Periodic Reporting for period 2 - assymcurv (The influence of the cell membrane asymmetry and curvature on the functioning of membrane proteins and the transport of therapeutic compounds)

Real cell membranes are essentially asymmetric and non-planar. Outer leaflets of the plasma membranes contain neutral lipids and glycolipids, while the inner leaflets host practically all anionic lipids and phosphoinositides. In addition to asymmetric composition the membranes...