Protein‐Lipid Interactions during Virus Entry by Membrane Fusion

Abstract

Originally published in: Protein‐Lipid Interactions. Edited by Lukas K. Tamm. Copyright © 2005 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA Weinheim. Print ISBN: 3‐527‐31151‐4 The sections in this article are Introduction Fusion of Pure Lipid Bilayers Viral Protein Sequences that Mediate Lipid Bilayer Fusion Fusion Peptides Transmembrane Domains Other Regions of the Fusion Protein Interactions of Fusion Peptides with Lipid Bilayers HIV Fusion Peptide‐Bilayer Interactions Influenza Fusion Peptide Structure Influenza Fusion Peptide Mutants Binding of Fusion Peptides to Lipid Bilayers Sendai, Measles and Ebola Fusion Peptide–Bilayer Interactions Perturbation of Bilayer Structure by Fusion Peptides Interactions of Transmembrane Domains with Lipid Bilayers Structure–Function (Fusion) Relationships of Membrane‐interactive Viral Fusion Protein Domains Fusion Peptide Mutants Transmembrane Domain Mutants Possible Mechanisms for Initiating the Formation of Viral Fusion Pores Acknowledgments