Biomembrane (IMAGE)

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Phospholipid Flips through Biomembrane

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With the corkscrew-shaped peptide binding a lipid molecule, the newly formed phospholipid can slip through the first membrane layer into the second.

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Image: M. Langer, R. Sah, A. Veser, M. Gütlich, D. Langosch/<i>Chemistry & Biology</i>, Volume 20, 24 January 2013

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