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macropinosome

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Also known as GO:0044354

Macropinosomes are a type of cellular compartment that form as a result of macropinocytosis.

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Macropinosomes are a type of cellular compartment that form as a result of macropinocytosis.

== Formation == Macropinosomes have been described to form via a wave-like mechanism or via a tent-pole formation both of which processes require rapid polymerisation of actin-rich structures that rise up from the cell surface before collapsing back down into a macropinosome.

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