MIM Protein Bends the Plasma Membrane and Initiates Dendritic Spines (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

MIM Protein Bends the Plasma Membrane and Initiates Dendritic Spines

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This image shows time frames of MIM and F-actin dynamics during initiation of dendritic spine. MIM initiates dendritic spines by coupling phosphoinositide-signaling, direct membrane bending and actin assembly together to ensure proper synaptogenesis.

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Pirta Hotulainen and Juha Saarikangas

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