The talin protein fluorescing in cells (microscopic image) (IMAGE)

University of Münster

The talin protein fluorescing in cells (microscopic image)

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More than a billion years ago, amoebae split off from their sister eukaryotes, which later gave rise to animals. The talin protein (fluorescing red and white in this microscopic image) is found in both amoebae (left) and animal cells (right) and plays an evolutionarily conserved role in cell adhesion and the transmission of cell adhesion forces.

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Uni MS - AG Grashoff

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