Cell fusion in the brain: two cells forward, one cell back

Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Triggers Neuron Reprogramming and Regeneration in the Mouse Retina

(2013) Daniela Sanges et al.   Cell Reports

Purkinje cell fusion and binucleate heterokaryon formation in multiple sclerosis cerebellum

(2012) K. Kemp et al.   BRAIN

Mild Cerebellar Neurodegeneration of Aged Heterozygous PCD Mice Increases Cell Fusion of Purkinje and Bone Marrow-Derived Cells

(2012) David Díaz et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Binucleated neurons in the pontine nuclei in neuro-Behçet’s disease: a study of 3 autopsy cases

(2012) Masayuki Shintaku et al.   CLINICAL NEUROPATHOLOGY

Mitochondrial transfer from bone-marrow–derived stromal cells to pulmonary alveoli protects against acute lung injury

(2012) Mohammad Naimul Islam et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Mitochondria to the rescue

(2012) Darwin J Prockop   NATURE MEDICINE

Cellular fusion for gene delivery to SCA1 affected Purkinje neurons

(2011) K. Amy Chen et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Fusion between human mesenchymal stem cells and rodent cerebellar Purkinje cells

(2010) K. Kemp et al.   NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY

Long-lasting changes in the anatomy of the olfactory bulb after ionizing irradiation and bone marrow transplantation

(2010) D. Díaz et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Advances in Reprogramming Somatic Cells to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2010) Minal Patel et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Radiation damage increases Purkinje neuron heterokaryons in neonatal cerebellum

(2009) Silvia Espejel et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

Fusion of Hematopoietic Cells with Purkinje Neurons Does Not Lead to Stable Heterokaryon Formation under Noninvasive Conditions

(2009) C. Nern et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Inflammation as a matchmaker: revisiting cell fusion

(2008) Ilyas Singec et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Extensive fusion of haematopoietic cells with Purkinje neurons in response to chronic inflammation

(2008) Clas B. Johansson et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Myeloid and lymphoid contribution to non-haematopoietic lineages through irradiation-induced heterotypic cell fusion

(2008) Jens M. Nygren et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Cerebellar heterokaryon formation increases with age and after irradiation

(2008) Anita Wiersema et al.   Stem Cell Research

Neuronal binucleation in Alzheimer disease hippocampus

(2007) X. Zhu et al.   NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY