Organization of Lipids in Fiber-cell Plasma Membranes of the Eye Lens

Overview

Journal Exp Eye Res

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2016 Mar 19

PMID 26988627

Citations 25

Authors

Witold K Subczynski

Laxman Mainali

Marija Raguz

William J OBrien

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Abstract

The plasma membrane together with the cytoskeleton forms the only supramolecular structure of the matured fiber cell which accounts for mostly all fiber cell lipids. The purpose of this review is to inform researchers about the importance of the lipid bilayer portion of the lens fiber cell plasma membranes in the maintaining lens homeostasis, and thus protecting against cataract development.

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