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Abstract
Caveolae are essential endocytic organelles that use glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol (GPI)-anchored membrane proteins to concentrate low molecular weight substances before delivery to the cell. Caveolae and GPI-anchored proteins are uniquely adapted for this task. Recent advances suggest that this endocytic pathway also has an important role in modulating the interaction of a cell with its environment. Many vital functions that occur in this organelle remain to be discovered.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 7504930 DOI: 10.1016/0955-0674(93)90135-d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Cell Biol ISSN: 0955-0674 Impact factor: 8.382