receptor-mediated endocytosis
id: GO:0006898
name: receptor-mediated endocytosis
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: An endocytosis process in which cell surface receptors ensure specificity of transport. A specific receptor on the cell surface binds tightly to the extracellular macromolecule (the ligand) that it recognizes; the plasma-membrane region containing the receptor-ligand complex then undergoes endocytosis, forming a transport vesicle containing the receptor-ligand complex and excluding most other plasma-membrane proteins. Receptor-mediated endocytosis generally occurs via clathrin-coated pits and vesicles.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019065 | receptor-mediated endocytosis of virus by host |
| GO:0031623 | receptor internalization |
| GO:0072583 | clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
| GO:0072584 | caveolin-mediated endocytosis |
| GO:0090118 | receptor-mediated endocytosis of low-density lipoprotein particle involved in cholesterol transport |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006897 | endocytosis |
