Glycophorin facilitates the transbilayer movement of phosphatidylcholine in vesicles.
The rate of transbilayer movement of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine in sonicated lipid vesicles is enhanced by at least two orders of magnitude upon incorporation of glycophorin in the bilayer.
D006021:Glycophorins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008081:Liposomes; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology
D006021:Glycophorins; D008081:Liposomes; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C017251:1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine