2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3169974/v1
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The local variation of the Gaussian modulus enables different pathways for fluid lipid vesicle fusion

Carlo Casciola,
Matteo Bottacchiari,
Mirko Gallo
et al.

Abstract: Viral infections, fertilization, neurotransmission, and many other fundamental biological processes rely on membrane fusion. Straightforward calculations based on the celebrated Canham-Helfrich elastic model predict a large topological energy barrier that prevents the fusion process from being thermally activated. On the one hand, such high energy is in accordance with the physical barrier function of lipid membranes, but, on the other hand, it is difficult to reconcile with the biological mechanisms involved … Show more

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