Cell biologists have been intrigued by endocytosis ever since Ilya Metchnikoff described the phenomenon of phagocytosis, a form of endocytosis that uses vesicles to internalize solid particles.

caveolae-dependent endocytosis, macropinocytosis and phagocytosis. Endosomes that are generated by endocytosis can be recycled back to the plasma membrane, targeted to another subcellular location ...

If you are a journalist, please contact the University’s Media and PR Team: In our lab we investigate how molecular motors drive the process of endocytosis and phagocytosis—cellular “eating” ...