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Review
. 2004 Aug;16(4):392-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2004.06.001.

Cargo recognition during clathrin-mediated endocytosis: a team effort

Alexander Sorkin  1
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Cargo recognition during clathrin-mediated endocytosis: a team effort

Alexander Sorkin. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

Transmembrane proteins destined to endosomes are selectively accumulated in clathrin-coated pits at the plasma membrane and rapidly internalized in clathrin-coated vesicles. The recognition of specific sequence motifs in transmembrane cargo by coated-pit proteins confers specificity on the endocytic process. Interaction of membrane cargo with the clathrin adaptor protein complex AP-2 is the major mechanism of cargo sorting into coated pits in mammalian cells. Recent studies have revealed a variety of alternative mechanisms of cargo recruitment involving additional adaptor proteins. These alternative mechanisms appear to be particularly important during clathrin-mediated endocytosis of signaling receptors.

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