Planteome logo
You are using the Cyverse mirror of the Planteome Ontology Browser. The main site is at browser.planteome.org.

cell-cell fusion

Term Information

Accession
GO:0140253
Name
cell-cell fusion
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
cell cell fusion, cell fusion
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A cellular process in which two or more cells combine together, their plasma membrane fusing, producing a single cell. In some cases, nuclei fuse, producing a polyploid cell, while in other cases, nuclei remain separate, producing a syncytium. Source: Wikipedia:Cell_fusion
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0140253 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
Contact the Planteome feedback if you find mistakes or have concerns about the data you find here.
Comments, changes to terms, or requests for new ontology terms can be made at GO issue tracker on GitHub.

Filter results

Loading...
pending...
External term view.

Graph of GO:0140253

Viewing options
Parents of cell-cell fusion (GO:0140253)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
cell-cell fusion [is_a relation] is_a  cellular process (GO:0009987)
cell-cell fusion [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  plasma membrane fusion (GO:0045026)
Children of cell-cell fusion (GO:0140253)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
parasexual reproduction with cellular fusion (GO:1990277) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  cell-cell fusion
syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion (GO:0000768) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell fusion
conjugation with cellular fusion (GO:0000747) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  cell-cell fusion
None.