The sequence of events involved in poly (ethylene glycol)-mediated fusion of small
unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) has been studied. Fusion events were monitored using light …

In an effort to increase our understanding of the molecular rearrangements that occur during
lipid bilayer fusion, we have used different fluorescent probes to characterize the lipid …

Abstract Thirty years ago, Klaus Arnold and others showed that the action of PEG in
promoting cell–cell fusion was not due to such effects as surface absorption, cross-linking …

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 …

The kinetics of Ca 2+-induced fusion of small unilamellar phosphatidylserine (PS) vesicles
was investigated by continuous monitoring of the mixing of vesicle lipids and, in parallel, the …

Poly (ethylene glycol)-induced fusion of two different vesicle systems has been examined:
dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) large unilamellar vesicles (LUV) and cardiolipin …

The poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG)-induced fusion of sonicated, unilamellar vesicles (SUV) and
large, unilamellar vesicles (LUV) composed of a variety of phosphatidylcholine species was …

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 …

Department of Biochemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-
7260, and Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North …

Diverse membrane fusion reactions in biology involve close contact between two lipid
bilayers, followed by the local distortion of the individual bilayers and reformation into a …