Negative regulation of syntaxin4/SNAP-23/VAMP2-mediated membrane fusion by Munc18c In Vitro [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Translocation of the facilitative glucose transporter GLUT4 from an intracellular store to the plasma membrane is responsible for the increased rate of glucose transport into fat and muscle cells in response to insulin.
A Bracher +42 more
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Mitofusins and OPA1 Mediate Sequential Steps in Mitochondrial Membrane Fusion [PDF]
, 2009 Mitochondrial fusion requires the coordinated fusion of the outer and inner membranes. Three large GTPases—OPA1 and the mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2—are essential for the fusion of mammalian mitochondria.
David C. Chan +5 more
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Synaptic proteins promote calcium-triggered fast transition from point contact to full fusion. [PDF]
, 2012 The molecular underpinnings of synaptic vesicle fusion for fast neurotransmitter release are still unclear. Here, we used a single vesicle-vesicle system with reconstituted SNARE and synaptotagmin-1 proteoliposomes to decipher the temporal sequence of ...
Brunger, Axel T +13 more
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Fusion of isolated myoblast plasma membranes [PDF]
, 1978 Fusion of plasma membranes isolated from myoblasts grown in culture has been investigated. 1. 1. Membrane fusion was specifically dependent on Ca2+ at physiological concentrations. However, at higher concentrations of cations, fusion could be triggered
Ahkong +59 more
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Fusion of neurohypophyseal membranes in vitro [PDF]
, 1977 Freeze cleaving electron microscopy has shown that fusion of isolated secretory vesicles from bovine neurohypophyses was induced by Ca 2+ in micromolar concentrations. Mg 2+ and Sr 2+ were ineffective. Mg 2+ inhibited Ca 2+-induced fusion. In suspensions
Dahl, G. +3 more
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Calcium release through P2X4 activates calmodulin to promote endolysosomal membrane fusion [PDF]
, 2015 Intra-endolysosomal Ca(2+) release is required for endolysosomal membrane fusion with intracellular organelles. However, the molecular mechanisms for intra-endolysosomal Ca(2+) release and the downstream Ca(2+) targets involved in the fusion remain ...
Baars +70 more
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Phagosome-lysosome fusion is a calcium-independent event in macrophages. [PDF]
, 1996 Phagosome-lysosome membrane fusion is a highly regulated event that is essential for intracellular killing of microorganisms. Functionally, it represents a form of polarized regulated secretion, which is classically dependent on increases in ...
Ernst, JD +5 more
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Assembly and architecture of the EBV B cell entry triggering complex. [PDF]
, 2014 Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the gammaherpesvirinae sub-family that predominantly infects humans through epithelial cells and B cells.
Chen, Jia +10 more
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Ca2+-induced fusion of Golgi-derived secretory vesicles isolated from rat liver [PDF]
, 1975 During the transport of plasma proteins from the cytoplasma of hepatocytes to the extracellular fluid srnall vesicles may act as shuttles between the Golgi complex and the plasma membrane.
Ahkong +18 more
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The stochastic entry of enveloped viruses: Fusion vs. endocytosis [PDF]
, 2007 Viral infection requires the binding of receptors on the target cell membrane to glycoproteins, or ``spikes,'' on the viral membrane. The initial entry is usually classified as fusogenic or endocytotic.
Barocchi +28 more
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