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Unveiling the Mechanisms of Cell-Cell Fusion
Abstract
Cell-cell fusion is fundamental to the development and physiology of multicellular organisms, but little is known of its mechanistic underpinnings. Recent studies have revealed that many proteins involved in cell-cell fusion are also required for seemingly unrelated cellular processes such as phagocytosis, cell migration, axon growth, and synaptogenesis. We review advances in understanding cell-cell fusion by contrasting it with virus-cell and intracellular vesicle fusion. We also consider how proteins involved in general aspects of membrane dynamics have been co-opted to control fusion of diverse cell types by coupling with specialized proteins involved in cell-cell recognition, adhesion, and signaling.
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- Authors
- Chen, E. H., & Olson, E. N.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2005-04-15
- Volume
- 308
- Issue
- 5720
- Pages
- 369-373
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1986130046
- Cited by
- 357
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 12.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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