Illuminating cellular formaldehyde.
Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33495466.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-20758-0 and PMC identifier 7835344.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Writing in Nature communications, Zhu and collaborators reported the development of a genetically encoded sensor for the detection of formaldehyde in cells and tissues. This tool has great potential to transform formaldehyde research; illuminating a cellular metabolite that has remained elusive in live structures.
Medical subject headings
- Cell Physiological Phenomena
- Formaldehyde