Assignment task: Interestingly, the cells of your body, most particularly your liver cells, can assist with taking up LDL particles by binding it to receptors on the cell surface and bringing it into the cell via endocytosis for degradation. Review the Chapter 3 material on endocytosis and exocytosis and supplement this information by accessing this Biotech Review video on Receptor Mediated Endocytosis to better visualize this process.
Q1. How does this process of receptor-mediated endocytosis differ from phagocytosis? How does it differ from pinocytosis?
Q2. Describe the process of LDL receptor-mediated endocytosis in a step by step fashion.
Q3. How does the process of endocytosis differ from the process of exocytosis?