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The microprotein Dafcin resembles influenza HA fusion peptide and regulates the size of storage lysosomes in the germline
Kevin G. Nyberg, Ryder Easterlin, Cooper W.P. Stringer…·Richard W. Carthew
The paper identifies Dafcin, a microprotein in Drosophila, which resembles the influenza HA fusion peptide and regulates yolk granule size by inducing negative membrane curvature.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.08.737289