The characteristic spines on the surface of the schistosome flatworm tegument consist o f hexagonally packed actinfilaments . Electron microscopy of isolated spines shows that their structure is very similar to that of other bundles of actin cross-linked with an additional protein. © 1982, Rockefeller University Press., All rights reserved.
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Cohen, C., Reinhardt, B., Castellani, L., Norton, P., & Stirewalt, M. (1982). Schistosome surface spines are “crystals” of actin. Journal of Cell Biology, 95(3), 987–988. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.95.3.987
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