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Proton-induced membrane fusion. Role of phospholipid composition and protein-mediated intermembrane contact.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 777(1): 21-7, 1984 Oct 17.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6091753
Glycolipid-phospholipid vesicles containing phosphatidate and phosphatidylethanolamine were found to undergo proton-induced fusion upon acidification of the suspending medium from pH 7.4 to pH 6.5 or lower, as determined by an assay for lipid intermixing based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Lectin-mediated contact between the vesicles was required for fusion. Incorporation of phosphatidylcholine in the vesicles inhibited proton-induced fusion. Vesicles in which phosphatidate was replaced by phosphatidylserine underwent fusion only when pH was reduced below 4.5, while no significant fusion occurred (pH greater than or equal to 3.5) when the anionic phospholipid was phosphatidylinositol. It is suggested that partial protonation of the polar headgroup of phosphatidate and phosphatidylserine, respectively, causes a sufficient reduction in the polarity and hydration of the vesicle surface to trigger fusion at sites of intermembrane contact.
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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fosfolípidos / Protones / Fusión de Membrana / Proteínas de la Membrana Idioma: En Revista: Biochim Biophys Acta Año: 1984 Tipo del documento: Article
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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fosfolípidos / Protones / Fusión de Membrana / Proteínas de la Membrana Idioma: En Revista: Biochim Biophys Acta Año: 1984 Tipo del documento: Article