Lipid Domains (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Lipid Domains

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These are fluorescence images of lipid domains in model (laboratory reconstituted) myelin monolayers showing coexistence of liquid-ordered (dark) and liquid-disordered (pseudo-colored) phases. Depending on the conditions (e.g., liquid-disordered (pseudo-colored) phases. Depending on the conditions (e.g., lipid composition, surface pressure, temperature), the lipid domains can exist in various shapes including striped (left) and circular (right).

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Images courtesy of Younjin Min, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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