Like a mosaic, the cell membrane is a complex structure made up of many different parts, such as proteins, phospholipids, and cholesterol. The relative amounts of these components vary from ...

The highly influential Fluid Mosaic model of the cell membrane, by S. J. Singer and G.L. Nicolson (Science, 1972) proposed that the cell membrane is a lipid bilayer, made up of mainly ...

Nicolson co-authored the Fluid Mosaic Model of membrane structure, a “Citation Classic” published in Science 175: 720-731 (1972). Current Contents Citation Classic ...