The effect of receptor clustering on vesicle-vesicle adhesion

Robert J. Mart, Kwan Ping Liem, Xi Wang, Simon J. Webb

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    Abstract

    As part of our studies into how the localization of cell adhesion molecules into lipid rafts may affect cell adhesion, we developed Cu(1), a synthetic copper(iminodiacetate)-capped receptor able to phase separate from fluid phospholipid bilayers. The extent to which Cu(1) clustered into adhesive patches on the surface of vesicles could be controlled by changing vesicle composition. Extensive receptor phase separation significantly enhanced vesicle-vesicle adhesion; only vesicles with adhesive patches (blue fluorescence) adhered to their conjugate histidine-coated vesicles (red fluorescence) to form large vesicle aggregates (shown). Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)14462-14463
    Number of pages1
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume128
    Issue number45
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2006

    Keywords

    • Membrane (bilayer
    • effect of receptor clustering on vesicle-vesicle adhesion)
    • Adhesion (cell adhesion
    • Organelle (coated vesicle, histidine-coated
    • Phase separation (effect of receptor clustering on vesicle-vesicle adhesion)
    • Receptors Role: BSU (Biological study, unclassified), BIOL (Biological study) (effect of receptor clustering on vesicle-vesicle adhesion)
    • Cell adhesion molecules
    • Phospholipids Role: BSU (Biological study, unclassified), PRP (Properties), BIOL (Biological study) (effect of receptor clustering on vesicle-vesicle adhesion)
    • Molecular association (vesicle-vesicle
    • receptor vesicle adhesion phospholipid bilayer

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