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

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.

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Main Authors: Diede de Haan, Lior Aram, Hadas Peled-Zehavi, Yoseph Addadi, Oz Ben-Joseph, Ron Rotkopf, Nadav Elad, Katya Rechav, Assaf Gal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36112-z
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author Diede de Haan
Lior Aram
Hadas Peled-Zehavi
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-bba4042c8fe14d21b392f34ddff859be2023-02-05T12:17:33ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-01-0114111010.1038/s41467-023-36112-zExocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegrationDiede de Haan0Lior Aram1Hadas Peled-Zehavi2Yoseph Addadi3Oz Ben-Joseph4Ron Rotkopf5Nadav Elad6Katya Rechav7Assaf Gal8Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceLife Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceLife Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceExocytosis 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36112-z
spellingShingle Diede de Haan
Lior Aram
Hadas Peled-Zehavi
Yoseph Addadi
Oz Ben-Joseph
Ron Rotkopf
Nadav Elad
Katya Rechav
Assaf Gal
Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
Nature Communications
title Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
title_full Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
title_fullStr Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
title_full_unstemmed Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
title_short Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
title_sort exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36112-z
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