Heat-triggered phospholipid flipping stabilizes plasma membrane fluidity
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Peng Qin
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Nature CommunicationsHeat-triggered phospholipid flipping stabilizes plasma membrane fluiditynature.comNature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10726-x In rice, the P4-ATPase complex OsALA5–OsALIS2 rapidly stabilizes membrane fluidity in response to high temperature by flipping saturated phosphatidylcholines to the cytosolic leaflet of the plasma membrane.
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