Intercellular mRNA Trafficking Via Membrane Nanotubes In Mammalian Cells
G. Haimovich, C. M. Ecker, M. C. Dunagin, E. Eggan, A. Raj, J. E. Gerst, R. H. Singer
This paper demonstrates that full-length mRNAs transfer between mammalian cells via membrane nanotubes, not extracellular vesicles, and shows this process alters the acceptor cell proteome.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2017Cell Biology