title: Microtubes self-assembled from a cholesterol-modified nucleoside.
abstract: We describe the formation of lipid microtubes from a novel cholesterol-modified nucleoside in binary mixture with phospholipids. Stable cylindrical structures with an outer diameter of 2-3 microm and a length of 20-40 microm were formed. By varying the preparation conditions, thinner tubules with nanometre-scale diameters could also be obtained.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Leipzig, Härtelstr. 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany. paula.pescador@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pescador
authors.forename: Nicolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brodersen
authors.forename: Holger A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Scheidt
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loew
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bannert
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liebscher
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huster
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arbuzova
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009705:Nucleosides; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol