I am trying to find a term to describe " The secretory and endocytic pathways " , could I use " The mebrane recycling pathway" instead?
Hi,
The problem is that, in your definition "membrane recycle parthway", you only suggest one of the many roles of endo/exocytosis. You should use the first sentence : secretory and endocytotic pathways. In your talks or papers, you will propably have to use this expression in your introduction, but I assume that these pathways will be treated separately thereafter.
Regards.
Thanks Bertrand, As I don't know a specific defect is because of endocytosis or exocytosis , I need to refer that in one term if possible.
Best,
I can suggest an expression, it's not a term, but it's the beginning of something : plasma membrane vesicular traffic. It's focused on the plasma membrane and includes both endocytosis and exocytosis, without any restrictions concerning the mechanisms involved : excretion, phagocytosis, etc.
I hope it helped. I wish you luck in your works.
Regards.
Good morning Saeid, from my experience on this I have found that overall biological term is the 'Endomembrane system'. This term covers everything with an isolatory membrane that produces an organelle or a psuedo-organelle within a living cell. But specifically if you are reffering to trafficking whether it be endocytosis, exocytosis, phagocytosis, autophagy...etc, then the assumption is you use intra-cellular trafficking or intra-cellular vesicular trafficking, which covers the lot whether it be part of the degredation or recycling pathways across the entirety of the cell. To be honest, you will find different lab specific terminology on this one, but the basis of it all derrives from the endomembrane system. I hope this helps.
Best,
Chris
Dear Christopher,
Thanks, as I am trying to fit the term to endocytosis and exocytosis mainly, I guess the term intra-cellular vesicular trafficking is very close to what I want.
Thanks again,
Saeid
No, the secretory and endocytic pathways are quite different from membrane recyling pathways, because membranes do not possess lysozyme activity which occurs in endocytic pathways, rafts and flows can not be maintained on membrane surfaces, recycling is still possible with in the cell. Membrane have the special function of exudation that happens only have a connectivity to endocytic pathways. Endocytic pathways are really processors of molecules in liquid phase, storage and secretion later on, while mebrane recyling pathways are only occurs for proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Certain elements, vitamins, adhesive molecules, micro-conjugants, fats and lipids also play important role in recycling.
Hi Ravi, How about the term "Intra-cellular vesicular trafficking" that Chris suggested or "The membrane trafficking pathway"?
Thanks a lot
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