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SUBMITTER: Schneck E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3149267 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biophysical journal 20110501 9
Solid-supported membrane multilayers doped with membrane-anchored oligosaccharides bearing the LewisX motif (Le(X) lipid) were utilized as a model system of membrane adhesion mediated via homophilic carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions. Specular and off-specular neutron scattering in bulk aqueous electrolytes allowed us to study multilayer structure and membrane mechanics at full hydration at various Ca(2+) concentrations, indicating that membrane-anchored Le(X) cross-links the adjacent membra ...[more]