Membrane composition determines the fate of aggregated vesicles.
Vesicles incorporating a fluorescent metal-chelating lipid can be linked together by addition of copper(II) and poly-L-histidine, but the stability of adhering vesicles towards fusion depends upon membrane composition.
Webb
Simon J
SJ
Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. S.Webb@manchester.ac.uk
Trembleau
Laurent
L
Mart
Robert J
RJ
Wang
Xi
X
D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006639:Histidine / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010743:Phospholipids; C033223:polyhistidine; D006639:Histidine; D003300:Copper