Fusion of liposomes with planar lipid bilayers

M. Razin*, H. Ginsburg

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Abstract

The fusion of liposomes with planar lipid bilayers was monitored by two different methods. (a) Liposomes consisting of phospholipids and cholesterol were added to the aqueous phase bathing the cholesterol-deficient planar lipid bilayers in the presence of nystatin. The resulting increase in the planar lipid bilayer's electrical conductance was considered indicative of fusion. (b) Transplanar lipid bilayer injection of 35SO42- trapped inside the liposomes. It is shown by both methods that fusion is specifically dependent on the presence of negatively charged phospholipids both in the liposomes and the planar lipid bilayers and on Ca2+ in the aqueous phase of the fusion system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-292
Number of pages8
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
Volume598
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 May 1980

Keywords

  • Bilayer
  • Fusion
  • Liposome
  • Nystatin
  • Planar lipid

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