Fielding C J, Fielding P E
Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Biochem Soc Trans. 2004 Feb;32(Pt 1):65-9. doi: 10.1042/bst0320065.
The plasma membrane of mammalian cells consists of microdomains differing in lipid and protein composition. Two distinct classes of cholesterol/sphingolipid microdomain (caveolae and lipid rafts) are assembly points for transmembrane signalling complexes. Recent evidence suggests that transient changes in cholesterol content may be important in regulating signal transduction.
哺乳动物细胞的质膜由脂质和蛋白质组成不同的微结构域构成。两类不同的胆固醇/鞘脂微结构域(小窝和脂筏)是跨膜信号复合物的组装点。最近的证据表明,胆固醇含量的瞬时变化可能在调节信号转导中起重要作用。