"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Membrane Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Loss of dysferlin or myoferlin results in differential defects in excitation-contraction coupling in mouse skeletal muscle. Sci Rep. 2021 08 05; 11(1):15865.
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N-terminal domain of complexin independently activates calcium-triggered fusion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 08 09; 113(32):E4698-707.
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Direct targeting of membrane fusion by SNARE mimicry: Convergent evolution of Legionella effectors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 08 02; 113(31):8807-12.
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The Atg17-Atg31-Atg29 Complex Coordinates with Atg11 to Recruit the Vam7 SNARE and Mediate Autophagosome-Vacuole Fusion. Curr Biol. 2016 Jan 25; 26(2):150-160.
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Membrane fusion in muscle development and repair. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2015 Sep; 45:48-56.
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Structure of the cleavage-activated prefusion form of the parainfluenza virus 5 fusion protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 09; 109(41):16672-7.
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Coarse-grain simulations reveal movement of the synaptobrevin C-terminus in response to piconewton forces. Biophys J. 2012 Sep 05; 103(5):959-69.
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Endocytic recycling proteins EHD1 and EHD2 interact with fer-1-like-5 (Fer1L5) and mediate myoblast fusion. J Biol Chem. 2011 Mar 04; 286(9):7379-88.
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The mitochondrion as a Swiss army knife: implications for cardiovascular disease. J Mol Med (Berl). 2010 Oct; 88(10):963-5.
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Functional analysis of the transmembrane domain in paramyxovirus F protein-mediated membrane fusion. J Mol Biol. 2009 Feb 13; 386(1):14-36.