Microtubules as platforms for probing liquid-liquid phase separation in cells: application to RNA-binding proteins
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1477-9137,0021-9533
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.214692