Researchers identify novel endocytic recycling mechanism with ‘kiss-and-run’ membrane fusion

Endocytosis and recycling control the uptake and retrieval of various materials in eukaryotic cells. Mammalian cells have developed several recycling routes, including the relatively extensively studied “fast” and “slow” tubulovesicular recycling pathways. Nevertheless, endocytic recycling pathways beyond the canonical “fast” and “slow” recycling pathways remain largely unknown. Endocytosis and recycling control the uptake and retrieval of various materials in eukaryotic cells. Mammalian cells have developed several recycling routes, including the relatively extensively studied “fast” and “slow” tubulovesicular recycling pathways. Nevertheless, endocytic recycling pathways beyond the canonical “fast” and “slow” recycling pathways remain largely unknown. Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories