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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Biol. 2009 Nov 20;341(1):66–83. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.10.024

Table 2. A partial list of recently identified mammalian gene products involved in fusion.

Mammalian gene product Proposed function Localization References
Caveolin-3 Myoblast-myoblast fusion Membrane Galbiati et al., 1999; Volonte et al., 2003
Netrin-3 Myogenic differentiation; myotube formation Membrane Kang et al., 2004
Neogenin (Netrin receptor) Myogenic differentiation; myotube formation Membrane Kang et al., 2004
Myoferlin Myoblast-myotube fusion; endocytic recycling; membrane fusion at sites of contact Membrane Doherty et al., 2005; Doherty et al., 2008
Mannose receptor Myoblast migration/attraction Membrane Jansen and Pavlath, 2006
Trio Cytoskeleton, Rac1, RhoA/G activation Cytoplasm Charrasse et al., 2007
DGK-ζ Cytoskeleton, Actin reorganization Membrane Abramovici and Gee, 2007
Prostacyclin Regulation of myoblast migration/promotion of fusion Secreted Bondesen et al., 2007
CD164 Myoblast migration Membrane Bae et al., 2008
EHD2 Endocytic recycling, interaction with myoferlin Cytoplasm, membrane Doherty et al., 2008
Cdc42 Cytoskeleton, WASp activation Ubitquitous Vasyutina et al., 2009
MOR23 Myoblast migration and adhesion; regeneration Membrane Griffin et al., 2009