Effect of Ca2+ on vesicle fusion on solid surface: An in vitro model of protein-accelerated vesicle fusion

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 7 PART 3, 2008, Pages 6164-6167

  Shinozaki, Youichi ^a   Sittonen, Ari M ^a   Sumitomo, Koji ^a   Furukawa, Kazuaki ^a   Torimitsu, Keiichi ^a  

^a NTT Basic Research Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fast scanning AFM; Lipid; Supported lipid bilayer

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHELATION; CYTOLOGY; FUSION REACTIONS; MICA; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SCANNING; SILICATE MINERALS;

AFM OBSERVATIONS; ATOMIC FORCES; CALCIUM IONS; CHELATING AGENTS; DISCRETE PATCHES; EGG YOLKS; FAST SCANNING; FAST SCANNING AFM; IN CELLS; IN VITRO MODELS; LIPID VESICLES; MICA SUBSTRATES; MICA SURFACES; PHOSPHATIDYL SERINES; SOLID SURFACES; SUPPORTED LIPID BILAYER; SUPPORTED LIPID BILAYERS; VESICLE FUSIONS;

LIPID BILAYERS;

EID: 55149090508     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.47.6164     Document Type: Article

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