Influence of incorporated cerebrosides on the interaction of liposomes with HeLa cells.
The presence of synthetic N-palmitoyl dihydrolactocerebroside in preparations of neutral multilamellar liposomes enhances their fusion interaction with cultured HeLa cells some 5-7 fold. The effect appears to be carbohydrate-specific, and is probably not attributable to a change in the physical characteristics of the liposome bilayer due to the presence of the cerebroside.
D001692:Biological Transport; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002554:Cerebrosides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D008081:Liposomes / Q000378:metabolism
D002554:Cerebrosides; D008081:Liposomes