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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Lipid Res. 2010 Sep 18;50(1):62–74. doi: 10.1016/j.plipres.2010.09.001

Figure 3. Models of apoE helix bundle opening upon contact with lipid surfaces.

Figure 3

The “open” (Top panel) and “extended belt” (Bottom panel) models each permit contact of hydrophobic regions of the protein with exposed hydrophobic surface. The ultimate conformation adopted by apoE on reconstituted HDL remains unresolved.