Term Name: | vesicle targeting |
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Definition: | The process in which vesicles are directed to specific destination membranes. Targeting involves coordinated interactions among cytoskeletal elements (microtubules or actin filaments), motor proteins, molecules at the vesicle membrane and target membrane surfaces, and vesicle cargo. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006903] QuickGO AmiGO |