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Short-Range Repulsive Interactions between the Surfaces of Lipid Membranes

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Short-range repulsive interactions are critical to many properties of both cell and model membranes. For example, the close approach of apposing membrane surfaces is governed by short-range interactions. Therefore, for cell membranes, both the magnitude and range of these short-range forces are important in the numerous biological processes where membranes come together, such as cell-cell recognition, synaptic transmission, and protein secretion. Moreover, specificity in biochemical associations can be achieved through a balance of short-range attractive and repulsive interactions. For model membranes, interbilayer interactions determine to a large extent the hydration, aggregation, and fusogenic properties of lipid bilayers and lipid-protein assemblies. In this paper we discuss our recent work on the two principal short-range repulsive interactions acting between cell and model membranes, namely the hydration and steric pressures.

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  1. Departments of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA

    Thomas J. McIntosh & Alan D. Magid

  2. Departments of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA

    Sidney A. Simon

  3. Departments of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA

    Sidney A. Simon

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McIntosh, T.J., Magid, A.D., Simon, S.A. (1991). Short-Range Repulsive Interactions between the Surfaces of Lipid Membranes. In: Ohki, S. (eds) Cell and Model Membrane Interactions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3854-7_15

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