Subject Vesicle receptor protein

The highly complex and variable composition of natural cell membranes makes them a difficult subject for experimental studies. Artificial lipid membranes have consequently been prepared and studied for many years as models of cell membranes [1,3-7], A diverse array of geometries has been developed, including small and large unilamellar vesicles, giant lipid vesicles, lipid membranes supported on solid and polymer-coated substrates, and BLMs. These have been used to study the physical and chemical properties of lipids and lipid mixtures as well as membrane-associated proteins, including reconstituted transmembrane receptors. 

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