A distinctive feature of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is its ability to efficiently fuse cells, thus
producing syncytia found in COVID-19 patients. This commentary proposes how this ability …

Despite the increasing use of stem cells for regenerative-based cardiac therapy, the optimal
stem cell population (s) remains in a cloud of uncertainty. In the past decade, the field has …

The influential role of the epigenome in orchestrating genome-wide transcriptional activation
instigates the demand for the artificial genetic switches with distinct DNA sequence …

Cell-cell fusion describes the process by which two cells combine their plasma membranes
and become a single cell, possessing and retaining certain genetic information from each …

Evidence suggests that transplanted mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can aid recovery of
damaged myocardium caused by myocardial infarction. One possible mechanism for MSC …

Following transplantation of hematopoietic lineage cells, genetic markers unique to the
transplanted cells have been detected in non-hematopoietic recipient cells of human liver …

A common view is that an accidental increase in ploidy contributes to the evolution of
neoplastic cells primarily by decreasing the fidelity of mitosis with extra chromosomes and …

Cell fusion, a process that merges two or more cells into one, is required for normal
development and has been explored as a tool for stem cell therapy. It has also been …

The strictly regulated unidirectional differentiation program in some somatic stem/progenitor
cells has been found to be modified in the ectopic site (tissue) undergoing regeneration. In …

The ability of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMCs) to differentiate into
hepatocyte-like cells under different conditions has been demonstrated previously. In the …