Cell BiologyMolecular Biology of the CellPeer-reviewed
TRANSITION OF PODOSOMES INTO ZIPPER-LIKE STRUCTURES INMACROPHAGE-DERIVED MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELLS
A. Balabiyev, N. P. Podolnikova, A. Mursalimov…·T. P. Ugarova
This study identifies zipper-like structures (ZLSs) formed during macrophage fusion into multinucleated giant cells, showing podosomes transition into ZLSs through actin rearrangement and junctional protein involvement.