Term Name: vesicle fusion
Synonyms:
Definition: Fusion of the membrane of a transport vesicle with its target membrane.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006906]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: vesicle-mediated transport
has parts: SNARE complex assembly
is a type of: organelle membrane fusion vesicle organization
has subtype: amphisome-lysosome fusion autophagosome-endosome fusion autophagosome-lysosome fusion endosomal vesicle fusion Golgi vesicle fusion to target membrane multivesicular body-lysosome fusion phagosome-lysosome fusion proacrosomal vesicle fusion secretory granule-lysosome fusion vesicle fusion to plasma membrane vesicle fusion with endoplasmic reticulum vesicle fusion with endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) membrane vesicle fusion with Golgi apparatus vesicle fusion with Golgi cis cisterna membrane vesicle fusion with nuclear membrane involved in mitotic nuclear envelope reassembly vesicle fusion with peroxisome vesicle fusion with vacuole vesicle fusion with vesicle
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of vesicle fusion
positively regulated by: positive regulation of vesicle fusion
regulated by: regulation of vesicle fusion