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Two coiled-coil domains of Chlamydia trachomatis IncA affect membrane fusion events during infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Chlamydia trachomatis replicates in a parasitophorous membrane-bound compartment called an inclusion. The inclusions corrupt host vesicle trafficking networks to avoid the degradative endolysosomal pathway but promote fusion with each other in order to ...
Erik Ronzone, Fabienne Paumet
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Simulation and prediction of membrane fusion dynamics
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2022 Membrane fusion is an important process by which biological membranes perform their life activities. Simulations show that the membrane fusion process happens mainly through three pathways, where the Stalk-Pore hypothesis, in which two membranes come ...
Zhi Zheng, Shouqin Lü, Mian Long
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The Effects of Regulatory Lipids on Intracellular Membrane Fusion Mediated by Dynamin-Like GTPases
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 Membrane fusion mediates a number of fundamental biological processes such as intracellular membrane trafficking, fertilization, and viral infection. Biological membranes are composed of lipids and proteins; while lipids generally play a structural role,
Yeojin Moon, Youngsoo Jun
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A Frame-by-Frame Glance at Membrane Fusion Mechanisms: From Viral Infections to Fertilization
Biomolecules, 2023 Viral entry and fertilization are distinct biological processes that share a common mechanism: membrane fusion. In viral entry, enveloped viruses attach to the host cell membrane, triggering a series of conformational changes in the viral fusion proteins.
Farshad C. Azimi +5 more
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Viruses, 2020 Protein-mediated membrane fusion is a highly regulated biological process essential for cellular and organismal functions and infection by enveloped viruses. During viral entry the membrane fusion reaction is catalyzed by specialized protein machinery on
Mark A. Benhaim, Kelly K. Lee
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Phospholipases and Membrane Curvature: What Is Happening at the Surface?
Membranes, 2023 In this revision work, we emphasize the close relationship between the action of phospholipases and the modulation of membrane curvature and curvature stress resulting from this activity.
María Laura Fanani +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Membrane fusion is an essential step for the entry of enveloped viruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus and influenza virus, into the host cell, often triggered by the binding of membrane proteins on the viral envelope to host cell membrane ...
Hiroto Furukawa +3 more
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Membrane Binding of α-Synuclein Stimulates Expansion of SNARE-Dependent Fusion Pore
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 SNARE-dependent membrane fusion is essential for neurotransmitter release at the synapse. Recently, α-synuclein has emerged as an important regulator for membrane fusion. Misfolded α-synuclein oligomers are potent fusion inhibitors. However, the function
Ryan Khounlo +6 more
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TRIM67 regulates exocytic mode and neuronal morphogenesis via SNAP47
Cell Reports, 2021 Summary: Neuronal morphogenesis involves dramatic plasma membrane expansion, fueled by soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein eceptors (SNARE)-mediated exocytosis.
Fabio L. Urbina +6 more
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LegC3, an effector protein from Legionella pneumophila, inhibits homotypic yeast vacuole fusion in vivo and in vitro. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 During infection, the intracellular pathogenic bacterium Legionella pneumophila causes an extensive remodeling of host membrane trafficking pathways, both in the construction of a replication-competent vacuole comprised of ER-derived vesicles and plasma ...
Terry L Bennett +5 more
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