Author/Editor		Kralj-Iglič, Veronika; Haegerstrand, Henry; Veranič, Peter; Jezernik, Kristijan; Babnik, Blaž; Gauber, Dorit R; Iglič, Aleš
Title		Amphiphile-induced tubular budding of the bilayer membrane
Type		članek
Source		Eur Biophys J
Vol. and No.		Letnik 34
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 1066-70
Language		eng
Abstract		Amphiphile-induced tubular budding of the erythrocyte membrane was studied using transmission electron microscopy. No chiral patterns of the intramembraneous particles were found, either on the cylindrical buds, or on the tubular nanoexovesicles. In agreement with these observations, the tubular budding may be explained by in-plane ordering of anisotropic membrane inclusions in the buds where the difference between the principal membrane curvatures is very large. In contrast to previously reported theories, no direct external mechanical force is needed to explain tubular budding of the bilayer membrane.
Descriptors		ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE LIPID BILAYERS SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS MEMBRANE FLUIDITY MODELS, CHEMICAL MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR MOLECULAR CONFORMATION CELL SIZE CELLS, CULTURED COMPUTER SIMULATION