The movement of material in and out a cell, endocytosis, depends on proteins that cut the membrane to form vesicles encapsulating the transported materials. Researchers at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) discover the role of the protein ANKHD1 and its ankyrin repeat domains. The finding suggests the mechanism resembles other vesiculation proteins and gives clarity to an essential and ubiquitous function in cells.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org