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Nature Cell Biology 3, E133–E135 (1 June 2001) | doi:10.1038/35078592

Round-trip ticket: recycling to the plasma membrane requires RME-1

Beverly Wendland

Endocytosis is the process by which cells internalize extracellular material as well as plasma membrane lipids and proteins. Specifically, this material can include other cells, bacteria, viruses, nutrients and activated plasma membrane signalling complexes.