Spontaneous membrane fusion induced by chemical formation of ceramides in a lipid bilayer

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 14452-14453

  Kunishima, Munetaka ^a,b   Tokaji, Masafumi ^a   Matsuoka, Keisuke ^b   Nishida, Jin ^b   Kanamori, Masanori ^a   Hioki, Kazuhito ^a   Tani, Shohei ^a  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; FREEZE FRACTURE; LIPID BILAYER; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CERAMIDES; LIGHT; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FUSION; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 33750972890     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0652969     Document Type: Article

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