Lipid Membrane Deformation Accompanied by Disk-to-Ring Shape Transition of Cholesterol-Rich Domains

Lipid Membrane Deformation Accompanied by Disk-to-Ring Shape Transition of Cholesterol-Rich Domains
Ryu et al. 2015 - JACS

• Biological membranes subject to lipid- and protein-mediated deformations
• Observe disk-to-ring shape morpho chemical transition of a membrane without constraints
• Raft transition triggered by change in composition 
• Flat membranes can become curved by dynamic changes in local chemical conformation and shape changes in cholesterol rich regions.