phosphatidylserine
Britishnoun
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They found that phosphatidylserine, a fatty molecule normally located on the inside of a neuron's membrane, had shifted to the outer surface.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
Phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine are two important phospholipids that are found in plasma membranes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Wijeyesakere, S. J., Bedi, S. K., Huynh, D. & Raghavan, M. The C-terminal acidic region of calreticulin mediates phosphatidylserine binding and apoptotic cell phagocytosis.
From Nature • Nov. 5, 2017
This is achieved, at least in part, through reduction of the levels of mitochondrial phosphatidylserine decarboxylase, which is involved in the synthesis of mitochondrial phosphatidylethanolamine.
From Nature • Mar. 21, 2017
Exposure of phosphatidylserine on the surface of apoptotic lymphocytes triggers specific recognition and removal by macrophages.
From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2015
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