Abstract
The rates of mechanochemical processes, such as endocytosis, membrane extension and membrane resealing after cell wounding, are known to be controlled biochemically, through interaction with regulatory proteins. Here, I propose that these rates are also controlled physically, through an apparently continuous adhesion between plasma membrane lipids and cytoskeletal proteins.
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Sheetz, M. Cell control by membrane–cytoskeleton adhesion . Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2, 392–396 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35073095
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