Cell BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Epithelial cell fusion is required for tissue repair following UV-A irradiation
Minqi Shen, Lillie G. Mitchell, Lydia W. Boer…·Vicki P. Losick
This study shows that cell fusion is essential for tissue repair after UV-A irradiation in fruit flies, generating multinucleated polyploid cells that depend on caspase activation.
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