title: Membrane fusion: HAP2 protein on a short leash.
abstract: Localized membrane fusion in the Tetrahymena conjugation junction generates pores that provide transient cytoplasmic continuity between the two partner cells. Without male gamete-specific fusion protein HAP2/GSC1, pores fail to form, fertilization is blocked, and pair stability is compromised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Electronic address: eduardo.orias@lifesci.ucsb.edu.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orias
mesh_terms: D005854:Germ Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016808:Tetrahymena thermophila / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins