# Molecular switch controls how cells load cargo for recycling

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-19T23:40:08+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-molecular-cells-cargo-recycling.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/molecular-switch-controls-how-cells-load-cargo-for-recycling-62c29c/

Cells constantly recycle proteins and other cellular components. But how do they ensure that the right cargo ends up in the right recycling vesicle—one of the cell's transport carriers? A team at the University of Basel has identified a molecular switch that controls this process. The small protein ARF-1 ensures that recyclable cargo is efficiently loaded into transport vesicles and returned to th

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