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
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