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The Exocytosis-Endocytosis Club is a non-profit organization, without funding or membership fees.
It brings together nearly 340 researchers, teachers, and students working in various fields of cellular and molecular biology.
Research areas
Exocytosis
Process by which cells expel materials (e.g., proteins, RNA, neurotransmitters, viruses) by fusing intracellular vesicles with the plasma membrane, releasing their contents outside the cell.
Endocytosis
Process by which cells internalize external compounds by engulfing them in vesicles (endosomes) formed from the plasma membrane, bringing compounds into the cell.
Intracellular trafficking
Movement of vesicles and molecules within a cell, often involving transport between organelles (e.g., Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi, lysosomes, endosomes, secretory vesicles) to ensure proper distribution and function of cellular components.
Membrane dynamics
Study of how cellular membranes change shape, composition, and organization, including processes like fusion, fission, and remodeling, which are essential for cell functions.
Microscopies
Set of techniques used to visualize and study structures and processes at the microscopic level, including light and fluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy, and advanced methods like super-resolution imaging.
Latest publications
Ensure the dissemination of knowledge, present technical advancements.
Lacouture, et al. 2024 
Restoring cellular copper homeostasis in Alzheimer disease: a novel peptide shuttle is internalized by an ATP-dependent endocytosis pathway involving Rab5- and Rab14-endosomes
Phospholipid Scramblase 1 Controls Efficient Neurotransmission and Synaptic Vesicle Retrieval at Cerebellar Synapses
Club Events
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27th Congress of the Exocytosis-Endocytosis Club
From May 5 to May 7, 2025
Fort-Mahon
Guest speakers
Marc Bitoun – Myology Research Center, Paris
Aylin Hanyaloglu – Imperial College, London
Sara Sigismund – University of Milan
Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke – Ghent University
The Club's Thesis Prize
As part of its commitment to scientific research, the Exo-Endo club wishes to support doctoral students and their work in the field of membrane trafficking.
Support young researchers
The Club Exocytose-Endocytose awards the prize for the best thesis defended in 2024 in the field of membrane trafficking. The winner receives 700 € and an invitation (free registration) to present her or his work at the 2025 edition of the Club Exocytose-Endocytose annual meeting that will take place in Baie de Somme from 5 to 7 of may 2025.
The latest winners
Rayane Dibsy Role of F-actin cytoskeleton in HIV-1 assembly and release from infected CD4+ T lymphocytes
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Hugo Lachuer Role of membrane tension in the spatial regulation of lysosomal exocytosis
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Virginia Ribeiro de Andrade Caveolae control intercellular tension during cytokinesis and promote successful abscission
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Research position to study the role of Lipids and Viral proteins in the Assembly of Enveloped Viruses
IRIM CNRS Montpellier France
Joint postdoctoral position: Building up Caveolae in vitro
Institut Curie, Paris, France
Executive Members
