Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-mediated fusion between pure lipid bilayers: A mechanism in common with viral fusion and secretory vesicle release?

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-296

  Lentz, Barry R ^a   Lee, JinKeun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Liposome Company Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanism; Membrane fusion; PEG

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; MEMBRANE LIPID; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; EXOCYTOSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033494206     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096876899294508     Document Type: Review

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