Review
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020215.
Epub 2004 Jul 13.
Nanotubes make big science
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Review
Nanotubes make big science
PLoS Biol.
2004 Jul.
Abstract
Tiny protrusions on the surface of cells might be a more common mechanism for cell communication than previously expected
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Immunofluorescence analysis of wheat germ agglutinin–stained PC12 cells that shows a TNT, a novel type of cell protrusion that establishes membrane continuity between two neighbouring cells. Transfer of molecules and organelles can occur directly from the cytoplasm of one cell to that of the other. (Image courtesy of Hans-Hermann Gerdes.)
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