Contributor The Univeristy of Utah

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08-05-2016
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This lesson provides information and three videos to explain how vesicles transport proteins across the cell membrane. Vesicle formation and coating are illustrated. The videos show explosion and expulsion of vesicle contents, the role of the cytoskeleton in transporting vesicles, and the polymerization of actin to propel some vesicles.