Embryonic Trogocytosis: Neighborly Nibbling during Development

Justin S.A. Perry, Kodi S. Ravichandran

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Abstract

New work in Caenorhabditis elegans shows that during embryogenesis endodermal cells interact with and regulate primordial germ cells by actively excising and digesting germ cell lobes. Endodermal cells utilize proteins linked to endocytosis to perform this unique ‘cannibalistic’ process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R68-R70
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 23 2017

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