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Yes, endocytosis does require transport proteins to facilitate the process of bringing molecules into the cell. One important group of transport proteins involved in endocytosis are the clathrin-coated vesicle proteins, which help form the vesicles that transport molecules into the cell. These transport proteins play a crucial role in the formation and internalization of vesicles during endocytosis.
Endocytosis includes phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis. Phagocytosis is the process by which cells engulf large particles or pathogens, pinocytosis is the engulfing of fluids or small particles, and receptor-mediated endocytosis involves the uptake of specific molecules bound to receptors on the cell surface.
Pinocytosis involves the transport of fluids, solutes, and small molecules into a cell via small vesicles formed by invagination of the cell membrane. It is a non-specific and continuous process involved in nutrient uptake and cell signaling.
Pinocytosis is a form of endocytosis that involves the non-specific ingestion of extracellular fluid and small molecules. It does not selectively target specific molecules but rather ingests whatever is present in the surrounding environment. This process is essential for transporting nutrients, solutes, and fluid into the cell.
The process you are referring to is called endocytosis. In endocytosis, the cell membrane surrounds and engulfs particles or fluids from outside the cell, forming a vesicle that brings the material into the cell. This allows the cell to take in nutrients, remove waste, or internalize signaling molecules.
Mammals lose solutes through bodily fluids like urine, sweat, and feces. These fluids contain dissolved ions and molecules that are excreted from the body to help maintain proper balance of solutes in the body.
The lymphatic system reclaims and returns fluids and solutes that have exited the circulatory system.
Cells perform endocytosis through membrane movement. Endocytosis is a type of Bulk Transport, which involves the movement of larger particles (vesicles) through the membrane in and out. Endocytosis involves Phagocytosis or Pintocytosis. Phagocytosis: when cells engulf particles via pseudopodia ("false feet"), which is packaged in the membrane into an enclosed sac, and once inside the cell, it becomes a vacuole. Pintocytosis: when cells GULP extracellular fluids and makes them into vesicles. The fluids are unimportant but gulped anyway for the molecules within it.
Pinocytosis is a type of endocytosis by which cells take in fluids and solutes by engulfing them in small vesicles formed from the cell membrane. It is a non-specific process that allows cells to internalize extracellular materials.
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The specific type of endocytosis that involves the engulfing of fluid in membrane vesicles is called pinocytosis. In pinocytosis, the cell takes in small droplets of extracellular fluid along with any solute molecules dissolved in it. This process helps the cell maintain the balance of fluids and nutrients within its internal environment.