Membrane domain formation - a key factor for targeted intracellular drug delivery

Dusan Popov-Celeketic, P van Bergen en Henegouwen

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Abstract

Proteinmolecules,toxinsandvirusesinternalizeintothecellviareceptor-mediatedendocytosis(RME)usingspecificproteinsandlipidsintheplasmamembrane.Theplasmamembraneisabarrierformanypharmaceuticalagentstoenterintothecytoplasmoftargetcells.Inthecaseofcancercells,tissue-specificbiomarkersintheplasmamembrane,likecancer-specificgrowthfactorreceptors,couldbeexcellentcandidatesforRME-dependentdrugdelivery.Recentdatasuggestthatagentbindingtothesereceptorsatthecellsurface,resultinginmembranedomainformationbyreceptorclustering,canbeusedfortheinitiationofRME.Asaresult,thesepharmaceuticalagentsareinternalizedintothecellsandfollowdifferentroutesuntiltheyreachtheirfinalintracellulartargetslikelysosomesorGolgi.Weproposethatclusteringinducedformationofplasmamembranemicrodomainsenrichedinreceptors,sphingolipids,andinositollipids,leadstomembranebendingwhichfunctionsastheonsetofRME.InthisreviewwewillfocusontheroleofdomainformationinRMEanddiscusspotentialapplicationsfortargetedintracellulardrugdelivery.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)462
JournalFrontiers in Physiology [E]
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • membran edomain
  • receptor mediated endocytosis
  • EGFR
  • receptor clustering
  • drug delivery
  • cancer therapy

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