Latrotoxin-induced fusion of liposomes with bilayer phospholipid membranes.
Liposomes containing amphotericin B as ionophoric marker were used to investigate the fusion of bilayer phospholipid membranes with liposomes. It was found that latrotoxin isolated from black widow spider venom induced the fusion of liposomes with planar bilayer when liposomes and latrotoxin were administered at opposite sides of the membrane.
D000666:Amphotericin B; D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013111:Spider Venoms
D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D013111:Spider Venoms; C020763:alpha-latrotoxin; D000666:Amphotericin B