syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion of virally targeted cells
id: GO:0060140
name: syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion of virally targeted cells
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The formation in a cell that has been targeted by a virus 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.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0000768 | syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion |
GO:0003006 | developmental process involved in reproduction |
GO:0048610 | cellular process involved in reproduction |