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Researchers identify a novel endocytic recycling mechanism via ‘kiss-and-run’ membrane fusion

Identification of intracellular clathrin-associated carriers that transiently visit the plasma membrane. Credit: Nature Cell Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01499-4 Endocytosis and recycling control the uptake and retrieval of a variety of materials in eukaryotic cells. Mammalian cells have developed several recycling pathways, including the “fast” and “slow” tubular vesicle recycling pathways, which have been relatively extensively studied. However, endocytic recycling pathways…