Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration

oleh: Diede de Haan, Lior Aram, Hadas Peled-Zehavi, Yoseph Addadi, Oz Ben-Joseph, Ron Rotkopf, Nadav Elad, Katya Rechav, Assaf Gal

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01

Deskripsi

Exocytosis is a fundamental cellular process. Here, the authors report an unusual exocytosis mechanism in the silicified cell wall of diatoms, in which membrane patches are discarded.