Muscle membrane-derived Giant Plasma Membrane Vesicles (GPMVs) (blue) (IMAGE)

IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Muscle membrane-derived Giant Plasma Membrane Vesicles (GPMVs) (blue)

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Muscle membrane-derived Giant Plasma Membrane Vesicles (GPMVs). These isolated large membrane units, coupled with advanced microscopy applications, enabled a close analysis of the architecture of the otherwise difficult-to-study cell membrane lipid bilayer, giving insight into an unknown pathological mechanism of a recently discovered, severe human inherited disease. ©Cikes/IMBA.

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