vesicle-mediated transport

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GO:0016192
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
related: protein sorting along secretory pathway
related: vesicle trafficking
narrow: nonselective vesicle transport
alt_id: GO:0006899
exact: vesicle transport
exact: vesicular transport
Definition
The directed movement of substances into, out of or within a cell by a cellular process that begins with the formation of membrane-bounded vesicles in which the transported substances are enclosed or located in the vesicle membrane. Vesicles are then targeted to, and fuse with, an acceptor membrane. [source: GOC:ai, GOC:mah, ISBN:08789310662000]
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