En route to dynamic life processes by SNARE-mediated fusion of polymer and hybrid membranes

A variety of artificial cells springs from the functionalization of liposomes with proteins but these models suffer from low durability without repair and replenishment mechanisms. Here, the authors show that synthetic amphiphile membranes undergo SNARE-mediated fusion, and determine bending rigidit...

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Main Authors: Lado Otrin, Agata Witkowska, Nika Marušič, Ziliang Zhao, Rafael B. Lira, Fotis L. Kyrilis, Farzad Hamdi, Ivan Ivanov, Reinhard Lipowsky, Panagiotis L. Kastritis, Rumiana Dimova, Kai Sundmacher, Reinhard Jahn, Tanja Vidaković-Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25294-z