Invagination of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles upon Membrane Mixing with Native Vesicles [PDF]
ACS OmegaGarvita Dhanawat +3 more
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Visualizing Loss of Plasma Membrane Lipid Asymmetry Using Annexin V Staining
Bio-Protocol, 2023 Loss of plasma membrane lipid asymmetry contributes to many cellular functions and responses, including apoptosis, blood coagulation, and cell fusion.
Julia Baum +2 more
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Preparation of Monodisperse Giant Unilamellar Anchored Vesicles Using Micropatterned Hydrogel Substrates [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2019 Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are model membrane systems consisting of a single lipid bilayer separating an inner lumen from the outer solution, with dimensions comparable to that of eukaryotic cells.
Jennifer Schultze +8 more
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Immobilising giant unilamellar vesicles with zirconium metal-organic framework anchors [PDF]
, 2021 Lipid bilayer vesicles have provided a window into the function and fundamental properties of cells. However, as is the case for most living and soft matter, vesicles do not remain still.
Hourihan, Braeden A. +5 more
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Chemical communication at the synthetic cell/living cell interface
Communications Chemistry, 2021 Synthetic models of cells are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but engineering communication between these and living cells remains challenging. Here the authors review modes of communication and signal processing between living cells and synthetic ...
Vincent Mukwaya +2 more
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Proton gradients from light-harvesting E. coli control DNA assemblies for synthetic cells
Nature Communications, 2021 Controlled actuation is an important aspect of synthetic cellular systems. Here, the authors combine pH responsive DNA origami structures with light triggered proton pump engineered E.
Kevin Jahnke +11 more
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Experimental platform for the functional investigation of membrane proteins in giant unilamellar vesicles. [PDF]
, 2022 Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are micrometer-sized model membrane systems that can be viewed directly under the microscope. They serve as scaffolds for the bottom-up creation of synthetic cells, targeted drug delivery and have been widely used to ...
von Ballmoos, Christoph +5 more
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Programmed magnetic manipulation of vesicles into spatially coded prototissue architectures arrays
Nature Communications, 2020 To execute higher-order functions, cells self-assemble into spatially coded tissue configurations. Here the authors magnetically assembly giant unilamellar vesicles into three dimensional tissue-mimic structures with collective osmotic stability.
Qingchuan Li +4 more
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Magnetoliposomes as model for signal transmission [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Liposomes containing magnetic nanoparticles (magnetoliposomes) have been extensively explored for targeted drug delivery. However, the magnetic effect of nanoparticles movement is also an attractive choice for the conduction of signals in communication ...
G. R. Barreto +8 more
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Immobilising Giant Unilamellar Vesicles with Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework Anchors [PDF]
, 2020 Lipid bilayer vesicles have provided a window into the function and fundamental properties of cells. Vesicles, however, do not remain still, requiring some microscopy experiments to include a preparatory fixation step. Here, we describe a straightforward
Ross, Forgan +4 more
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