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SUBMITTER: Gorelik J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC156284 | biostudies-literature | 2003 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gorelik Julia J Shevchuk Andrew I AI Frolenkov Gregory I GI Diakonov Ivan A IA Lab Max J MJ Kros Corne J CJ Richardson Guy P GP Vodyanoy Igor I Edwards Christopher R W CR Klenerman David D Korchev Yuri E YE
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20030429 10
Although the dynamics of cell membranes and associated structures is vital for cell function, little is known due to lack of suitable methods. We found, using scanning ion conductance microscopy, that microvilli, membrane projections supported by internal actin bundles, undergo a life cycle: fast height-dependent growth, relatively short steady state, and slow height-independent retraction. The microvilli can aggregate into relatively stable structures where the steady state is extended. We sugg ...[more]