Monocyte–Macrophage Lineage Cell Fusion

Malgorzata Kloc; Arijita Subuddhi; Ahmed Uosef; Jacek Z. Kubiak; Rafik M. Ghobrial

doi:10.3390/ijms23126553

Monocyte–Macrophage Lineage Cell Fusion

Malgorzata Kloc, Arijita Subuddhi, Ahmed Uosef, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Rafik M. Ghobrial

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Cell fusion (fusogenesis) occurs in natural and pathological conditions in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Cells of monocyte–macrophage lineage are highly fusogenic. They create syncytial multinucleated giant cells (MGCs) such as osteoclasts (OCs), MGCs associated with the areas of infection/inflammation, and foreign body-induced giant cells (FBGCs). The fusion of monocytes/macrophages with tumor cells may promote cancer metastasis. We describe types and examples of monocyte–macrophage lineage cell fusion and the role of actin-based structures in cell fusion.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6553
Journal	International journal of molecular sciences
Volume	23
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23126553
State	Published - Jun 1 2022

Keywords

cell fusion
cell protrusions
giant cells
hematopoietic stem cells
macrophage
monocyte
osteoclast
podosomes
syncytium
tumor-associated macrophages
viral fusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Molecular Biology
Spectroscopy
Computer Science Applications
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

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