Microscopic pretzels that could be a game-changer in drug discovery. 🥨🔬

No, this isn't a random metaphor. When acetylcholine receptors (AChR) organize on the surface of a myotube, they form pretzel-like structures - exactly as they do during in vivo neuromuscular junction formation.

At CYTOO, we reproduce this phenomenon on our MyoScreen plates through micropatterning, and we’ve turned it into a powerful screening tool:

→ Quantifiable dose-dependent response to agrin

→ Compatible with motor neuron/myotube co-cultures

→ Innovative data science approach with 4 complemantary readouts: AChR intensity, cluster area, coverage, count per myotube

The result: an in vitro model that captures the complexity of the interactions between neurons and skeletal muscle in a high-throughput screening-compatible format to support to innovation on devastating disease such as SMA.

If you’re working on neuromuscular diseases, gene therapy, or NMJ-targeting drug development – let’s talk 👉🏻 contact@cytoo.com

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