Membrane tension increases fusion efficiency of model membranes in the presence of SNAREs

Sticking and sliding of lipid bilayers on deformable substrates

(2017) L. Stubbington et al.   Soft Matter

Calculating Transition Energy Barriers and Characterizing Activation States for Steps of Fusion

(2016) Rolf J. Ryham et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Geometry of the Contact Zone between Fused Membrane-Coated Beads Mimicking Cell-Cell Fusion

(2016) Filip Savić et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Epsin N-terminal Homology Domain (ENTH) Activity as a Function of Membrane Tension

(2016) Martin Gleisner et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Direct targeting of membrane fusion by SNARE mimicry: Convergent evolution ofLegionellaeffectors

(2016) Xingqi Shi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SNARE-mediated membrane fusion trajectories derived from force-clamp experiments

(2016) Marieelen Oelkers et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actin dynamics provides membrane tension to merge fusing vesicles into the plasma membrane

(2016) Peter J. Wen et al.   Nature Communications

High Cholesterol Obviates a Prolonged Hemifusion Intermediate in Fast SNARE-Mediated Membrane Fusion

(2015) Alex J.B. Kreutzberger et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanotransduction: use the force(s)

(2015) Ewa K. Paluch et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Membrane tension and membrane fusion

(2015) Michael M Kozlov et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Mechanical Tension Drives Cell Membrane Fusion

(2015) Ji Hoon Kim et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Resolving single membrane fusion events on planar pore-spanning membranes

(2015) Lando L. G. Schwenen et al.   Scientific Reports

Driving a planar model system into the 3rddimension: generation and control of curved pore-spanning membrane arrays

(2014) Martin Gleisner et al.   Soft Matter

Mechanical Properties of Giant Liposomes Compressed between Two Parallel Plates: Impact of Artificial Actin Shells

(2013) Edith Schäfer et al.   LANGMUIR

Influence of Osmotic Pressure on Adhesion of Lipid Vesicles to Solid Supports

(2013) Joshua A. Jackman et al.   LANGMUIR

In search of the molecular mechanism of intracellular membrane fusion and neurotransmitter release

(2013) Richard H Scheller   NATURE MEDICINE

Neurotransmitter Release: The Last Millisecond in the Life of a Synaptic Vesicle

(2013) Thomas C. Südhof   NEURON

Mechanics of spreading cells probed by atomic force microscopy

(2013) A. Pietuch et al.   Open Biology

How SNARE molecules mediate membrane fusion: Recent insights from molecular simulations

(2012) Herre Jelger Risselada et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

The Presynaptic Active Zone

(2012) Thomas C. Südhof   NEURON

Membrane Fusion Intermediates via Directional and Full Assembly of the SNARE Complex

(2012) J. M. Hernandez et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanical feedback between membrane tension and dynamics

(2012) Nils C. Gauthier et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanics of surface area regulation in cells examined with confined lipid membranes

(2011) M. Staykova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

From 3D cell culture to organs-on-chips

(2011) Dongeun Huh et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Docking and Fast Fusion of Synaptobrevin Vesicles Depends on the Lipid Compositions of the Vesicle and the Acceptor SNARE Complex-Containing Target Membrane

(2010) Marta K. Domanska et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Membrane Curvature in Synaptic Vesicle Fusion and Beyond

(2010) Harvey T. McMahon et al.   CELL

Reconstituting Organ-Level Lung Functions on a Chip

(2010) D. Huh et al.   SCIENCE

The Fusion of Membranes and Vesicles: Pathway and Energy Barriers from Dissipative Particle Dynamics

(2009) Andrea Grafmüller et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Synaptotagmin-Mediated Bending of the Target Membrane Is a Critical Step in Ca2+-Regulated Fusion

(2009) Enfu Hui et al.   CELL

Is Assembly of the SNARE Complex Enough to Fuel Membrane Fusion?

(2009) Katrin Wiederhold et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Helical extension of the neuronal SNARE complex into the membrane

(2009) Alexander Stein et al.   NATURE

Mechanisms of membrane fusion: disparate players and common principles

(2008) Sascha Martens et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY