During membrane fusion, the outer leaflets of the two membranes merge first, whereas the distal membrane leaflets remain separate until the opening of a fusion pore. This intermediate stage, called hemifusion, is a critical event shared by exocytosis, protein trafficking, and viral entry. Copyright ©2005 by Elsevier Inc.
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Chernomordik, L. V., & Kozlov, M. M. (2005, November 4). Membrane hemifusion: Crossing a chasm in two leaps. Cell. Elsevier B.V. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2005.10.015
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