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SUBMITTER: Motta I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4950989 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Motta Isabelle I Gohlke Andrea A Adrien Vladimir V Li Feng F Gardavot Hélène H Rothman James E JE Pincet Frederic F
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 20150615 25
Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), composed of a phospholipid bilayer, are often used as a model system for cell membranes. However, the study of proteo-membrane interactions in this system is limited as the incorporation of integral and lipid-anchored proteins into GUVs remains challenging. Here, we present a simple generic method to incorporate proteins into GUVs. The basic principle is to break proteo-liposomes with an osmotic shock. They subsequently reseal into larger vesicles which, if nec ...[more]