Syncytium formation induced by viral infection
uniprot_keyword
KW-1180
canonical
name
Syncytium formation induced by viral infection
uniprot
synonym
Induction by virus of host cell-cell fusion
uniprot
synonym
Polykaryons formation in virally infected cells
uniprot
definition
Viral protein that mediates fusion of an infected cell with neighboring cells leading to the formation of multi-nucleate enlarged cells called syncytia. Usually these syncytia are the result of expression of a viral fusion protein at the host cell membrane during viral replication. Viruses such as herpesviruses are known to induce the formation of syncytia.
uniprot
keywords
is_obsolete
false
uniprot
keywords
ontology_id
uniprot_keywords
uniprot
keywords