Regulation of signal transduction by endocytosis

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2000 Apr;12(2):204-10. doi: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)00077-0.

Abstract

Endocytosis of ligand-activated receptors has generally been considered a mechanism to attenuate signaling. There is now a growing body of evidence suggesting that this process is much more sophisticated and that endocytic membrane trafficking regulates both the intensity of signaling and the co-localization of activated receptors with downstream signaling molecules.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Endocytosis / physiology*
  • Endosomes / metabolism
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • Receptor, ErbB-2