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Biological membranes are essentially lipoprotein structures and, in general, are described in terms of the fluid mosaic model. In this current view of biomembrane structure, the lipid component forms a closed, stable bilayer while in a fluid liquid-crystalline condition. It thereby provides a regulated and controlled internal environment as well as a matrix for the lateral diffusion of membrane proteins. Such a model implies that any enzyme residing in the bilayer must have lipid associated with the protein surface. Most biomembranes contain a large number of integral proteins and clearly the fraction of lipid involved at protein/lipid interfaces will be higher as the protein to lipid ratio of the membrane as a whole increases. Lipid-protein associations occur in all membrane systems and at the molecular level any interactions, whether hydrophobic, steric or electrostatic, must be governed by common principles.
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Gounaris, K. (1986). Lipid Structures and Lipid-Protein Interactions in Thylakoid Membranes. In: Papageorgiou, G.C., Barber, J., Papa, S. (eds) Ion Interactions in Energy Transfer Biomembranes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8410-6_26
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