A novel phase of compressed bilayers that models the prestalk transition state of membrane fusion

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-55

  Qian, Shuo ^a,b   Huang, Huey W ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; LIPID BILAYER; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHASE TRANSITION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84855443599     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.4009     Document Type: Article

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