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Sphingomyelins with short alkyl chains allow the choline headgroup to reside inside CD1a, but longer chain lipids shift the ligand so that the choline headgroup extends ~6 angstroms above the CD1 roof. Long chain sphingomyelins with blocking properties are selectively captured by CD1a in human cells.
