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How does exocytosis affect the membrane?

Posted January 21, 2021


Answer

The vesicle membrane is composed of the same components (e.g. lipids and membrane proteins) as the cell membrane. As these two fuses together during exocytosis, membrane components from the vesicle become incorporated into the cell membrane facilitating membrane growth and repair, and also counteracts the loss of these same materials during endocytosis.

Additional resources

Cell membrane structures during exocytosis

Cell Structures and Organelles

Cell Navigator™ Cell Plasma Membrane Staining Kit *Red Fluorescence*