Phospholipids can move from one leaflet (layer) to the other in a cell membrane bilayer by A. increased diffusion B. flippases and floppases. C. lateral diffusion. D. biosynthesis. Diffusion of membrane proteins was demonstrated by fusing human cells and mouse cells that had membrane proteins labeled with ________ of different colors. A. stained lipids B. fluorescent dyes C. radioactivity D. EPR detectable spin labels

Phospholipids can move from one leaflet (layer) to the other in a cell membrane bilayer by A. increased diffusion B. flippases and floppases. C. lateral diffusion. D. biosynthesis. Diffusion of membrane proteins was demonstrated by fusing human cells and mouse cells that had membrane proteins labeled with ________ of different colors. A. stained lipids B. fluorescent dyes C. radioactivity D. EPR detectable spin labels

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Problem 11RQ: The tails of the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are composed of _____ and are _____? a....

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