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Actin polymerization promotes invagination of flat clathrin-coated lattices in mammalian cells by pushing at lattice edges

Authors :
Changsong Yang
Patricia Colosi
Siewert Hugelier
Daniel Zabezhinsky
Melike Lakadamyali
Tatyana Svitkina
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

The role of actin filaments in clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is unclear. Here, Yang et al. show that branched actin filaments promote CME by pushing on clathrin coat edges in an epsin-dependent manner, dividing large flat clathrin plaques into sizes that facilitate invagination.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.78d839177d0345c99e08b41d83acdbfa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33852-2