Polar cell membrane nanotubes containing microtubules and acidic vesicles render Drosophila eggs fertile

Sayan Acharjee; Banhisikha Saha; Neha Kumari; Jayeeta Nandi; Sudipta Adhya; Partha Protim Karmakar; Mohit Prasad

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003533

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Polar cell membrane nanotubes containing microtubules and acidic vesicles render Drosophila eggs fertile

Sayan Acharjee ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sayan Acharjee, Banhisikha Saha

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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Banhisikha Saha ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sayan Acharjee, Banhisikha Saha

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Neha Kumari,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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Jayeeta Nandi,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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Sudipta Adhya,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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Partha Protim Karmakar,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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Mohit Prasad

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: mohitprasad@iiserkol.ac.in

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3254-0541

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Polar cell membrane nanotubes containing microtubules and acidic vesicles render Drosophila eggs fertile

Sayan Acharjee,
Banhisikha Saha,
Neha Kumari,
Jayeeta Nandi,
Sudipta Adhya,
Partha Protim Karmakar,
Mohit Prasad

Published: December 2, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003533

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