| Literature DB >> 24957736 |
T Castro-Gomes1, A B Koushik1, N W Andrews2.
Abstract
Rapid repair of plasma membrane wounds is critical for cellular survival. Exocytic patches, membrane tension reduction and endocytosis were previously proposed to mediate resealing. A recent study implicating the ESCRT complex adds to the growing evidence that repair involves removal of damaged plasma membrane, and not simply patching the wound.Entities:
Keywords: plasma membrane repair; resealing; wounding
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24957736 PMCID: PMC4087027 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2014.06.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807