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Silvia Benito-Martínez1, Laura Salavessa1,2, Anne-Sophie Macé3

  • 1Institut Curie, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR144, Cell Biology and Cancer, Structure and Membrane Compartments, Paris, France.

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