Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8319899 | Current Opinion in Structural Biology | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Fusion pore expansion in the contact zone between two membranes docked together by the adhesion proteins increases the perimeter of the energy-intensive pore edge and has to be driven by membrane tension. Accumulation of the membrane-bending proteins at the pore rim lowers the pore edge energy (line tension of the pore) and, thus, lowers the membrane tension required for the pore expansion.
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Authors
Michael M Kozlov, Leonid V Chernomordik,