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. 2012 Jun 28;7(6):e38302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038302

Figure 1. 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).

Figure 1

When the H-HD ruptures a fusion pore is formed (IV).