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  2. Endocytosis - Wikipedia

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    Endocytosis is a cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell. The material to be internalized is surrounded by an area of cell membrane , which then buds off inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the ingested materials.

  3. Cytosis - Wikipedia

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    Mechanism of clathrin-dependent endocytosis. Clathrin-coated pits in endocytosis: The membrane of the cell invaginates using the protein clathrin. The clathrin uses actin to pull together the sides of the plasma membrane and form a vesicle inside the cellular cytosol. Receptor-mediated endocytosis Receptor-mediated endocytosis is a mode of ...

  4. Intracellular transport - Wikipedia

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    Intracellular transport is an overarching category of how cells obtain nutrients and signals. One very well understood form of intracellular transport is known as endocytosis. Endocytosis is defined as the uptake of material by the invagination of the plasma membrane. [4]

  5. Receptor-mediated endocytosis - Wikipedia

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    It is widely used for the specific uptake of certain substances required by the cell (examples include LDL via the LDL receptor or iron via transferrin). The role of receptor-mediated endocytosis is well recognized to up take downregulation of transmembrane signal transduction but can also promote sustained signal transduction. [ 3 ]

  6. Viral entry - Wikipedia

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    It then enters the cell by endocytosis or by making a hole in the membrane of the host cell and inserting its viral genome. [2] Schematic of different pathways of viral entry: (A) membrane fusion, (B) endocytosis, and (C) macropinocytosis Membrane fusion mediated by paramyxovirus fusion proteins. Cell entry by enveloped viruses is more complicated.

  7. Potocytosis - Wikipedia

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    The molecules are transported by caveolae (rather than clathrin-coated vesicles) and are deposited directly into the cytosol. [1] Like other types of receptor-mediated endocytosis, potocytosis typically begins when an extracellular ligand binds to a receptor protein on the surface of a cell, thus beginning the formation of an endocytotic vesicle.

  8. File:Endocytosis types.svg - Wikipedia

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    Endocytosis (IPA: [ɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs]) is a process whereby cells absorb material (molecules such as proteins) from the outside by engulfing it with their cell membrane. It is used by all cells of the body because most substances important to them are polar and consist of big molecules, and thus cannot pass through the hydrophobic plasma ...

  9. Endomembrane system - Wikipedia

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    The pH of vacuoles enables them to perform homeostatic procedures in the cell. For example, when the pH in the cells environment drops, the H + ions surging into the cytosol can be transferred to a vacuole in order to keep the cytosol's pH constant. [33] In animals, vacuoles serve in exocytosis and endocytosis processes. Endocytosis refers to ...