Influenza hemagglutinin mediated fusion of membranes containing poly(ethylene-glycol) grafted lipids: new insights into the fusion mechanism
Influenza hemagglutinin mediated fusion of membranes containing poly(ethylene-glycol) grafted lipids: new insights into the fusion mechanism
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00333-6
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发表时间:
1999-04-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Stegmann, T
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作者:
Chams, V;Bonnafous, P;Stegmann, T
The influence of a hydrophilic layer covering the membrane on influenza hemagglutinin (HA) mediated fusion was investigated using membranes containing poly(ethylene-glycol) grafted phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-2000-PE). Steric inhibition of HA-membrane interactions by these lipids affected virus fusion (half-maximal inhibition at 0.8 mol% for lipids with 114 ethylene glycol residues, or at 3.2 mol% for 45 residues (PEG-2000-PE), concentrations at which the PEG moieties adopt a random coil structure). Reconstituted viral membranes containing 3 mol% PEG-2000-PE retained 40% of their fusion activity. Therefore, efficient fusion is possible with membranes completely covered by a hydrophilic layer of several nanometers, and fusogenic virosomes containing PEG-PE are feasible. (C) 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.