Myosin 1D (IMAGE)

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Myosin 1D

Caption

The molecular motor Myosin 1D creates asymmetry at all levels, from the movement of actin molecules (red and green filaments) to respiratory trachea (white tube-like structures), to the organism itself (here a Drosophila larva).

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Photo of larva: Gaëlle Lebreton; photo editing by Stéphane Noselli / iBV / CNRS

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