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Animal evolution coincides with a novel degree of freedom in exocytic transport processes
M. Kollmar, T. Welz, F. Straub…·E. Kerkhoff
The paper identifies the origin of a novel exocytic transport mechanism in early animal evolution, tracing SPIRE function to choanoflagellates and showing its role in coordinating actin/myosin forces for cellular communication.