Role of Tunneling Nanotubes in Viral Infection, Neurodegenerative Disease, and Cancer

The network of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) represents the filamentous (F)-actin rich tubular structure which is connected to the cytoplasm of the adjacent and or distant cells to mediate efficient cell-to-cell communication. They are long cytoplasmic bridges with an extraordinary ability to perform d...

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Main Authors: Vaibhav Tiwari, Raghuram Koganti, Greer Russell, Ananya Sharma, Deepak Shukla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.680891/full