Transcytosis

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Transcytosis is the process by which various macromolecules are transported across the interior of a cell. Vesicles are employed to intake the macromolecules on one side of the cell, draw them through it, and eject them on the other side. While transcytosis is most commonly observed in cells of an epithelium, the process is also present elsewhere. Blood capillaries are a well-known site for transcytosis, though it occurs in other cells, including neurons and intestinal cells.

[edit] See also

• Blood-brain barrier
• Endocytosis

[edit] External links

• Macromolecules Can Be Transferred Across Epithelial Cell Sheets by Transcytosis
• Transcytosis of IgA
• Transcytosis of bacteria

v • d • e Membranes: Membrane transport Passive transport Diffusion - Facilitated diffusion - Osmosis Active transport Primary active transport - Secondary active transport -cytosis Exocytosis (Degranulation) - Endocytosis (Phagocytosis, transcytosis, fluid-phase pinocytosis, non-specific, adsorptive pinocytosis)