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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 462 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Physiology [E] |
| Volume | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- membran edomain
- receptor mediated endocytosis
- EGFR
- receptor clustering
- drug delivery
- cancer therapy