actin cortical patch

id: GO:0030479
name: actin cortical patch
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A discrete actin-containing structure found at the plasma membrane in cells, at sites of endocytosis; formed of networks of branched actin filaments that lie just beneath the plasma membrane and assemble, move, and disassemble rapidly. An example of this is the actin cortical patch found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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