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Magnification of a solid-like patch in the ER shows a more ordered lipid structure than in another section of the ER

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2017

Title

Solid-like domains in the ER

Caption

Saturated fatty acids build lipids that form stiff, “solid-like” areas (blue) in the ER membrane (green).

Credit

Nicoletta Barolini, Columbia University

Description

Magnification of a solid-like patch in the ER shows a more ordered lipid structure than in another section of the ER
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NIH Research Matters

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Magnification of a solid-like patch in the ER shows a more ordered lipid structure than in another section of the ER