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Depth-Dependent Membrane Ordering by Hemagglutinin Fusion Peptide Promotes Fusion.
The journal of physical chemistry. B - 23 Feb 2017
Chakraborty Hirak, Lentz Barry R, Kombrabail Mamata, Krishnamoorthy G, Chattopadhyay Amitabha
Abstract excerpt
Membrane fusion, one of the most fundamental processes in life, occurs when two separate lipid membranes merge into a single continuous bilayer. Membrane fusion is essential for the entry of lipid-sheathed viruses such as influenza and HIV. Influenza virus is internalized via receptor-mediated endocytosis and then fuses with the endosomal membrane at low pH. Hemagglutinin, a glycoprotein found on the surface of...
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