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What is the current model of molecular architecture of membranes?

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The current model of plasma membrane structure is fluid-mosaic model. According to fluid-mosaic model, there is a lipid bilayer that gives fluidity to the membrane and in which the protein molecules are embedded. The membrane is mosaic because there is a pattern of different types of molecules that are put together. Molecules are constantly moving in two dimensions.

Components of the cell membrane include:

• Phospholipids – Form a bilayer

• Cholesterol –improves stability and reduce fluidity

• Proteins –integral (transmembrane) or peripheral

• Sugars-usually attached to proteins.

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