Conclusions The results reviewed suggest that membrane fusion in diverse biological fusion
reactions involves formation of some specific intermediates: stalks and pores. Energy of …

Membrane fusion is essential for cell survival and has attracted a great deal of both
theoretical and experimental interest. Fluorescence (de) quenching measurements were …

In higher plants, photosystems II and I are found in grana stacks and unstacked stroma
lamellae, respectively. To connect them, electron carriers negotiate tortuous multi‐media …

Classic mechanisms for membrane fusion involve transmembrane proteins that assemble
into complexes and dynamically alter their conformation to bend membranes, leading to …

86 to the bilayer surface and pulled away from the surface, a thin bilayer tube or tether is
generated (see Fig. la). The force pulling the bead back onto the membrane has been …

It has been well established that the volume of secretory vesicles can be modulated.
However, we present the first data demonstrating that the amount of transmitter in a vesicle …

During exocytosis, secretory vesicles of mast cells generate a current transient that marks
the opening of the fusion pore, the first aqueous connection that forms between the vesicle …

The fusion of lipid bilayers is studied with dissipative particle dynamics simulations. First, to
achieve control over membrane properties, the effects of individual simulation parameters …

Fusion of bilayer membranes is studied via dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations.
A new set of DPD parameters is introduced which leads to an energy barrier for flips of lipid …

Mast cells show dramatic morphological changes when undergoing exocytosis. We have
investigated whether the first of those morphological changes, swelling of the secretory …