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Cell Ontology
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March 26, 2026
| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006897
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006897
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| Preferred Name | endocytosis |
| Definitions |
A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle.
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| Synonyms |
vesicle endocytosis
endocytic import into cell
nonselective vesicle endocytosis
plasma membrane invagination
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle. |
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| label | endocytosis
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| prefLabel | endocytosis
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| database_cross_reference | Wikipedia:Endocytosis
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| term tracker item | |
| notation | GO:0006897
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| in_subset | |
| has narrow synonym | plasma membrane invagination
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| has_related_synonym | nonselective vesicle endocytosis
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| has target end location | |
| id | GO:0006897
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| has part | |
| has_obo_namespace | biological_process
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| subClassOf | |
| type | |
| has_exact_synonym |
vesicle endocytosis
endocytic import into cell
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