Membrane fusion is an ubiquitous event in cell biology. One can distinguish two types of
fusion:(i) outside/outside fusion, for example endocytosis, and (ii) inside/inside fusion, for …

Fusion of biological membranes can be stimulated by a variety of agents, including divalent
cations, low pH, lipid-soluble fusogens, electrical fields or protein factors (Evered & Whelan …

A system of two planar bilayers holds a special place among the models employed for
investigating the mechanisms of membrane fusion. This is due to the fact that only this …

Membrane fusion is an essential process of biological cell function and is presumably
mediated by specific membrane proteins. Nevertheless, the final step is the rearrangement …

Publisher Summary The study of lipid polymorphism and membrane fusion in liposomal
systems has provided a useful approach to understanding the complex process of fusion in …

In many cellular functions the process of membrane fusion is of vital importance. It occurs in
a highly specific and strictly controlled fashion. Proteins are likely to play a key role in the …

Membrane fusion is one of the essential events involved in many biological cellular
processes (Poste and Allison, 1973; Rasmussen, 1970). In spite of extensive research on …

The basic structural element of biological membranes is the lipid bilayer. This bimolecular
leaflet configuration is quite stable, and, obviously, membranes resist a gross departure from …

Theoretical and experimental work over the last ten years has led to the emergence of a new
paradigm for the pathway by which fusion of biological membranes occurs. The path results …

What have phospholipid model systems taught us about the fusion of bilayer membranes?
And how well do these systems mimic the cellular process? One prime objective in using …