Endocytosis at Extremes: Formation and Internalization of Giant Clathrin-coated Pits Under Elevated Membrane Tension
A. A. Akatay, T. Wu, U. Djakbarova, C. Thompson, E. Cocucci, R. Zandi, J. Rudnick, C. Kural
This study shows that elevated membrane tension induces the formation of giant clathrin-coated pits (GCPs) in fruit fly embryos, which differ in size and internalization dynamics from canonical clathrin-coated pits.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2022Biophysics