Trans-endocytosis

If the material is large enough, this can be observed using an electron microscope.

[1] Trans-endocytosis from neurons to glia has been observed using time-lapse microscopy.

For example, this process is involved when a part of the protein Notch is cleaved off and undergoes endocytosis into its neighboring cell.

[3][4] Without Notch trans-endocytosis, there would be too many neurons in a developing embryo.

[5] Trans-endocytosis is also involved in cell movement when the protein ephrin is bound by its receptor from a neighboring cell.