Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: A phosphoinositide and RAB switch controls early macropinocytosis Macropinocytosis is a non-selective endocytic process by which cells take up large amounts of extracellular fluids into giant vesicles known as macropinosomes. This mechanism is used by immune cells to sample the surroundings for antigens and can be exploited by cancer cells for nutrient uptake. What determines the fate of macropinosomes after they have been internalized is largely unknown. Here we investigate the role of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase VPS34/PIK3C3 and its product phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P) in macropinosome fate determination. Inhibition of VPS34 led to a decrease in macropinosome survival and fluid phase uptake as well as preventing recruitment of early endosomal factors, including the small GTPase RAB5 and its effectors, to the forming macropinosomes. Instead, forming macropinosomes under VPS34 inhibition accumulated regulators of endocytic recycling, including RAB8A, RAB10, RAB11A, and PtdIns4P, which led to fusion of macropinosomes with the plasma membrane.

Whereas RAB5 was critical for macropinosome formation, macropinosome fusion with the plasma membrane depended on RAB8A. Thus, macropinosome maturation is regulated by a PtdIns3P-controlled switch that balances macropinosome fate between the default, endolysosomal maturation and an alternative, secretory route.
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology
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The categories of this paper are: plant
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: molecular
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: neuroscience
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The categories of this paper are: evolutionary
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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The categories of this paper are: bioinformatics
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: genetics
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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The categories of this paper are: biophysics