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Standard stalk-hemifusion pathway (cross-section, side-view): The initial stalk (I) radially expands (II) forming an H-shaped hemifusion diaphragm (H-HD) after the trans-leaflets (colored yellow) meet (III).
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posted on 2012-06-28, 02:04 authored by Herre Jelger Risselada, Giovanni Marelli, Marc Fuhrmans, Yuliya G. Smirnova, Helmut Grubmüller, Siewert Jan Marrink, Marcus MüllerWhen the H-HD ruptures a fusion pore is formed (IV).