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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 14.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Sep;10(9):597–608. doi: 10.1038/nrm2755

Table 1.

Cargo proteins in clathrin-independent endocytosis

Cargo* Function Refs
MHC class I molecule Immune responses 14
MHC class II molecule (peptide-loaded) Immune responses 22
CD1a Immune responses 19
β-integrins Cell–extracellular matrix interactions and adhesion 15, 16
E-cadherin Cell–cell junctions 91
PMP22§ Myelination 123
CD44 (hyaluronan receptor) Cell–extracellular matrix interactions 18
CD98 (SLC3A2 and 4F2HC) Interacts with β-integrins, ICAM1 and the heavy chain of amino acid transporters 18
CD147 (EMMPRIN and basigin) Cell–extracellular matrix interactions 18
ICAM1 (CD54) Cell–extracellular matrix interactions and adhesion 23
Syndecan 1 Cell–extracellular matrix interactions 21
CD55 (DAF) GPI-AP; protects cell from complement 57
CD59 (protectin) GPI-AP; protects cell from complement 17
Mucolipin 2§ TRP-like cation channel 57
Kir3.4 (GIRK4 and KCNJ5) Inwardly rectifying potassium channel 23
GLUT1 (SLC2A1) Glucose transporter 18
LAT1 (SLC7A5) L-type amino acid transporter 18
β2 adrenergic receptor§ (no ligand) Signalling receptor 20
M3 receptor§ (no ligand) Signalling receptor 20
MGLUR7§ (no ligand) Signalling receptor 124