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5. What is the function of cholesterol in plasma membrane

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Answered by Ꭺαzαrıαh

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ᴄʜᴏʟᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏʟ ᴍᴏᴅᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʟᴀʏᴇʀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇs ɪɴ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴡᴀʏs. ɪᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴜɪᴅɪᴛʏ, ᴛʜɪᴄᴋɴᴇss, ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇssɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴇɴᴇᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛʀɪɴsɪᴄ ᴄᴜʀᴠᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪᴘɪᴅ ʙɪʟᴀʏᴇʀs.

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★ Mᴏʀᴇ Aʙᴏᴜᴛ:-

ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴄʜᴏʟᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏʟ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀsᴍᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ?

ᴄʜᴏʟᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛᴛʏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴛᴀɪʟs ᴏғ ᴘʜᴏsᴘʜᴏʟɪᴘɪᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ: ᴄʜᴏʟᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏʟ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴍᴏʙɪʟɪsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ, ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ғʟᴜɪᴅɪᴛʏ. ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ʟᴇss ᴘᴇʀᴍᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ-sᴏʟᴜʙʟᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪsᴇ ғʀᴇᴇʟʏ ᴄʀᴏss.

ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴄʜᴏʟᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀsᴍᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ?

ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴛʀɪʟʟɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴇʟʟs. ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴄᴇʟʟ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀsᴍᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ɪs ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ғᴀᴛᴛʏ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʟɪᴘɪᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪᴘɪᴅs ᴀʀᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴄʜᴏʟᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏʟ.

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