Association·arcadia

Chlorarachniophyte extensions are functionally similar to microtubule-based structures

Claim that because the extensions carry out bidirectional transport, they resemble microtubule-based structures or actin-based tunneling nanotubes.

Confidence
70%
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Evidence Quote

Extensions are functionally closer to microtubule-based structures or tunneling nanotubes

Relationship

Chlorarachniophyte extensions resembles Microtubule-based structures

Evidence

Reference reviewing the nano-architecture of axonal cytoskeleton.

Leterrier C et al. (2017). The nano-architecture of the axonal cytoskeleton. doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.129

Reference describing the structure and function of the ciliary cytoskeleton.

Pedersen LB et al. (2012). The Ciliary Cytoskeleton doi:10.1002/cphy.c110043