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Review
. 2001 May;2(5):392-6.
doi: 10.1038/35073095.

Cell control by membrane-cytoskeleton adhesion

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Cell control by membrane-cytoskeleton adhesion

M P Sheetz. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2001 May.

Abstract

The rates of mechanochemical processes, such as endocytosis, membrane extension and membrane resealing after cell wounding, are known to be controlled biochemically, through interaction with regulatory proteins. Here, I propose that these rates are also controlled physically, through an apparently continuous adhesion between plasma membrane lipids and cytoskeletal proteins.

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