membrane lipids
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmembraneandlipid
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membrane
noun[C or U]
us//uk/ˈmem.breɪn/
anatomy
a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...
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lipid
noun[C]
uk/ˈlɪp.ɪd/us/ˈlɪp.ɪd/
a substance such as a fat, oil, or wax that dissolves in alcohol but not in water and is an important part of ...
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(Definition ofmembraneandlipidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Proteins can of course modulate the behavior ofmembranelipidsin diverse manners, and through a variety of types of interactions, both specific and non-specific.
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There are several possible reasons for a specific perturbation of outermembranelipidsin pluriparasitized cells resulting in increased lipid fluidity.
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The degree of un-saturation ofmembranelipidsis known to influence membrane fluidity and response to low temperature in plants.
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In addition, the tether length, the temperature, the fluidity of themembranelipids, and particularly the approach and separation rates, all play important roles.
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For example, microbial life with very differentmembranelipidsand polysaccharides may exist.
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Efficiency of biomass formation and structural differences of developed microbial communities were characterized by profiling themembranelipids.
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Themembranelipids, proteins, and ions, such as calcium, in the solution, mediate these forces.
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In order to understand the diverse ways that sugars and other solutes can influence membrane phase behaviour, one must first understand how dehydration physically affectsmembranelipids.
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Hence,membranelipidshave long been considered as a two-dimensional solvent phase for membrane proteins.
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Cholesterol favours phase separation ofmembranelipids: the origin of raft formation?
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The conformational change of proteins induced bymembranelipidsis a fundamental aspect of biological interactions that has been largely underestimated in the past and warrants thorough investigations.
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The ability ofmembranelipidsto form the basic bilayer structure is the result of several properties, the most important of which is their amphipathic character.
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These seeds showed deterioration of cellmembranelipidsand proteins after as few as 34 days of drying.
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Membranelipidsalso form a matrix in which membrane proteins reside.
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Cyanobacteria must be able to reorganize the membranes, synthesize newmembranelipids, and properly target proteins to the correct membrane system.
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The presence of this domain is thought to target these proteins tomembranelipidsthrough interaction with phospholipids in the membrane.
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By phosphorylating cellmembranelipids, this first protein gave a selective advantage to the lipid protocell that contained the protein.
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The three major classes ofmembranelipidsare phospholipids, glycolipids, and cholesterol.
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Alterations inmembranelipidsare seen in abetalipoproteinemia and liver dysfunction.
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