'Enchanted Broomstick' Protein Walks on Two Stubby Legs to Keep Our Nerve Cells Alive
July 15, 2026
July 15, 2026
DAVIS, California, July 15 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news:
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'Enchanted Broomstick' Protein Walks on Two Stubby Legs to Keep Our Nerve Cells Alive
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A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that walks on two legs, hauling urgent cargo from the center of the cell to the faraway tips of every branch. Sc . . .
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'Enchanted Broomstick' Protein Walks on Two Stubby Legs to Keep Our Nerve Cells Alive
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A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that walks on two legs, hauling urgent cargo from the center of the cell to the faraway tips of every branch. Sc . . .