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Multiple phospholipids can aggregate into a lipid bilayer, with hydrophobic tails in the middle of the bilayer and hydrophilic heads on the outside of the bilayer. Other molecules, such as protein and glycans decorate the bilayer.

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Multiple phospholipids can aggregate into a lipid bilayer, with hydrophobic tails in the middle of the bilayer and hydrophilic heads on the outside of the bilayer. Other molecules, such as protein and glycans decorate the bilayer.

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Multiple phospholipids can aggregate into a lipid bilayer, with hydrophobic tails in the middle of the bilayer and hydrophilic heads on the outside of the bilayer. Other molecules, such as protein and glycans decorate the bilayer.

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Multiple phospholipids can aggregate into a lipid bilayer, with hydrophobic tails in the middle of the bilayer and hydrophilic heads on the outside of the bilayer. Other molecules, such as protein and glycans decorate the bilayer.

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• = Oxygen
• = Carbon
• = Nitrogen
• = Phosphorus


• = Hemagglutinin Fusion Peptide

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The hemagglutinin protein found on the surface of the influenza flu virus contains a specialized fusion peptide that embeds itself in the phospholipid bilayer of the host cell it is attacking.

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• = Oxygen
• = Carbon
• = Nitrogen
• = Phosphorus


• = Hemagglutinin Fusion Peptide

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The hemagglutinin protein found on the surface of the influenza flu virus contains a specialized fusion peptide that embeds itself in the phospholipid bilayer of the host cell it is attacking.

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• = Carbon
• = Nitrogen
• = Phosphorus


• = Hemagglutinin Fusion Peptide

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The hemagglutinin protein found on the surface of the influenza flu virus contains a specialized fusion peptide that embeds itself in the phospholipid bilayer of the host cell it is attacking.

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• = Lipid Oxygen
• = Lipid Carbon
• = Lipid Nitrogen
• = Lipid Phosphorus


• = Protein Chains

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To be safely transported throughout the cell, lipids are bound by lipoproteins, which shelter the hydrophobic tails of the lipid aggregate to protect it from the aqeous environment of the cytoplasm.

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• = Lipid Oxygen
• = Lipid Carbon
• = Lipid Nitrogen
• = Lipid Phosphorus


• = Protein Chains

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To be safely transported throughout the cell, lipids are bound by lipoproteins, which shelter the hydrophobic tails of the lipid aggregate to protect it from the aqeous environment of the cytoplasm.

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• = Lipid Vesicle
• = Glucose Transport Protein
• = Glucose Carbon
• = Glucose Oxygen

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Glucose transport proteins (GLUTs) are stored in lipid vesicles, where they can allow glucose molecules to move across the lipid bilayer.

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• = Carbon
• = Nitrogen
• = Oxygen
• = Hydrogen
• = Phospholipids
• = Key Asparagine Residues

Model Description

Aquaporin is a highly selective protein channel that allows water molecules to cross a phospholipid bilayer (membrane). This model shows a cross section of the aquaporin protein, revealing the path of the water molecules through the pore.

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• = Carbon
• = Nitrogen
• = Oxygen
• = Hydrogen
• = Phospholipids
• = Key Asparagine Residues

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Aquaporin is a highly selective protein channel that allows water molecules to cross a phospholipid bilayer (membrane). This model shows a cross section of the aquaporin protein, revealing the path of the water molecules through the pore.

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• = Hydrophilic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophobic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophilic Membrane Regions
• = Hydrophobic Membrane Regions

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Aquaporin is a highly selective protein channel that allows water molecules to cross a phospholipid bilayer (membrane). This model shows an aquaporin tetramer, comprised of four identical aquaporin protein chains, embedded in a membrane.

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• = Hydrophilic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophobic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophilic Membrane Regions
• = Hydrophobic Membrane Regions

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Aquaporin is a highly selective protein channel that allows water molecules to cross a phospholipid bilayer (membrane). This model shows an aquaporin tetramer, comprised of four identical aquaporin protein chains, embedded in a membrane.

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• = Hydrophilic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophobic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophilic Membrane Regions
• = Hydrophobic Membrane Regions

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Aquaporin is a highly selective protein channel that allows water molecules to cross a phospholipid bilayer (membrane). This model shows an aquaporin tetramer, comprised of four identical aquaporin protein chains, embedded in a membrane.

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• = Hydrophilic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophobic Protein Regions
• = Hydrophilic Membrane Regions
• = Hydrophobic Membrane Regions

Model Description

Aquaporin is a highly selective protein channel that allows water molecules to cross a phospholipid bilayer (membrane). This model shows an aquaporin tetramer, comprised of four identical aquaporin protein chains, embedded in a membrane.

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• = Carbon
• = Oxygen
• = Hydrogen
• = Phosphorus

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Phospholipid Bilayers (membranes) have a carbon-rich hydrophobic core that prevents polar water from crossing. In this model, water molecules are shown above the membrane, unable to pass to the bottom.

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• = Carbon
• = Oxygen
• = Hydrogen
• = Phosphorus

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Phospholipid Bilayers (membranes) have a carbon-rich hydrophobic core that prevents polar water from crossing. In this model, water molecules are shown above the membrane, unable to pass to the bottom.

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• = Carbon
• = Oxygen
• = Hydrogen
• = Phosphorus

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Phospholipid Bilayers (membranes) have a carbon-rich hydrophobic core that prevents polar water from crossing. In this model, water molecules are shown above the membrane, unable to pass to the bottom.