Fusogenic activity of cationic lipids and lipid shape distribution

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 483-494

  Lonez, Caroline ^a   Lensink, Marc F ^a   Kleiren, Emilie ^a   Vanderwinden, Jean Marie ^a   Ruysschaert, Jean Marie ^a   Vandenbranden, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cationic lipids; Confocal microscopy; Conical shape; Fusion; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

CATION; LIPID; LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; LIPID BILAYER; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 75849116633     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0197-x     Document Type: Article

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