"Membrane Fusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The adherence and merging of cell membranes, intracellular membranes, or artificial membranes to each other or to viruses, parasites, or interstitial particles through a variety of chemical and physical processes.
| Descriptor ID |
D008561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.575
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| Concept/Terms |
Membrane Fusion- Membrane Fusion
- Fusion, Membrane
- Fusions, Membrane
- Membrane Fusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Membrane Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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The hemifusion structure induced by influenza virus haemagglutinin is determined by physical properties of the target membranes. Nat Microbiol. 2016 04 18; 1(6):16050.
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Calculating Transition Energy Barriers and Characterizing Activation States for Steps of Fusion. Biophys J. 2016 Mar 08; 110(5):1110-24.
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Teardrop shapes minimize bending energy of fusion pores connecting planar bilayers. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2013 Dec; 88(6):062701.
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Negative potentials across biological membranes promote fusion by class II and class III viral proteins. Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Jun 15; 21(12):2001-12.
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Ternary complex formation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Env, CD4, and chemokine receptor captured as an intermediate of membrane fusion. J Virol. 2005 Sep; 79(17):11161-9.
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Cholesterol-dependent syntaxin-4 and SNAP-23 clustering regulates caveolar fusion with the endothelial plasma membrane. J Biol Chem. 2005 Nov 04; 280(44):37130-8.
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The cytoplasmic tail slows the folding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Env from a late prebundle configuration into the six-helix bundle. J Virol. 2005 Jan; 79(1):106-15.
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A study of low pH-induced refolding of Env of avian sarcoma and leukosis virus into a six-helix bundle. Biophys J. 2004 Nov; 87(5):3291-8.
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Low pH is required for avian sarcoma and leukosis virus Env-induced hemifusion and fusion pore formation but not for pore growth. J Virol. 2004 Apr; 78(7):3753-62.
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Completion of trimeric hairpin formation of influenza virus hemagglutinin promotes fusion pore opening and enlargement. Virology. 2003 Nov 25; 316(2):234-44.