| Literature DB >> 348237 |
S W de Laat, P T van der Saag, S A Nelemans, M Shinitzky.
Abstract
Microviscosity (eta) of the plasma-membrane lipid matrix was measured in exponentially growing and differentiating C1300 mouse neuroblastoma cells, attached to a glass substratum, by fluorescence polarisation of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene. Upon differentiation eta decreases progressively, reaching values below those observed in the growth phase. Treatment of the cells with dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine vesicles reversibly inhibits morphological differentiation. The results show that a high membrane fluidity is a prerequisite for differentiation.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 348237 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(78)90019-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002