Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

A pore-forming protein drives macropinocytosis to facilitate toad water maintaining

  • Zhong Zhao,
  • Zhi-Hong Shi,
  • Chen-Jun Ye,
  • Yun Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03686-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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In addition to membrane-integrated aquaporins, a novel secretory pore-forming protein, βγ-CAT, can facilitate toad water maintaining via macropinocytosis induction and exocytosis modulation, especially in responses to osmotic stress.