endocytosis

American  

[en-doh-sahy-toh-sis] / ˌɛn doʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Physiology.

1. the transport of solid matter or liquid into a cell by means of a coated vacuole or vesicle (exocytosis ).

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endocytosis British  

/ ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. the process by which a living cell takes up molecules bound to its surface

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Other Word Forms

• endocytic adjective
• endocytotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of endocytosis

1960–65; endo- + -cyte + -osis, perhaps on the model of phagocytosis

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• endocytosis vs. exocytosis

Example Sentences

Once Migrions reach a new cell, they enter through endocytosis without relying on specific cell surface receptors.

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The researchers also documented how the cells retrieved and recycled vesicles afterward, a process known as endocytosis.

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In both species, the researchers identified the presence of Dynamin1xA, a protein required for ultrafast synaptic membrane recycling, at the locations where endocytosis is believed to take place.

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"Our findings indicate that the molecular mechanism of ultrafast endocytosis is conserved between mice and human brain tissues," Watanabe says.

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They found that MYCT1 regulates a process called endocytosis, which plays a key role in how blood stem cells take in the signals from their environment that tell them when to self-renew, when to differentiate and when to be quiet.

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