title: Membrane fusion in organelle biogenesis.
abstract: Intracellular membrane fusion is a fascinating reaction that is crucial for cellular function. Several components of the membrane fusion machinery have been identified, although a precise understanding of the fusion mechanism is lacking. More recent studies are revealing novel proteins that regulate membrane fusion during organelle assembly.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of California at San Diego, Pacific Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0347, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denesvre
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007399:Interphase / Q000502:physiology; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism*; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D020696:rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020696:rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins; D002118:Calcium