| Evolution of programmed cell fusion: common mechanisms and distinct functions. | |
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PMID: 20419783 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Eukaryotic cells have evolved diverged mechanisms to merge cells. Here, we discuss three types of cell fusion: (1) Non-self-fusion, cells with different genetic contents fuse to start a new organism and fusion between enveloped viruses and host cells; (2) Self-fusion, genetically identical cells fuse to form a multinucleated cell; and (3) Auto-fusion, a single cell fuses with itself by bringing specialized cell membrane domains into contact and transforming itself into a ring-shaped cell. This is a new type of selfish fusion discovered in C. elegans. We divide cell fusion into three stages: (1) Specification of the cell-fusion fate; (2) Cell attraction, attachment, and recognition; (3) Execution of plasma membrane fusion, cytoplasmic mixing and cytoskeletal rearrangements. We analyze cell fusion in diverse biological systems in development and disease emphasizing the mechanistic contributions of C. elegans to the understanding of programmed cell fusion, a genetically encoded pathway to merge specific cells. |
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Authors:
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Meital Oren-Suissa; Benjamin Podbilewicz |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
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Title: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists Volume: 239 ISSN: 1097-0177 ISO Abbreviation: Dev. Dyn. Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-26 Completed Date: 2010-08-24 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9201927 Medline TA: Dev Dyn Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1515-28 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Biology, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. |
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Animals Caenorhabditis elegans Cell Adhesion Cell Fusion* Cell Lineage |
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