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

Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) is used widely to mediate cell-cell fusion in the
production of somatic cell hybrids and in the fusion injection of macromolecules into cultured …

Prion protein (PrP) is usually attached to membranes by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol‐
anchor that associates with detergent‐resistant membranes (DRMs), or rafts. To model the …

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 …

When large unilamellar vesicles consisting of sphingomyelin: phosphatidylethanolamine:
cholesterol (2: 1: 1 molar ratio) are treated with sphingomyelinase, production of ceramides …

Release of neurotransmitter occurs when synaptic vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane.
This neuronal exocytosis is triggered by calcium and requires three SNARE (soluble-N …

Prion protein (PrP) is usually bound to membranes by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)
anchor that associates with detergent-resistant membranes, or rafts. To examine the effect of …

Hypothesis Although solubilization of lipid membranes has been studied extensively,
questions remain regarding the structural pathways and metastable structures involved. This …

This review focuses on the use of spectroscopic techniques for the study of membrane
solubilization, reconstitution, and permeabilization by detergents. Turbidity and light …

In macroautophagy, the autophagosome (AP) engulfs portions of cytoplasm to allow their
lysosomal degradation. AP formation in humans requires the concerted action of the ATG12 …