Cholesterol makes cell membranes flexible and robust

Cholesterol plays a decisive role in the elasticity of cell membranes. Researchers at FAU have now discovered that cholesterol has a remarkable double role: It not only contributes to making the membrane thicker and more impenetrable, but surprisingly also softer. This new discovery, that was published in the journal "Nature Communications", opens new perspectives for membrane research and…

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