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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "vesicle-mediated transport" (GO:0016192)
Term Name vesicle-mediated transport
Term Accession GO:0016192
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (6) GO:0006899, nonselective vesicle transport, protein sorting along secretory pathway, vesicle trafficking, vesicle transport, vesicular transport
Definition A cellular transport process in which transported substances are moved in membrane-bounded vesicles; transported substances are enclosed in the vesicle lumen or located in the vesicle membrane. The process begins with a step that directs a substance to the forming vesicle, and includes vesicle budding and coating. Vesicles are then targeted to, and fuse with, an acceptor membrane.
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