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@ARTICLE{Pabst:21683,
author = {Pabst, G. and Lonez, C. and Vandenbranden, M. and Jestin,
J. and Radulescu, A. and Ruysschaert, J.-M. and Gutberlet,
T.},
title = {{S}talk-free membrane fusion of cationic lipids via an
interdigitated phase},
journal = {Soft matter},
volume = {8},
issn = {1744-683X},
address = {Cambridge},
publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},
reportid = {PreJuSER-21683},
pages = {3243 - 3249},
year = {2012},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {We have studied the membrane structure of a cationic lipid
(N-t-butyl-N'-tetradecyl-3-tetradecylaminopropionamidine,
termed diC14-amidine) using X-ray and neutron small-angle
scattering as well as dilatometry and ultrasound
velocimetry. At high temperatures we found an anomalously
thin lamellar fluid phase, which transforms into a loosely
packed interdigitated phase below the chain melting
transition. Our finding can be understood based on the
specific structure of the lipid backbone, which forms a long
spacer between the alkyl chains. The loose lipid packing in
the gel phase leads to a significant exposure of the
hydrophobic lipid core to the aqueous phase. This reduces
energy penalties from the removal of water molecules during
fusion and explains the untypically increased fusion
properties of amidine in the gel phase. Moreover, this
fusion in the gel interdigitated state apparently does not
require the formation of stalk intermediate structures.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICS-1 / JCNS (München) ; Jülich Centre for Neutron
Science JCNS (München) ; JCNS-FRM-II / JCNS-1},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICS-1-20110106 /
I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-FRM-II-20110218 /
I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-1-20110106},
pnm = {BioSoft: Makromolekulare Systeme und biologische
Informationsverarbeitung (FUEK505) / 544 - In-house Research
with PNI (POF2-544)},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK505 / G:(DE-HGF)POF2-544},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)KWS2-20140101},
shelfmark = {Chemistry, Physical / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
/ Physics, Multidisciplinary / Polymer Science},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000305481000021},
doi = {10.1039/c2sm25665g},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/21683},
}