macropinosome
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Macropinosomes are a type of cellular compartment that form as a result of macropinocytosis.
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It is catalogued under the topic Cell anatomy.
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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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