Cell–cell fusion

• Published in: FEBS letters Vol. 581; no. 11; pp. 2181 - 2193
• Main Authors: Chen, Elizabeth H., Grote, Eric, Mohler, William, Vignery, Agnès
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 22.05.2007
• Subjects: Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans; Caenorhabditis elegans - cytology; Caenorhabditis elegans - physiology; Cell Fusion; Drosophila melanogaster; Macrophage; Macrophages - cytology; Macrophages - physiology; Membrane Fusion - physiology; Myoblast; Myoblasts - cytology; Myoblasts - physiology; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - cytology; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - physiology; Yeast; Myoblast; Caenorhabditis elegans; Yeast; Cell fusion; Macrophage

Cell–cell fusion is a highly regulated and dramatic cellular event that is required for development and homeostasis. Fusion may also play a role in the development of cancer and in tissue repair by stem cells. While virus–cell fusion and the fusion of intracellular membranes have been the subject of...