The biological functions of cell-to-cell connection over long distance--membrane nanotube / 生理学报
Acta Physiologica Sinica
;
(6): 196-204, 2019.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-777196
ABSTRACT
Cell-to-cell connections provide conduits for signal exchanges, and play important functional roles in physiological and pathological processes of multicellular organisms. Membrane nanotubes are common long-distance connections between cells, not only transfer molecule signals and mitochondria, but also cooperate with gap junction and other cell-to-cell communications to transfer signals. During the last decade, there are many studies about membrane nanotubes, which focus on the similarities and differences between membrane nanotubes and other cell-to-cell communications, as well as their biological functions. In the present review, we summarized the latest findings about the structural diversity, the similarities and differences in signal transmission with other types of cell-to-cell communications, and physiological and pathological roles of membrane nanotubes.
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Assunto principal:
Fisiologia
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Comunicação Celular
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Membrana Celular
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Junções Comunicantes
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Nanotubos
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Mitocôndrias
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Acta Physiologica Sinica
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Artigo
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