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Tubular structures in the peripheral ER

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2016

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Tubular structures in the peripheral ER

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Superresolution imaging reveals that the peripheral ER is made of densely clustered tubule-shaped structures. An ER protein marker (upper right), internal cellular lipids (lower left), and electron microscopy reconstruction of tubular matrices (upper left).

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Nixon-Abell, et al., Science

Description

Advanced imaging techniques revealed a more accurate picture of the peripheral endoplasmic reticulum. The findings may yield new insights for genetic diseases that affect the organelle.
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NIH Research Matters

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Tubular structures in the peripheral ER