抄録
It is a great challenge to construct protocells from molecular assemblies. A milestone of this challenge is to reproduce vesicle dynamics relevant to the cellular functions, such as adhesion, fusion, pore formation and self–reproduction. Here we show that simple binary phospholipid vesicles have potential to reproduce such functions by coupling the lipid geometries (spontaneous curvatures) and the phase separation. This achievement will shed light on the pathway from the molecular assembly to the cellular life.
