Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration

Diede de Haan; Lior Aram; Hadas Peled-Zehavi; Yoseph Addadi; Oz Ben-Joseph; Ron Rotkopf; Nadav Elad; Katya Rechav; Assaf Gal

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36112-z

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Exocytosis of the silicified cell wall of diatoms involves extensive membrane disintegration

Diede de Haan,
Lior Aram,
Hadas Peled-Zehavi,
Yoseph Addadi,
Oz Ben-Joseph,
Ron Rotkopf,
Nadav Elad,
Katya Rechav,
Assaf Gal

Affiliations

Diede de Haan: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
Lior Aram: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
Hadas Peled-Zehavi: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
Yoseph Addadi: Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science
Oz Ben-Joseph: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
Ron Rotkopf: Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science
Nadav Elad: Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science
Katya Rechav: Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science
Assaf Gal: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36112-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Exocytosis is a fundamental cellular process. Here, the authors report an unusual exocytosis mechanism in the silicified cell wall of diatoms, in which membrane patches are discarded.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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