Skip to main content
. 2024 Sep 16;25(10):4153–4167. doi: 10.1038/s44319-024-00260-0

Figure 4. Modulation of centrosome numbers as a feature of regular cell and tissue physiology.

Figure 4

Variation of centrosome numbers is important during development and differentiation, giving rise to cells that contain either no centrosomes or multiple. Centriole elimination (A) is observed in somatic cells of flies, C. elegans and some types of vertebrate and mammalian tissues, for instance in early embryogenesis, neurons, keratinocytes, myotubes or after whole-genome duplication in cardiomyocytes. On the other hand, CA (B) has been shown to regulate T cell priming and persistent locomotion of dendritic cells to chemotactic cues, efferocytosis in microglia, bone resorption capacity in osteoclasts, proplatelet formation in megakaryocytes and has also been observed in polyploid hepatocytes.