Endocytosis occurs when the cell membrane engulfs particles (dark blue) outside the cell, draws the contents in, and forms an intracellular vesicle called an endosome. This vesicle travels through ...

By contrast, the bulk of endocytosis is often viewed as a constitutive process that ensures the continuous recycling of membrane components. In a recent paper (Mol. Cell 7, 421–432; 2001 ...

Previously, researchers suspected that the primary mechanism was fusion. During endocytosis, the target cell’s membrane completely surrounds the extracellular vesicle, creating a kind of bubble ...

Previously, researchers suspected that the primary mechanism was fusion. During endocytosis, the target cell's membrane completely surrounds the extracellular vesicle, creating a kind of bubble ...

Remarkably, these surface proteins, along with the lipids forming the membrane, undergo rapid recycling, with estimates suggesting that the entire cell surface is turned ... in maintaining this ...

by a cell. In other words, in this process, macromolecules can enter cells only by being captured and enclosed within ...