Membrane fusion: a structural perspective on the interplay of lipids and proteins
The fusion of biological membranes is governed by the carefully orchestrated interplay of membrane proteins and lipids. Recently determined structures of fusion proteins, individual domains of fusion proteins and their complexes with regulatory proteins and membrane lipids have yielded much suggesti...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Current opinion in structural biology 2003-08, Vol.13 (4), p.453-466 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The fusion of biological membranes is governed by the carefully orchestrated interplay of membrane proteins and lipids. Recently determined structures of fusion proteins, individual domains of fusion proteins and their complexes with regulatory proteins and membrane lipids have yielded much suggestive insight into how viral and intracellular membrane fusion might proceed. These structures may be combined with new knowledge on the fusion of pure lipid bilayer membranes in an attempt to begin to piece together the complex puzzle of how biological membrane fusion machines operate on membranes. |
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ISSN: | 0959-440X 1879-033X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0959-440X(03)00107-6 |