The microprotein Minion controls cell fusion and muscle formation
Q. Zhang, A. Vashisht, J. O'Rourke, S. Y. Corbel, R. Moran, A. Romero, L. Miraglia, J. Zhang, E. Durrant, C. Schmedt, S. C. Sampath, S. C. Sampath
This paper identifies Minion, a microprotein essential for muscle cell fusion and development, and shows it works with Myomaker to induce cell fusion in mammals.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2017Cell Biology