ReviewDevelopmental cell2008
Viral and developmental cell fusion mechanisms: conservation and divergence.
Review in Developmental cell, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.
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75 citing papers in PubMed.
- Human parainfluenza virus 3 fusion protein cleavage: a key determinant of infection and spread.Journal of virology · 2026Article
- A novel role for TRPV1 in macrophage giant cell formation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Membrane Fusion-Inspired Nanomaterials: Emerging Strategies for Infectious Disease and Cancer Diagnostics.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- The influence of cell-cell fusion on cancer heterogeneity and its promise for targeted treatments.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- On the potential origin of the zygote-like cancer stem cell with a focus on fusion for cell rescue.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of Cell-Cell Fusion in SARS-CoV-2: An Evolving Strategy for Transmission and Immune Evasion.Viruses · 2025Review
- Molecular Dynamics of Trogocytosis and Other Contact-Dependent Cell Trafficking Mechanisms in Tumor Pathogenesis.Cancers · 2025Review
- Single-molecule localisation microscopy approaches reveal envelope glycoprotein clusters in single-enveloped viruses: a potential functional role?Biochemical Society transactions · 2025Review
- Human Virus-Like Proteins: Implications for Gene Therapy.Current gene therapy · 2025Review
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- Cell-cell fusion in cancer: The next cancer hallmark?The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology · 2024Review
- A neutralizing antibody prevents postfusion transition of measles virus fusion protein.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
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- SARS-CoV-2 infection and viral fusogens cause neuronal and glial fusion that compromises neuronal activity.Science advances · 2023Article
- Senotherapeutics: An emerging approach to the treatment of viral infectious diseases in the elderly.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Review
- A Versatile Suspended Lipid Membrane System for Probing Membrane Remodeling and Disruption.Membranes · 2022Article
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- Virus-Induced Membrane Fusion in Neurodegenerative Disorders.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Mechanosensing by TRPV4 mediates stiffness-induced foreign body response and giant cell formation.Science signaling · 2021Article
- The cell biology of fertilization: Gamete attachment and fusion.The Journal of cell biology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Membrane fusion is a fundamental requirement in numerous developmental, physiological, and pathological processes in eukaryotes. So far, only a limited number of viral and cellular fusogens, proteins that fuse membranes, have been isolated and characterized. Despite the diversity in structures and functions of known fusogens, some common principles of action apply to all fusion reactions. These can serve as guidelines in the search for new fusogens, and may allow the formulation of a cross-species, unified theory to explain divergent and convergent evolutionary principles of membrane fusion.
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