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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2023

Clathrin coats partially preassemble and subsequently bend during endocytosis.

Markus Mund, Aline Tschanz, Yu-Le Wu, Felix Frey, Johanna L Mehl, Marko Kaksonen, Ori Avinoam, Ulrich S Schwarz, Jonas Ries

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Markus Mund *Cell Biology and Biophysics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6449-743X
Aline Tschanz *Cell Biology and Biophysics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2000-6496
Yu-Le WuCell Biology and Biophysics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3150-6384
Felix FreyKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology , Delft, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8501-6017
Johanna L MehlCell Biology and Biophysics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6140-1970
Marko KaksonenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3645-7689
Ori AvinoamCell Biology and Biophysics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3543-168X
Ulrich S SchwarzInstitute for Theoretical Physics and Bioquant, Heidelberg University , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1483-640X
Jonas RiesCell Biology and Biophysics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6640-9250
European Molecular Biology Laboratory · DEEuropean Molecular Biology Organization · DEUniversity of Geneva · CHDelft University of Technology · NLHeidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells use clathrin-mediated endocytosis to take up a large range of extracellular cargo. During endocytosis, a clathrin coat forms on the plasma membrane, but it remains controversial when and how it is remodeled into a spherical vesicle. Here, we use 3D superresolution microscopy to determine the precise geometry of the clathrin coat at large numbers of endocytic sites. Through pseudo-temporal sorting, we determine the average trajectory of clathrin remodeling during endocytosis. We find that clathrin coats assemble first on flat membranes to 50% of the coat area before they become rapidly and continuously bent, and this mechanism is confirmed in three cell lines. We introduce the cooperative curvature model, which is based on positive feedback for curvature generation. It accurately describes the measured shapes and dynamics of the clathrin coat and could represent a general mechanism for clathrin coat remodeling on the plasma membrane.

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ClathrinClathrin-Coated VesiclesEndocytosisCell LineCell MembraneEukaryotic CellsClathrin

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PMID36734980
PMCPMC9929656
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