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An osmotic model for the fusion of biological membranes.

FEBS letters ·Vol. 199 ·No. 1 ·1986-04-07 ·Pages 1-11

Lucy JA, Ahkong QF

Abstract

A molecular model for fusion-fission reactions in membranes is proposed that is based on data from studies on artificially induced cell fusion and on the behaviour of phospholipid bilayers: it is put forward as a framework for further investigations into this fundamental property of biological systems.

MeSH Terms

Animals Cell Fusion Cell Membrane/metabolism,ultrastructure Chick Embryo Colloids Erythrocytes/ultrastructure Lipid Bilayers/metabolism Membrane Fusion Membrane Lipids/metabolism Membrane Proteins/metabolism Models, Biological Muscles/cytology,ultrastructure Osmosis Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human/physiology Phospholipids/metabolism

Chemicals

Colloids Lipid Bilayers Membrane Lipids Membrane Proteins Phospholipids

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Lucy J A

Ahkong Q F

Article Info

Journal

FEBS letters

Abbr.

FEBS Lett

ISSN

0014-5793

DOI

10.1016/0014-5793(86)81213-3

Published

1986-04-07

Pages

1-11

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0155157

Subset

Corrections

ErratumIn

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(86)81213-3 View journal details

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