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Figure 11

From: The C. elegansEMAP-like protein, ELP-1 is required for touch sensation and associates with microtubules and adhesion complexes

Figure 11

Three-dimensional sketch illustrating the relationship of ELP-1-associated microtubules and the dense bodies (green). A transverse section through a single body wall muscle cell is shown. The thin filaments, which are attached to the dense bodies, and the thick filaments attached to the M-lines, have been eliminated from the sketch for clarity. ELP-1 associated microtubules (magenta) are associated with the apical portion of the dense body. Neighbouring dense bodies are linked by microtubules giving rise to the linear staining patterns in Figure 6. The microtubules extend into the cytosol that contains the nucleus, mitochondria, and other membranes (not shown).

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