The kinetics of the fusion process between erythrocyte ghosts, as induced by Sendal virus, were readily revealed by a simple fluorescence procedure previously employed to characterize the fusion of viruses with biological membranes. The method relies on the relief of fluorescence selfquenching of the membrane-inserted probe octadecyl Rhodamine B chloride (R18) as occurs when labeled membranes fuse with unlabeled counterparts. The kinetics of R18 insertion into ghost membranes, the non-exchangeable properties of the fluorophore and the kinetics, and some characteristics of Sendai virus-induced fusion of ghosts, are described. We propose that the experimental approach may be particularly advantageous to obtain insight into the efficiency and mechanism of a wide range of fusogens, capable of inducing fusion of erythrocyte membranes.
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Use of a fluorescence assay to monitor the kinetics of fusion between erythrocyte ghosts, as induced by sendai virus
Dick Hoekstra;
Dick Hoekstra
1University of Groningen, Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Bloemsingel 10, 9712 KZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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Karin Klappe
Karin Klappe
1University of Groningen, Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Bloemsingel 10, 9712 KZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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December 02 1986
Online ISSN: 1573-4935
Print ISSN: 0144-8463
© 1986 Plenum Publishing Corporation
1986
Biosci Rep (1986) 6 (11): 953–960.
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Dick Hoekstra, Karin Klappe; Use of a fluorescence assay to monitor the kinetics of fusion between erythrocyte ghosts, as induced by sendai virus. Biosci Rep 1 November 1986; 6 (11): 953–960. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01114971
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