A plasma membrane template for macropinocytic cups

Macropinocytosis is a fundamental mechanism that allows cells to take up extracellular liquid into large vesicles. It critically depends on the formation of a ring of protrusive actin beneath the plasma membrane, which develops into the macropinocytic cup. We show that macropinocytic cups in Dictyos...

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Main Authors: Douwe M Veltman, Thomas D Williams, Gareth Bloomfield, Bi-Chang Chen, Eric Betzig, Robert H Insall, Robert R Kay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/20085