Process

Endocytosis

A family of processes that internalize extracellular material or plasma-membrane components into membrane-bound vesicles.

Overview

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During endocytosis, a cell membrane folds inward and brings selected material into the cell inside a small membrane bubble.

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Cell componentEndosomedelivers internalized cargo to

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Endocytosis · ProcessDELIVERS INTERNALIZED CARGO TO →Endosome · Cell component

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Endocytosis.

textbookMembrane Transport and Electrical PropertiesMolecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf textbookProtein Sorting and TransportThe Cell · NCBI Bookshelf articleExploiting the diphtheria toxin internalization receptor enhances delivery of proteins to lysosomes for enzyme replacement therapyScience Advances · PMID 33310843

Research Claims

Rates and fates depend on receptor abundance, ligand, adaptor machinery, membrane state, cell type, and endosomal sorting. Uptake is not equivalent to productive intracellular delivery.

[1] Molecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf · [2] The Cell · NCBI Bookshelf · [3] Science Advances · PMID 33310843