New Photoreceptor in Volvox (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

New Photoreceptor in Volvox

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In this multicellular Volvox alga, the novel light sensor 2c-cyclop was labeled with fluorescence (green). It shows up in membranes around the nucleus.

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(Image: Eva Laura von der Heyde)

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