endocytosis involved in viral entry into host cell +
endocytosis, site selection
negative regulation of endocytosis +
phagocytosis +
pinocytosis +
positive regulation of endocytosis +
postsynaptic endocytosis +
presynaptic endocytosis +
receptor-mediated endocytosis +
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.