endosomes
Intracellular trafficking bubbles
Endosomes are membrane-bound compartments inside cells that sort and transport materials brought in from outside the cell.
They function as way stations in the cellular trafficking system, receiving cargo from the cell surface and directing it either to lysosomes for degradation or back to the membrane for recycling.
The virus hijacks endosomes to enter the cell's interior.
pathway
Vesicular release from cells
- Golgi apparatusProtein processing organelle
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- secretory pathwayCellular protein trafficking system
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
structure
Encased by lipid bilayer
- acidificationIncrease in hydrogen ions
- lumenLight output measure
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
function
Illegal transport for profit
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
- retrograde transportMovement toward cellular center
- macropinocytosisBulk fluid endocytosis
disease
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
research
Imaging via focused particle beams
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
- transfectionNon-viral gene introduction
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
exocytosis
Vesicular release from cells
- Golgi apparatusProtein processing organelle
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- secretory pathwayCellular protein trafficking system
membrane-bound
Encased by lipid bilayer
- acidificationIncrease in hydrogen ions
- lumenLight output measure
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
trafficking
Illegal transport for profit
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
- retrograde transportMovement toward cellular center
- macropinocytosisBulk fluid endocytosis
HIV
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
electron microscopy
Imaging via focused particle beams
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
- transfectionNon-viral gene introduction
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue