FURIN and placental syncytialisation: a cautionary tale
Abstract FURIN is a pro-protein convertase previously shown to be important for placental syncytialisation (Zhou et al. [1]), a process of cell fusion whereby placental cytotrophoblast cells fuse to form a multinucleated syncytium. This finding has been broadly accepted however, we have evidence sug...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Cell Death and Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-03898-z |