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The interaction of Bacillus protoplasts with sonicated phosphatidylcholine liposomes
Author(s) -
Urbaneja M.A.,
Villena A.,
Goñi F.M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(84)80285-9
Subject(s) - phosphatidylcholine , liposome , sonication , protoplast , phospholipid , yolk , vesicle , chemistry , membrane , bacillus subtilis , lipid bilayer fusion , biochemistry , biophysics , chromatography , biology , food science , bacteria , genetics
When protoplasts from Bacillus subtilis are incubated with sonicated liposomes made from egg‐yolk phosphatidylcholine, this phospholipid is incorporated into the protoplast membranes. Biochemical, fluorescence and ultrastructural data suggest that incorporation occurs through membrane fusion.