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cytoneme

Known as: membrane nanotube 
A long, thin, polarized cell projection that contains actin and can extend for distances many times the diameter of the cell. Cytonemes represent… 
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2020
2020
Preserving Cytonemes for Immunocytochemistry of Cultured Adherent Cells.
Cytonemes are specialized signalling filopodia that have a role in development and cellular differentiation. However, they are… 
2019
2019
Drosophila FGF cleavage is required for efficient intracellular sorting and intercellular dispersal
How morphogenetic signals are prepared for intercellular dispersal and signaling is fundamental to the understanding of tissue… 
Review
2019
Review
2019
[The biological functions of cell-to-cell connection over long distance--membrane nanotube].
Cell-to-cell connections provide conduits for signal exchanges, and play important functional roles in physiological and… 
2017
2017
A fixation method to preserve cultured cell cytonemes facilitates mechanistic interrogation of morphogen transport
During development, extracellular cues guiding cell fate determination are provided by morphogens. One mechanism by which… 
2017
2017
Spermidine induces autophagy in Dictyostelium discoideum
2016
2016
Fluctuations of a membrane nanotube revealed by high-resolution force measurements.
Pulling membrane nanotubes from liposomes presents a powerful method to gain access to membrane mechanics. Here we extend… 
2015
2015
Peculiar properties of some components in a plant cell vacuole morphological structure revealed by confocal microscopy
Results of investigation of peculiar properties related to the structure of plant cell vacuolar membranes are discussed. This… 
2015
2015
Live cell confocal fluorescence and TIRF imaging of membrane nanotube networks between B lymphocytes: Studies on the conditions and mechanism of their growth
2008
2008
TPA primes α2β1 integrins for cell adhesion
2008
2008
Fission of membrane nanotube induced by osmotic pressure
The final stage of endocytosis is fission of a thin membrane neck, or nanotube (NT), connecting cell membrane with a forming… 
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