Repair of injured plasma membrane by rapid Ca2+-dependent endocytosis
Idone V, Tam C, Goss JW, Toomre D, Pypaert M, Andrews NW. Repair of injured plasma membrane by rapid Ca2+-dependent endocytosis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 905-914. PMID: 18316410, PMCID: PMC2265401, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200708010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneStreptolysin OPore-forming proteinsPlasma membrane lesionsBacterial toxin streptolysin OEnhancement of endocytosisDependent endocytosisToxin streptolysin OImportant new insightsMembrane resealingLysosomal organellesEndocytosisMicrobial toxinsNovel pathwayExocytosisRepair processMembrane lesionsProteinNew insightsMembraneRapid Ca2ResealingRapid repair processCellsImmune system