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On the endocytosis rollercoaster

Endocytosis is a process by which molecules gain access to a cell. An unusual mode of endocytosis has now been shown to regulate cell signalling, and to be highjacked by bacterial toxins. See Article p.460 & Letter p.493

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Figure 1: Mechanisms of endocytosis.

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Haucke, V. On the endocytosis rollercoaster. Nature 517, 446–447 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14081

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