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CYTONEME [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
DEF

A thin, cellular projection that [is] specialized for exchange of signaling proteins between cells.

CONT

Cytonemes emanate from cells that make signaling proteins, extending directly to cells that receive signaling proteins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
CONT

Les cellules animales utilisent divers mécanismes pour communiquer à distance. Elles peuvent transmettre des informations en émettant des molécules qui ciblent des récepteurs spécifiques ou utiliser de longues extensions cellulaires telles que les axones. [Des chercheurs] ont étudié le rôle d'autres prolongements cellulaires : les cytonèmes. Identifiés en 1999 chez la drosophile, ils sont constitués de filaments d'actine et peuvent s'étirer sur des distances de 50 à 100 cellules.

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