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Intermittent contact mode AFM investigation of native plasma membrane of Xenopus laevis oocyte.
Orsini F
,
Santacroce M
,
Arosio P
,
Castagna M
,
Lenardi C
,
Poletti G
,
Sacchi FV
.
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Intermittent contact mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to visualize the native plasma membrane of Xenopus laevis oocytes. Oocyte membranes were purified via ultracentrifugation on a sucrose gradient and adsorbed on mica leaves. AFM topographs and the corresponding phase images allowed for visualization and identification of both oocyteplasma membrane patches and pure lipid bilayer regions with a height of about 5 nm within membrane patches. The quantitative analysis showed a normal distribution for the lateral dimension and height of the protein complexes centered on 16.7 +/- 0.2 nm (mean +/- SE, n = 263) and 5.4 +/- 0.1 nm (n = 262), respectively. The phase signal, providing material-dependent information, allowed for the recognition of structural features observed in AFM topographs.
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