Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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Protein tails help shape mosquito cell-to-cell channels

Cells share small molecules with their neighbors through tiny tunnels made of proteins arranged in a ring. Research at Nagoya University suggests that the tails of the proteins must link up to form an inner ring for the tunnel to become evenly round—a previously unknown step in how these cell-to-cel...

Protein tails help shape mosquito cell-to-cell channels
Image: Phys.org
Cells share small molecules with their neighbors through tiny tunnels made of proteins arranged in a ring. Research at Nagoya University suggests that the tails of the proteins must link up to form an inner ring for the tunnel to become evenly round—a previously unknown step in how these cell-to-cell connections are built.

Originally published at Phys.org

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