Activation thermodynamics of poly(ethylene glycol)-mediated model membrane fusion support mechanistic models of stalk and pore formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2751-2760

  Chakraborty, Hirak ^a   Tarafdar, Pradip K ^a   Bruno, Michael J ^a,b   Sengupta, Tanusree ^a   Lentz, Barry R ^a  

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

^b GUILFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; HEXADECANE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; N-HEXADECANE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALKANES; MEMBRANE FUSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84862639480     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.04.053     Document Type: Article

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