2005
Indirect evidence of submicroscopic pores in giant unilamelar vesicles
Rodriguez N, Heuvingh J, Pincet F, Cribier S. Indirect evidence of submicroscopic pores in giant unilamelar vesicles. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2005, 1724: 281-287. PMID: 15978732, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPore-like structuresGiant unilamellar vesiclesOuter leafletCell membraneTransient poresFluorescent lipidLipid distributionCell compartmentVesiclesGiant vesiclesModel systemUnilamellar vesiclesLipid redistributionGiant unilamelar vesiclesMembrane defectsLipidsMembraneFormation of poresMembrane ruptureSubmicroscopic poresLeafletsExchange of matterHemifusionFluorescent labelsOuter medium
2004
Hemifusion and fusion of giant vesicles induced by reduction of inter-membrane distance
Heuvingh J, Pincet F, Cribier S. Hemifusion and fusion of giant vesicles induced by reduction of inter-membrane distance. The European Physical Journal E 2004, 14: 269-276. PMID: 15338438, DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2003-10151-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-membrane distanceGiant unilamellar vesiclesInner leafletMembrane fusionOuter leafletMeans of micromanipulationCommon functionFluorescence microscopyProbe redistributionVesiclesInfluenza virus hemagglutininGiant vesiclesDNA basesModel systemHemifusionUnilamellar vesiclesActual fusionVirus hemagglutininMembraneContact zoneFusionHead groupsGood agreementProteinLeaflets