{
  "id": 13350702,
  "title": "Fusion Peptide Insertion Configuration Determines the Mechanism of Membrane Curvature Induction in Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fusion-peptide-insertion-configuration-determines-the-mechanism-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.07.757304v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Viral entry requires remodeling the host membrane with a short fusion peptide (FP) that anchors and deforms the target lipid bilayer. However, the contribution of the FP throughout the full fusion pathway remains unknown. Here, all-atom molecular dynamics simulations define the membrane- deformation mechanisms associated with two distinct insertion configurations of membrane-bound human…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}