Membrane fusion protein

Membrane fusion proteins are membrane proteins which cause more than one membrane to combine.

Examples include:

• SNARE (protein), such as VAMP
• Gp41

See also

• Fusion protein
• Interbilayer Forces in Membrane Fusion

External links

• MeSH Membrane+fusion+proteins

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