Membrane tension lowering induced by protein activity.
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Using videomicroscopy we present measurements of the fluctuation spectrum of giant vesicles containing bacteriorhodopsin pumps. When the pumps are activated, we observe a significant increase of the fluctuations in the low wave vector region, which we interpret as due to a lowering of the effective tension of the membrane.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 102 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009