Initiation and dynamics of hemifusion in lipid bilayers

Details Initiation and dynamics of hemifusion in lipid bilayers Initiation and dynamics of hemifusion in lipid bilayers

2002-11-10

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211186v2

Biophys. J. 85, 381-389 (2003)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74482-8

One approach to the understanding of fusion in cells and model membranes involves stalk formation and expansion of the hemifusion diaphragm. We predict theoretically the initiation of hemifusion by stalk expansion and the dynamics of mesoscopic hemifusion diaphragm expansion in the light of recent experiments and theory that suggested that hemifusion is driven by intra-membrane tension far from the fusion zone. Our predictions include a square root scaling of the hemifusion zone size on time as well as an estimate of the minimal tension for initiation of hemifusion. While a minimal amount of pressure is evidently needed for stalk formation, it is not necessarily required for stalk expansion. The energy required for tension induced fusion is much smaller than that required for pressure driven fusion.

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