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Fusion of biological membranes
Kirill KatsovMichael SchickMarcus Müllersubject
FusionMembraneMaterials scienceMonte Carlo methodGeneral Physics and AstronomyLipid bilayer fusionBiological membraneStatistical physicsBiological systemLeakage (electronics)description
The process of membrane fusion has been examined by Monte Carlo simulation, and is found to be very different than the conventional picture. The differences in mechanism lead to several predictions, in particular that fusion is accompanied by transient leakage. This prediction has recently been verified. Self-consistent field theory is applied to examine the free energy barriers in the different scenarios.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-01 | Pramana |