Term Name: syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion
Synonyms: cell fusion, cell-cell fusion
Definition: The formation of a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei enclosed within a single plasma membrane, by the fusion of the plasma membranes of two or more individual cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000768]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cell-cell fusion syncytium formation
has subtype: macrophage fusion myoblast fusion osteoclast fusion
has_part: plasma membrane fusion
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion
positively regulated by: positive regulation of syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion
regulated by: regulation of syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion