References
PMID:22674073
E-cadherin does not travel directly from the Golgi complex to the cell surface, but transits first through Rab11-positive recycling endosomes. Rab11 is involved in E-cadherin localization to the surface of the cell .
In addition to acting as way stations for newly synthesized cadherin on its way to the plasma membrane, Rab11-positive recycling endosomes can also sort internalized cadherin for recycling back to the cell surface.
Desclozeaux and colleagues also found that cadherin recycling is necessary for maintaining adherens junctions.