Entosis Controls a Developmental Cell Clearance in C. elegans

Summary: Metazoan cell death mechanisms are diverse and include numerous non-apoptotic programs. One program called entosis involves the invasion of live cells into their neighbors and is known to occur in cancers. Here, we identify a developmental function for entosis: to clear the male-specific li...

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Main Authors: Yongchan Lee, Jens C. Hamann, Mark Pellegrino, Joanne Durgan, Marie-Charlotte Domart, Lucy M. Collinson, Cole M. Haynes, Oliver Florey, Michael Overholtzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719302529