vesicle

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In a healthy brain, synaptic vesicles act as tiny packages that carry chemical messages from one neuron to the next.

From Science Daily

In autophagy, damaged or unnecessary proteins are enclosed in small membrane-bound vesicles and then broken down safely by enzymes, effectively recycling cellular components.

From Science Daily

The enzyme it encodes is a master traffic controller, regulating the movement of proteins and compartments called vesicles inside cells.

From Science Magazine

Once the virus attaches to a cell it is taken up into a vesicle that becomes more acidic, triggering a pH-dependent shape change in the hemagglutinin.

From Science Magazine

Internal vesicles called phloem carry sugar to fruits, and research indicates that pumpkins have more dedicated phloem tissue than most plants, helping them grow even larger.

From Scientific American