An Atypical Tropomyosin in Drosophila with Intermediate Filament-like Properties

A longstanding mystery has been the absence of cytoplasmic intermediate filaments (IFs) from Drosophila despite their importance in other organisms. In the course of characterizing the in vivo expression and functions of Drosophila Tropomyosin (Tm) isoforms, we discovered an essential but unusual pr...

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Main Authors: Aeri Cho, Masato Kato, Tess Whitwam, Ji Hoon Kim, Denise J. Montell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124716308087