Cell patterning by secretion-induced plasma membrane flows

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Abstract

Exocytosis causes bulk membrane flows that drag associated proteins and form a negative feedback restricting the exocytic site.

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    Rga4, a Cdc42 GAP, goes with the flow: constraining Cdc42 activity to the growing tips of fission yeast depends on membrane flows, and the slow diffusion and low detachment rate of Rga4 in the membrane.