Microemulsions, modulated phases and macroscopic phase separation: a unified picture of rafts

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作者：
Giang, Ha [1 ]
Shlomovitz, Roie [1 ]
Schick, Michael [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Phys, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
来源：
MEMBRANE NANODOMAINS | 2015年 / 57卷
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
lipid bilayer; macroscopic phase separation; membrane; microemulsion; modulated phase; plasma membrane; raft; yeast vacuole; 2-COMPONENT MEMBRANES; UNSATURATED LIPIDS; PLASMA-MEMBRANE; MODEL; DOMAINS; CURVATURE; VESICLES; TRANSITIONS; PROTEINS; BEHAVIOR;
D O I：
10.1042/BSE0570021
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
We consider two mechanisms that can lead to an inhomogeneous distribution of components in a multicomponent lipid bilayer: macroscopic phase separation and the formation of modulated phases. A simple model that encompasses both mechanisms displays a phase diagram that also includes a structured fluid, a microemulsion. Identifying rafts with the inhomogeneities of this structured fluid, we see how rafts are related to the occurrence of macroscopic phase separation or the formation of modulated phases in other systems, and focus our attention on specific differences between them.
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页数：12
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