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Endocytosis and signaling: Cell logistics shape the eukaryotic cell plan

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Sigismund, Sara, Confalonieri, Stefano, Ciliberto, Andrea, Polo, Simona, Scita, Giorgio, Di Fiore, Pier Paolo·2012·Physiological Reviews

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Our understanding of endocytosis has evolved remarkably in little more than a decade. This is the result not only of advances in our knowledge of its molecular and biological workings, but also of a true paradigm shift in our understanding of what really constitutes endocytosis and of its role in homeostasis. Although endocytosis was initially discovered and studied as a relatively simple process to transport molecules across the plasma membrane, it was subsequently found to be inextricably linked with almost all aspects of cellular signaling. This led to the notion that endocytosis is actually the master organizer of cellular signaling, providing the cell with understandable messages that have been resolved in space and time. In essence, endocytosis provides the communications and supply routes (the logistics) of the cell. Although this may seem revolutionary, it is still likely to be only a small part of the entire story. A wealth of new evidence is uncovering the surprisingly pervasive nature of endocytosis in essentially all aspects of cellular regulation. In addition, many newly discovered functions of endocytic proteins are not immediately interpretable within the classical view of endocytosis. A possible framework, to rationalize all this new knowledge, requires us to “upgrade” our vision of endocytosis. By combining the analysis of biochemical, biological, and evolutionary evidence, we propose herein that endocytosis constitutes one of the major enabling conditions that in the history of life permitted the development of a higher level of organization, leading to the actuation of the eukaryotic cell plan.

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  • Endocytosis provides a special route of cellular trafficking and signal transduction.

    “Earlier, the endocytosis process was exclusively attributed to the internalization of molecules across the plasma membrane, but with the methodological advancement, it has been found that endocytosis is providing a special route of cellular trafficking and signal transduction [4].”

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  • Many cellular signaling events govern through internalization of plasma membrane receptor endocytosis signaling to coordinate the network between extracellular and intracellular environment.

    “Many cellular signaling events govern through internalization of plasma membrane receptor endocytosis signaling to coordinate the network between the extracellular and intracellular environment [4].”

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Authors
Sigismund, S., Confalonieri, S., Ciliberto, A., Polo, S., Scita, G., & Di Fiore, P. P.
Affiliations
  • University of Milan (IT)
  • IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare; Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia ed Odontoiatria, Universita' degli Studi di Milano; and Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
Venue
Physiological Reviews
Published
2012-01
Volume
92
Issue
1
Pages
273-366
ISSN
  • 0031-9333 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1210
OpenAlex
W2068807411
Cited by
338
References
900
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 14
FWCI
2.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Physiological Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Keywords
endocytosis, signal transduction, plasma membrane transport, homeostasis, endocytic proteins, cell organization
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Communication, Endocytosis, Eukaryotic Cells, Biological Evolution, Hemostasis, Humans, Signal Transduction

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