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. 2014 Jan;24(1):3-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2013.11.001.

Vesicular transport earns a Nobel

Juan S Bonifacino  1
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Vesicular transport earns a Nobel

Juan S Bonifacino. Trends Cell Biol. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

The field of intracellular traffic is celebrating the awarding of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to three of its most distinguished scientists--James Rothman, Randy Schekman, and Thomas Südhof--for their discoveries on the molecular mechanisms of vesicular transport. Their outstanding achievements serve as inspiration for the next generation of scientists to continue the task of uncovering new principles of intracellular compartmentalization and dynamics.

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Figure 1
The life cycle of a transport vesicle. The scheme illustrates the steps of vesicle budding and fusion in a generic vesicular transport process. Adapted from reference .
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