Intracellular membrane fusion

D W Wilson; S W Whiteheart; L Orci; J E Rothman

doi:10.1016/0968-0004(91)90138-l

Intracellular membrane fusion

Trends Biochem Sci. 1991 Sep;16(9):334-7. doi: 10.1016/0968-0004(91)90138-l.

Authors

D W Wilson¹, S W Whiteheart, L Orci, J E Rothman

Affiliation

¹ Program in Cellular Biochemistry and Biophysics, Rockefeller Research Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, NY 10021.

PMID: 1949154
DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(91)90138-l

Abstract

Protein trafficking and membrane assembly are accomplished in eukaryotes by the specific targeting and fusion of vesicles. In this review we describe some of the molecules implicated as components of the fusion apparatus, and evidence that suggests the same factors are recruited for a variety of intracellular fusion events.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Carrier Proteins / metabolism
Eukaryotic Cells
Intracellular Membranes / metabolism*
Membrane Fusion*
N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins
Protein Processing, Post-Translational
Vesicular Transport Proteins*

Substances

Carrier Proteins
Vesicular Transport Proteins
N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins