Cell membrane fusion composition and method

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Liposomes

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A lipid vesicle composition for use in delivering a vesicle-encapsulated agent to a target cell is disclosed. The composition is formed of vesicle-forming lipids, including at least 10 mole percent plasmalogen phospholipid with a small-volume polar head group. The composition may also include a fusion protein for promoting fusion of the vesicles to the target cells. A novel fusion protein identified as an isoform of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is also disclosed.

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