The role of fusion peptides in depth-dependent membrane organization and dynamics in promoting membrane fusion

G Meher, H Chakraborty - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane fusion is an important event in the life of eukaryotes; occurs in several processes
such as endocytosis, exocytosis, cellular trafficking, compartmentalization, import of nutrients …

Exploring the mechanism of viral peptide-induced membrane fusion

GP Pattnaik, G Meher, H Chakraborty - Biochemical and Biophysical …, 2018 - Springer
Membrane fusion is essential in several cellular processes in the existence of eukaryotic
cells such as cellular trafficking, compartmentalization, intercellular communication, sexual …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane composition modulates fusion by altering membrane properties and fusion peptide structure

G Meher, H Chakraborty - The Journal of membrane biology, 2019 - Springer
Membrane fusion, one of the most essential processes in the life of eukaryotes, occurs when
two separate lipid bilayers merge into a continuous bilayer and internal contents of two …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of membrane fusion: interplay of lipid and peptide

A Joardar, GP Pattnaik, H Chakraborty - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2022 - Springer
Membrane fusion is an essential process for the survival of eukaryotes and the entry of
enveloped viruses into host cells. A proper understanding of the mechanism of membrane …

Common properties of fusion peptides from diverse systems

I Martin, JM Ruysschaert - Bioscience reports, 2000 - portlandpress.com
Although membrane fusion occurs ubiquitously and continuously in alleukaroytic cells, little
is known about the mechanism that governs lipidbilayer fusion associated with any …

[HTML][HTML] Are fusion peptides a good model to study viral cell fusion?

JL Nieva, A Agirre - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2003 - Elsevier
Fusion peptides are hydrophobic and conserved sequences located within glycoprotein
ectodomains that protrude from the virion surface. Direct participation of fusion peptides in …

Peptides and membrane fusion: towards an understanding of the molecular mechanism of protein-induced fusion

EI Pecheur, J Sainte-Marie, A Bienvenüe… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Springer
Processes such as endo-or exocytosis, membrane recycling, fertilization and enveloped
viruses infection require one or more critical membrane fusion reactions. A key feature in …

Depth-dependent membrane ordering by hemagglutinin fusion peptide promotes fusion

H Chakraborty, BR Lentz, M Kombrabail… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Membrane fusion, one of the most fundamental processes in life, occurs when two separate
lipid membranes merge into a single continuous bilayer. Membrane fusion is essential for …

Membrane fusion: the process and its energy suppliers

G Basanez - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS, 2002 - Springer
Membrane fusion constitutes a pivotal process in eukaryotic cell physiology. Both
specialized proteins and membrane lipids play key roles in fusion. Here, our current …

[HTML][HTML] Protein-induced fusion can be modulated by target membrane lipids through a structural switch at the level of the fusion peptide

EI Pécheur, I Martin, A Bienvenüe… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
Regulatory features of protein-induced membrane fusion are largely unclear, particularly at
the level of the fusion peptide. Fusion peptides being part of larger protein complexes, such …