A programmable DNA-origami platform for studying lipid transfer between bilayers
Bian X, Zhang Z, Xiong Q, De Camilli P, Lin C. A programmable DNA-origami platform for studying lipid transfer between bilayers. Nature Chemical Biology 2019, 15: 830-837. PMID: 31320758, PMCID: PMC6650167, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0325-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transferNon-vesicular lipid transportSynaptotagmin-like mitochondrial lipid-binding protein (SMP) domainLipid transportMembrane contact sitesLipid transport proteinsSMP domainImportant physiological roleDNA origami platformProtein domainsUnstructured linkerContact sitesSynaptotagmin-1Förster resonance energy transferPhysiological roleResonance energy transferMechanistic insightsDNA origami nanostructuresAcceptor liposomesPurification of DNA-origami nanostructures by rate-zonal centrifugation
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