FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term micropinocytosis ID (Ontology) GO:0044350 (Gene Ontology)
Definition An endocytosis process that results in the uptake of liquid material by cells from their external environment by invagination of the plasma membrane to form uncoated micropinosomes, differentiated from macropinosomes by their smaller size, on average 95 nm.[ PubMed:14731589 PubMed:14732047 ]
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       |__micropinocytosis
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  • "clathrin-independent pinocytosis" BROAD
    "single-organism micropinocytosis" RELATED
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