"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Membrane Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Sterically confined rearrangements of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein control cell invasion. Elife. 2021 08 31; 10.
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Lectins enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence neutralizing antibodies. Nature. 2021 10; 598(7880):342-347.
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Identification of Niemann-Pick C1 protein as a potential novel SARS-CoV-2 intracellular target. Antiviral Res. 2021 10; 194:105167.
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COVID-19: the CaMKII-like system of S protein drives membrane fusion and induces syncytial multinucleated giant cells. Immunol Res. 2021 12; 69(6):496-519.
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SPIKE-1: A Randomised Phase II/III trial in a community setting, assessing use of camostat in reducing the clinical progression of COVID-19 by blocking SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein-initiated membrane fusion. Trials. 2021 Aug 19; 22(1):550.
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Broad betacoronavirus neutralization by a stem helix-specific human antibody. Science. 2021 09 03; 373(6559):1109-1116.
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Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins in Cell Entry: Control Elements in the Amino-Terminal Domains. mBio. 2021 08 31; 12(4):e0159021.
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Lipid bilayer degradation induced by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as revealed by neutron reflectometry. Sci Rep. 2021 07 21; 11(1):14867.
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Binding of SARS-CoV-2 Fusion Peptide to Host Endosome and Plasma Membrane. J Phys Chem B. 2021 07 22; 125(28):7732-7741.
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Full-Length Computational Model of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Its Implications for a Viral Membrane Fusion Mechanism. Viruses. 2021 06 11; 13(6).