A transwell assay that excludes exosomes for assessment of tunneling nanotube-mediated intercellular communication
Abstract Background Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are naturally-occurring filamentous actin-based membranous extensions that form across a wide spectrum of mammalian cell types to facilitate long-range intercellular communication. Valid assays are needed to accurately assess the downstream effects of T...
Main Authors: | Venugopal Thayanithy, Patrick O’Hare, Phillip Wong, Xianda Zhao, Clifford J. Steer, Subbaya Subramanian, Emil Lou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | Cell Communication and Signaling |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12964-017-0201-2 |
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