 Membrane Fusion
"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) |
G04.299.570
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| Concept/Terms |
Membrane Fusion- Membrane Fusion
- Fusion, Membrane
- Fusions, Membrane
- Membrane Fusions
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1991 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 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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Chlanda P, Mekhedov E, Waters H, Schwartz CL, Fischer ER, Ryham RJ, Cohen FS, Blank PS, Zimmerberg J. 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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Ryham RJ, Klotz TS, Yao L, Cohen FS. 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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Ryham RJ, Ward MA, Cohen FS. 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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Markosyan RM, Cohen FS. 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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Mkrtchyan SR, Markosyan RM, Eadon MT, Moore JP, Melikyan GB, Cohen FS. 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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Predescu SA, Predescu DN, Shimizu K, Klein IK, Malik AB. 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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Abrahamyan LG, Mkrtchyan SR, Binley J, Lu M, Melikyan GB, Cohen FS. 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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Markosyan RM, Bates P, Cohen FS, Melikyan GB. 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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Cohen FS, Melikyan GB. The energetics of membrane fusion from binding, through hemifusion, pore formation, and pore enlargement. J Membr Biol. 2004 May 01; 199(1):1-14.
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Melikyan GB, Barnard RJ, Markosyan RM, Young JA, Cohen FS. 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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