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ReviewEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2017

Membrane protein reconstitution into giant unilamellar vesicles: a review on current techniques.

Ida Louise Jørgensen, Gerdi Christine Kemmer, Thomas Günther Pomorski

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Review in European biophysics journal : EBJ, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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44 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Spatially regulated mRNA translation enables functional membrane protein integration in synthetic cells.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Flippase-Mediated Hybrid Vesicle Division.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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  10. SecYEG-mediated translocation in a model synthetic cell.Synthetic biology (Oxford, England) · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ida Louise JørgensenDepartment of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C, 1871, Denmark.
Gerdi Christine KemmerDepartment of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C, 1871, Denmark. gerkem@plen.ku.dk.
Thomas Günther PomorskiDepartment of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C, 1871, Denmark. tgp@plen.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4889-0829

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studying membrane proteins at the molecular level represents a major challenge in biochemistry due to the complexity of the membrane in which they are embedded. As an important step towards a detailed understanding of their action and molecular functioning, current studies focus on membrane proteins reconstituted into artificial lipid environments. Such reconstituted systems allow for a more flexible choice of biochemical, biophysical, and microscopy techniques for characterizing the proteins. This review gives an overview of the methods currently available for reconstituting membrane proteins in a functional state into giant unilamellar vesicles, and discusses some key methods to verify successful reconstitution.

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Membrane FusionMembrane LipidsMembrane ProteinsUnilamellar LiposomesMembrane LipidsMembrane ProteinsUnilamellar LiposomesElectroformationLiposomePeptide-induced fusionReconstitutionVesicle

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