Caveolae internalization repairs wounded cells and muscle fibers

Caveolae internalization repairs wounded cells and muscle fibers

Rapid repair of plasma membrane wounds is critical for cellular survival. Muscle fibers are particularly susceptible to injury, and defective sarcolemma resealing causes muscular dystrophy. Caveolae accumulate in dystrophic muscle fibers and caveolin and cavin mutations cause muscle pathology, but t...

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Main Authors: Matthias Corrotte, Patricia E Almeida, Christina Tam, Thiago Castro-Gomes, Maria Cecilia Fernandes, Bryan A Millis, Mauro Cortez, Heather Miller, Wenxia Song, Timothy K Maugel, Norma W Andrews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-09-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
endocytosis
lysosome
toxin
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/00926

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