Planteome: Term Details for "macropinocytic cup" (GO:0070685)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0070685
Name: macropinocytic cup
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: crown
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A cell projection that forms at the site of macropinocytosis, a form of endocytosis that results in the uptake of relatively large amounts of extracellular fluid. The macropinocytic cup membrane selectively excludes certain proteins, such as H36 or PM4C4 in Dictyostelium, and the underlying cytoskeleton is enriched in F-actin and coronin. Source: PMID:12538772, PMID:9044041, PMID:16968738
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0070685 at QuickGO
Subset: None
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