Abstract
Membrane fusion can be viewed as a process involving several stages (Nir et al., 1983; DUzgUnes and Bentz, 1987):
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Adhesion or aggregation of the membranes;
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Molecular contact between the membranes;
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Membrane destabilization in the area of contact;
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Intermixing of membrane components;
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Coalescence of the internal aqueous contents of the compartments bounded by the membranes.
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Düzgünes, N., Allen, T.M., Fedora, J., Papahadjopoulos, D. (1988). Why Fusion Assays Disagree. In: Ohki, S., Doyle, D., Flanagan, T.D., Hui, S.W., Mayhew, E. (eds) Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Fusion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1659-6_40
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