The cell membrane is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from

the outside environment (the extracellular space) which protects the cell from its
environment consisting of a lipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
Packing arrangements of amphiphilic
molecules in an aqueous environment.
The spontaneous closure
of a phospholipid bilayer
to form a sealed
compartment.
The faces of cellular membranes
The faces of cellular membranes are conserved during membrane budding and fusion
Relative permeability of a pure phospholipid bilayer to various molecules and ions
Three classes of membrane lipids

Cholesterol in a lipid bilayer.

Effect of lipid composition on bilayer thickness and curvature
Specificity of phospholipases
A model of a raft domain
Various ways in which proteins associate with the lipid bilayer
A segment of a membrane-spanning polypeptide chain crossing the lipid bilayer as an α
helix.
Anchoring of plasma-membrane proteins to the phospholipid bilayer by covalently
linked hydrocarbon groups.
Membrane protein attachment by a fatty acid chain or a prenyl group.
Human ABO blood group antigens
 Structures of four common detergents

The hydrophobic part of each molecule is shown in yellow; the hydrophilic part, in blue.
Solubilization of integral membrane proteins by non-ionic detergents
Binding of a fatty acid to the hydrophobic pocket of a fatty acid–binding protein
(FABP)
Phospholipid synthesis in the ER membrane
Cholesterol biosynthetic pathway
A fundamental principle of membrane biosynthesis is that cells synthesize new
membranes only by the expansion of existing membranes. The one exception may be
autophagy, in which new membrane is formed first through the formation of an
autophagic crescent, the construction of which involves modification of
phosphatidylethanolamine with the ubiquitin-like modifier Atg8 (see Figure 14-35).
Overview of membrane transport proteins
The four classes of ATP-powered transport proteins.