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SUBMITTER: Porat-Shliom N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3839925 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Porat-Shliom Natalie N Weigert Roberto R Donaldson Julie G JG
PloS one 20131125 11
Clathrin-independent endocytosis (CIE) is a form of bulk plasma membrane (PM) endocytosis that allows cells to sample and evaluate PM composition. Once in endosomes, the internalized proteins and lipids can be recycled back to the PM or delivered to lysosomes for degradation. Endosomes arising from CIE contain lipid and signaling molecules suggesting that they might be involved in important biological processes. During vasculogenesis, new blood vessels are formed from precursor cells in a proces ...[more]