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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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New insights into the role of endosomal proteins for African swine fever virus infection.
PLoS Pathogens, 2022 African swine fever virus (ASFV) infectious cycle starts with the viral adsorption and entry into the host cell. Then, the virus is internalized via clathrin/dynamin mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis.
Miguel Ángel Cuesta-Geijo +11 more
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A fusion-inhibiting peptide against Rift Valley fever virus inhibits multiple, diverse viruses. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 For enveloped viruses, fusion of the viral envelope with a cellular membrane is critical for a productive infection to occur. This fusion process is mediated by at least three classes of fusion proteins (Class I, II, and III) based on the protein ...
Jeffrey W Koehler +11 more
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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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PLoS Computational Biology, 2022 Antibody epitope mapping of viral proteins plays a vital role in understanding immune system mechanisms of protection. In the case of class I viral fusion proteins, recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy and protein stabilization techniques have ...
Marion F S Fischer +2 more
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Structural characterization of viral fusion proteins [PDF]
Current Biology, 1995 Infection by enveloped viruses is initiated by the fusion of viral and cellular membranes. In many cases, the viral membrane proteins that mediate fusion must undergo conformational changes to become active. Influenza hemagglutinin, for example, is activated by a dramatic conformational rearrangement, triggered by the low pH of the intracellular ...
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The Many Mechanisms of Viral Membrane Fusion Proteins [PDF]
, 2004 Every enveloped virus fuses its membrane with a host cell membrane, thereby releasing its genome into the cytoplasm and initiating the viral replication cycle. In each case, one or a small set of viral surface transmembrane glycoproteins mediates fusion. Viral fusion proteins vary in their mode of activation and in structural class.
Earp, L. J. +3 more
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Biomolecules, 2018 Membrane fusion proteins are responsible for viral entry into host cells—a crucial first step in viral infection. These proteins undergo large conformational changes from pre-fusion to fusion-initiation structures, and, despite differences in viral
Anna Lappala +8 more
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Inhibition of the Hantavirus Fusion Process by Predicted Domain III and Stem Peptides from Glycoprotein Gc. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Hantaviruses can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome or hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans. To enter cells, hantaviruses fuse their envelope membrane with host cell membranes.
Gonzalo P Barriga +9 more
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Structure of the Core Postfusion Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Fusion Protein
mBio, 2022 Retroviral elements from endogenous retroviruses have functions in mammalian physiology. The best-known examples are the envelope proteins that function in placenta development and immune suppression.
Trevor T. Dean +2 more
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