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The key role played by a polarised endocytic cycle in extending the front of a eukaryotic cell is now becoming established. Highlights that have occurred during the past year include the visualisation of vesicles fusing with the advancing edge of Physarum , directly leading to extensions of the cell; furthermore, the fusion of vesicles at the leading edge in plant pollen tubes appears to be controlled by a small GTPase, Rop1, which is a plant homologue of the mammalian Rac. In animal cells, Rac appears to help determine where exocytosis occurs on the surface of a polarised cell. These and other observations illuminate how the endocytic cycle assists the locomotory process in animal cells. |
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