
pmid: 18522817
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.
Hot Temperature, Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Eye Proteins, Adaptation, Physiological, Cell Shape, Mechanoreceptors
Hot Temperature, Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Eye Proteins, Adaptation, Physiological, Cell Shape, Mechanoreceptors
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