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Fusion of Peroxisome and Lipid Droplet Membranes: Expansion of a π-Shaped Structure by Molotkovsky, R. J., Kuzmin, P. I.

“…Classical theory of fusion considers the fusion of bilayer membranes as a unification of the material of the membranes themselves and the water volumes…”
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Pore Formation by Amphipathic Peptides in Closed Membranes by Kondrashov, O. V., Kuzmin, P. I., Akimov, S. A.

“…Various amphipathic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) kill bacteria by forming through pores in plasma membranes. Previously, at least two alternative types of…”
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Lateral Interactions Influence the Kinetics of Metastable Pores in Lipid Membranes by Galimzyanov, T. R., Molotkovsky, R. J., Kalutsky, M. A., Pinigin, K. V., Kuzmin, P. I., Batishchev, O. V., Akimov, S. A.

“…The formation of through pores in lipid bilayer membranes occurs in a number of cellular processes and is also applied for biotechnological and biomedical…”
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Normal Fluctuations of Biological Membrane Shape as a Coupling Factor for Ordered Monolayer Domains by Galimzyanov, T. R., Kalutsky, M. A., Kondrashov, O. V., Pinigin, K. V., Molotkovsky, R. J., Kuzmin, P. I., Batishchev, O. V., Akimov, S. A.

“…It is believed that separation of lipid matrix of biological membranes into ordered and disordered phases plays an important role in the lateral distribution…”
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Membrane fusion. Two possible mechanisms underlying a decrease in the fusion energy barrier in the presence of fusion proteins by Molotkovsky, R. J., Kuzmin, P. I., Akimov, S. A.

“…Here we explored a contribution of fusion proteins to stalk formation, the first stage of membrane fusion, and considered two likely mechanisms, by which these…”
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A Quantitative Model for Membrane Fusion Based on Low-Energy Intermediates by Kuzmin, Peter I., Zimmerberg, Joshua, Chizmadzhev, Yuri A., Cohen, Fredric S.

“…The energetics of a fusion pathway is considered, starting from the contact site where two apposed membranes each locally protrude (as "nipples") toward each…”
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Detection of DNA molecules in a lipid nanotube channel in the low ion strength conditions by Chekashkina, K. V., Galimzyanov, T. R., Kuzmin, P. I., Akimov, S. A., Romanov, S. A., Pozmogova, G. E., Klinov, D. V., Bashkirov, P. V.

“…Investigation of the transport phenomena in the nanoscopic channels/pores with the diameter smaller than 100 nm is of utmost importance for various biological,…”
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Model of membrane fusion: Continuous transition to fusion pore with regard of hydrophobic and hydration interactions by Akimov, S. A., Molotkovsky, R. J., Galimzyanov, T. R., Radaev, A. V., Shilova, L. A., Kuzmin, P. I., Batishchev, O. V., Voronina, G. F., Chizmadzhev, Yu. A.

“…We consider the process of fusion of lipid membranes from the stage of stalk with minimal radius to the stage of fusion pore. We assume that stalk directly…”
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Variation of lipid membrane composition caused by strong bending by Bashkirov, P. V., Chekashkina, K. V., Akimov, S. A., Kuzmin, P. I., Frolov, V. A.

“…Dynamic coupling between the morphology and molecular composition of cellular membranes is crucial for formation of the intracellular organelles and transport…”
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Membrane shape changes at initial stage of membrane fusion under the action of proteins inducing spontaneous curvature by Molotkovskiy, R. J., Batishev, O. V., Kuzmin, P. I., Akimov, S. A.

“…This paper studies change of membrane shape at the initial stage of the fusion process due to the fusion proteins inducing spontaneous curvature in the…”
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Stabilization of bilayer structure of raft due to elastic deformations of membrane by Galimzyanov, T. R., Molotkovsky, R. J., Kuzmin, P. I., Akimov, S. A.

“…Line tension of the boundary of specific domains (rafts) rich in sphingomyelin was calculated. The line tension was calculated based on macroscopic theory of…”
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Behavior of Cells in Rotating Electric Fields with Account to Surface Charges and Cell Structures by Fuhr, Günter, Kuzmin, Pjotr I.

“…The behavior of a single biological cell in a rotating electric field is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The torque acting on the cell is…”
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Electrical properties of skin at moderate voltages: contribution of appendageal macropores by Chizmadzhev, Y A, Indenbom, A V, Kuzmin, P I, Galichenko, S V, Weaver, J C, Potts, R O

“…The electrical properties of human skin in the range of the applied voltages between 0.2 and 60 V are modeled theoretically and measured experimentally. Two…”
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Dynamics of Fusion Pores Connecting Membranes of Different Tensions by Chizmadzhev, Yuri A., Kuzmin, Peter I., Kumenko, Dimetry A., Zimmerberg, Joshua, Cohen, Fredric S.

“…The energetics underlying the expansion of fusion pores connecting biological or lipid bilayer membranes is elucidated. The energetics necessary to deform…”
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Lipid Flow through Fusion Pores Connecting Membranes of Different Tensions by Chizmadzhev, Yuri A., Kumenko, Dimetry A., Kuzmin, Peter I., Chernomordik, Leonid V., Zimmerberg, Joshua, Cohen, Fredric S.

“…When two membranes fuse, their components mix; this is usually described as a purely diffusional process. However, if the membranes are under different…”
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Formation of cell protrusions by an electric field : a thermodynamic analysis by KOZLOV, M. M, KUZMIN, P. I, POPOV, S. V

“…This work gives a thermodynamic analysis of outgrowth extraction from the cell body by a pulling force. The results are applied for a case when the pulling…”
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Stalk dynamics and lipid flow upon membrane hemifusion by Kumenko, D A, Kuzmin, P I, Chizmadzhev, Y A

“…A hydrodynamic theory describing the stalk dynamics and lipid flows upon BLM hemifusion was developed. The value of intermonolayer viscosity, etar, for…”
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Changes in the electrical properties of the skin outermost layer during pulse electrotreatment by Indenbom, A V, Kuzmin, P I, Chizmadzhev YuA

“…The kinetics of changes in the electric current I(t) passing through human skin samples of full thickness in vitro during rectangular voltage pulses…”
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A theoretical study of outermost skin layer electroporation by Malkova, O N, Kuzmin, P I, Chizmadzhev YuA, Potts, R

“…Two models of electrohydration of stratum corneum (SC) have been developed. In the first model, the hydration of one interbilayer region is considered on the…”
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A mechanism of skin appendage macropores electroactivation during iontophoresis by Kuzmin, P I, Darmostuk, A S, Chizmadzhev, Y A, White, H S, Potts, R O

“…A physical mechanism of activation of skin appendage macropores under the influence of an electric field is considered theoretically. The macropore is…”
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