title: Phospholipid transport: sighting a new face of an old friend.
abstract: A recent study now shows that opsin catalyzes rapid movement of phospholipids from one leaflet of a membrane bilayer to the other. This capability illuminates a mechanism for this physiologically important process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA. plwilliamson@amherst.edu
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology*; D002384:Catalysis; D002462:Cell Membrane; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D055355:Opsins; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D055355:Opsins; D010743:Phospholipids