From Pits to Plaques: Electron Microscopy Reveals Clathrin Structural Plasticity in Trafficking, Sorting and Adhesion
Marion Benoist, Stéphane Vassilopoulos · 2026
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Description
Marion Benoist and Stéphane Vassilopoulos review how a cell coat protein bends to many shapes for many jobs. Their review from 2026 deals with clathrin, long known for the curved pits and bubbles it forms to move cargo in cells. New proof shows it builds far more forms than that classic picture.
The forms run from flat sheets and plaques at the cell surface to coats on sorting stations and tube shaped builds in moving cells. Helper type, membrane fats, skeleton links, and pull forces shape which form appears. The authors argue this shape shifting is a core rule of cell trafficking. One coat system can thus serve transport, sorting, signaling, and grip.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marion Benoist, Stéphane Vassilopoulos |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |