Process

Vesicle Transport

Vesicle transport

Membrane-bound carriers that move selected cargo between compartments or to and from the cell surface.

Overview

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Cells use tiny membrane bubbles called vesicles to carry selected proteins and other cargo between places, such as the ER, Golgi, and cell surface.

Quick Facts

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Cell componentLysosomereceives cargo by Cell componentCytoskeletonsupports ProcessEndosomal Escapefollows Cell componentTransport Vesicleparticipates in

All 4 Structured Connections

Lysosome · Cell componentRECEIVES CARGO BY →Vesicle Transport · Process

Cytoskeleton · Cell componentSUPPORTS →Vesicle Transport · Process

Endosomal Escape · ProcessFOLLOWS →Vesicle Transport · Process

Transport Vesicle · Cell componentPARTICIPATES IN →Vesicle Transport · Process

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Vesicle Transport.

textbookProtein Sorting and TransportThe Cell · NCBI Bookshelf textbookThe Compartmentalization of CellsMolecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf reviewCurrent Challenges in Delivery and Cytosolic Translocation of Therapeutic RNAsPubMed Central

Research Claims

Vesicular trafficking comprises diverse routes with cargo selection, maturation, retrieval, and fusion. These mechanisms preserve compartment identity while enabling regulated exchange.

[1] The Cell · NCBI Bookshelf · [2] Molecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf