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Abstract
Membrane fission occurs in eukaryotic cells whenever a vesicle is produced or a larger subcellular compartment is divided into smaller discrete units. Recent evidence suggests this fission event is promoted by enzymes that generate phosphatidic acid and thereby cause a distortion of the lipid bilayer.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10704406 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00326-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834