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Molecular switch controls how cells load cargo for recycling
Source: Phys.org · Published
Cells constantly recycle proteins and other cellular components. But how do they ensure that the right cargo ends up in the right recycling vesicle—one of the cell's transport carriers? A team at the University of Basel has identified a molecular switch that controls this process. The small protein ARF-1 ensures that recyclable cargo is efficiently loaded into transport vesicles and returned to…
Key points
- Cells constantly recycle proteins and other cellular components.
- But how do they ensure that the right cargo ends up in the right recycling vesicle—one of the cell's transport carriers?
- A team at the University of Basel has identified a molecular switch that controls this process.
- The small protein ARF-1 ensures that recyclable cargo is efficiently loaded into transport vesicles and returned to…
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