Active membrane rupture spurs a range of cell deaths

Sebastian Hiller () and Petr Broz ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 591, issue 7848, 36-37

Abstract: Rupture of the plasma membrane in different forms of cell death was long thought to be a passive process. The finding that it is an active one, mediated by a specific membrane protein, reveals an unexpected feature shared by dying cells.

Keywords: Cell biology; Biochemistry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-00297-4

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