The actin cytoskeleton plays multiple roles in structural colour formation in butterfly wing scales

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in Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

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Class of 2026

“The actin cytoskeleton plays multiple roles in structural colour formation in butterfly wing scales”

AuthorsNicola J Nadeau, Andrew J Parnell et al.

Victoria J. Lloyd, Nicola J. Nadeau, Andrew J. Parnell

JournalNature Communications

University of Sheffield

Citations14

DOI10.1038/s41467-024-48060-3

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Topics

structural colour · butterfly wing scales · photonic nanostructures · actin cytoskeleton · iridescent scales · H. sara · actin bundles · reflective ridges · super-resolution microscopy · scale development · photonic nanostructures · actin perturbation experiments · ridge patterning mechanisms · Lepidoptera · actin templating · in vivo development · light scattering

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