Synapsin Droplets (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Synapsin Droplets

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Viewed under a microscope, fluorescently labeled synapsin molecules (black) organize themselves into droplets. Inside neurons, these droplets help messages spread rapidly through the brain.

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D. Milovanovic et al./<em>Science</em> 2018

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