"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 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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Durham ND, Jain A, Howard A, Luban J, Munro JB. Molecular basis for the increased fusion activity of the Ebola virus glycoprotein epidemic variant A82V: Insights from simulations and experiments. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115521.
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Dey S, Pahari P, Mukherjee S, Munro JB, Das DK. Conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike trimers during fusion activation at single molecule resolution. Structure. 2024 Nov 07; 32(11):1910-1925.e6.
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Lee C, Lepore D, Lee SH, Kim TG, Buwa N, Lee J, Munson M, Yoon TY. Exocyst stimulates multiple steps of exocytic SNARE complex assembly and vesicle fusion. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2025 Jan; 32(1):150-160.
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Jain A, Govindan R, Berkman AR, Luban J, D?az-Salinas MA, Durham ND, Munro JB. Regulation of Ebola GP conformation and membrane binding by the chemical environment of the late endosome. PLoS Pathog. 2023 Dec; 19(12):e1011848.
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Bell CJ, Gupta N, Tremblay KD, Mager J. Borcs6 is required for endo-lysosomal degradation during early development. Mol Reprod Dev. 2022 08; 89(8):337-350.
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Miaczynska M, Munson M. Membrane trafficking: vesicle formation, cargo sorting and fusion. Mol Biol Cell. 2020 03 15; 31(6):399-400.
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Das DK, Bulow U, Diehl WE, Durham ND, Senjobe F, Chandran K, Luban J, Munro JB. Conformational changes in the Ebola virus membrane fusion machine induced by pH, Ca2+, and receptor binding. PLoS Biol. 2020 02; 18(2):e3000626.
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Durham ND, Howard AR, Govindan R, Senjobe F, Fels JM, Diehl WE, Luban J, Chandran K, Munro JB. Real-Time Analysis of Individual Ebola Virus Glycoproteins Reveals Pre-Fusion, Entry-Relevant Conformational Dynamics. Viruses. 2020 01 15; 12(1).
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Howard AR, Munro JB. Developments in single-molecule and single-particle fluorescence-based approaches for studying viral envelope glycoprotein dynamics and membrane fusion. Adv Virus Res. 2019; 104:123-146.
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Lepore DM, Mart?nez-N??ez L, Munson M. Exposing the Elusive Exocyst Structure. Trends Biochem Sci. 2018 09; 43(9):714-725.