syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion
id: GO:0000768
name: syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The formation of a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei enclosed within a single plasma membrane, by the fusion of the plasma membranes of two or more individual cells.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0007520 | myoblast fusion |
| GO:0034238 | macrophage fusion |
| GO:0060140 | syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion of virally targeted cells |
| GO:0072675 | osteoclast fusion |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006949 | syncytium formation |
