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Home > Image365 > LMB 365 – Day 234

LMB 365 – Day 234

Published on 22 August, 2019

Amoebae and some cancer cells can feed by swallowing large gulps of their surrounding medium. An amoeba can drink nearly its own volume in an hour – an amazing feat if scaled to humans. This process is known as macropinocytosis, and has been studied by Rob Kay’s group in the Cell Biology Division. Day 234 of #LMB365 shows cells forming cups from their plasma membrane. These are shaped around a patch of the lipid PIP3 (orange), surrounded by a necklace of the SCAR/WAVE protein (green) that guides formation of the walls of the cup

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