F-actin is involved in the polyethylene glycol-induced fusion of chick embryo fibroblasts |
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| Authors: | J Kajstura |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Cell Biology, Jan Zurzycki Institute of Molecular Biology, Jagellonian University, Kraków, Poland. |
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| Abstract: | Cytochalasin B inhibits the polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced fusion of chick embryo fibroblasts. Induction of fusion of these cells by PEG is associated with transient changes in the pattern of F-actin organization within the cell. The changes include the disappearance of stress fibres and accumulation of F-actin under the plasma membrane. These results suggest an involvement of F-actin in PEG-induced cell fusion. |
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