Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

symbiont-mediated induction of syncytium formation

Term ID
GO:0060141
Synonyms
  • positive regulation of syncytium formation by virus
  • syncytium formation induced by viral infection
Definition
A process in which a symbiont initiates, promotes, or enhances 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 host cells. Syncytia are produced by viruses that are able to fuse directly at the cell surface without requiring endocytosis.
References
  • VZ:5957
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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