2009
Quantification of phase transitions of lipid mixtures from bilayer to non-bilayer structures: Model, experimental validation and implication on membrane fusion
Xu W, Pincet F. Quantification of phase transitions of lipid mixtures from bilayer to non-bilayer structures: Model, experimental validation and implication on membrane fusion. Chemistry And Physics Of Lipids 2009, 163: 280-285. PMID: 20018184, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase transition
2001
Short-range specific forces are able to induce hemifusion
Pincet F, Lebeau L, Cribier S. Short-range specific forces are able to induce hemifusion. European Biophysics Journal 2001, 30: 91-97. PMID: 11409468, DOI: 10.1007/s002490100131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepletion forcesInterbilayer distanceAdditional attractive forceAmphiphilic moleculesNucleic basesPolar headBiological membranesLipidic systemsModel membranesPossible structuresFluorescent lipid analogsAttractive forceLow water contentLamellar structureLipid analoguesExtra attractionLipid rearrangementBase pairingWater contentMembrane behaviorNucleosidesPhase transitionMembraneMoleculesAdherent vesicles