Membrane fusion is a sine qua non process for cell physiology. It is critical for membrane
biogenesis, intracellular traffic, and cell secretion. Although investigated for over a century …

Fusion between opposing cellular membranes is essential for numerous cellular activities
such as protein maturation, neurotransmission, hormone secretion, and enzyme release …

In eukaryotic cells, the budding and fusion of membranes mediates diverse but essential
processes, ranging from cell division to organelle biogenesis to neurotransmitter secretion …

Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor activating protein receptor (SNARE) proteins have
been at the fore-front of research on biological membrane fusion for some time. The …

SNARE (SNAP [soluble NSF {N-ethylmaleimide–sensitive fusion protein} attachment
protein] receptor) proteins are required for many fusion processes, and recent studies of …

Life processes are governed at the chemical level, and therefore knowledge of how single
molecules interact, provides a fundamental understanding of nature. The molecular …

Intracellular vesicle fusion is mediated by soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor
attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) and Sec1/Munc18 (SM) proteins. It is generally …

Membrane fusion is a key process in all living organisms that contributes to a variety of
biological processes including viral infection, cell fertilization, as well as intracellular …

Is membrane fusion an essentially passive or an active process? It could be that fusion
proteins simply need to pin two bilayers together long enough, and the bilayers could do the …

Membrane fusion is a process that intimately involves both proteins and lipids. Although the
SNARE proteins, which ultimately overcome the energy barrier for fusion, have been …