Abstract
Macropinocytosis is a form of endocytosis in which cells engulf relatively large quantities of extracellular fluid through cup-shaped invaginations of the plasma membrane. New work shows that macropinosome closure occurs without a localized constriction of actin filaments, indicating that membrane tension drives cup closure.
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