INVESTIGADORES
KUNDA Patricia Elena
artículos
Título:
Cell shape: taking the heat
Autor/es:
KUNDA, PATRICIA ROHN, JENNIFER L BAUM, BUZZ
Revista:
CURRENT BIOLOGY
Editorial:
CELL PRESS
Referencias:
Lugar: Inglaterra; Año: 2008 vol. 18 p. 470 - 472
ISSN:
0960-9822
Resumen:
Preservation of cell architecture under physically stressful conditions is a basic requirement for many biological processes and is critical for mechanosensory systems built to translate subtle changes in cell shape into changes in organism behaviour. A new study reveals how an extracellular protein--Spam--helps mechanosensory organs in the fruit fly to withstand the effects of the water loss that accompanies heat shock.
