Reposted by Pablo Carravilla
Out today, we report how small chemical modifications in the metabolism of ergosterol are needed for yeast membranes to phase seperate into ordered yet fluid domains www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)
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Structural dissection of ergosterol metabolism reveals a pathway optimized for membrane phase separation
The metabolism of ergosterol shapes this lipid to allow the formation of fluid membrane domains in yeast cells.