Key principles and methods for studying the endocytosis of biological and nanoparticle therapeutics

JJ Rennick, APR Johnston, RG Parton - Nature nanotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
Endocytosis is a critical step in the process by which many therapeutic nanomedicines reach
their intracellular targets. Our understanding of cellular uptake mechanisms has developed …

TLR4 and CD14 trafficking and its influence on LPS-induced pro-inflammatory signaling

A Ciesielska, M Matyjek, K Kwiatkowska - Cellular and molecular life …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 belongs to the TLR family of receptors inducing pro-
inflammatory responses to invading pathogens. TLR4 is activated by lipopolysaccharide …

Integrins as biomechanical sensors of the microenvironment

JZ Kechagia, J Ivaska, P Roca-Cusachs - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Integrins, and integrin-mediated adhesions, have long been recognized to provide the main
molecular link attaching cells to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to serve as bidirectional …

Every step of the way: integrins in cancer progression and metastasis

H Hamidi, J Ivaska - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix is fundamental to tissue integrity and human health.
Integrins are the main cellular adhesion receptors that through multifaceted roles as …

Galectins at a glance

L Johannes, R Jacob, H Leffler - Journal of cell science, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Galectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are involved in many physiological
functions, such as inflammation, immune responses, cell migration, autophagy and …

Integrin trafficking in cells and tissues

P Moreno-Layseca, J Icha, H Hamidi, J Ivaska - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix is fundamental to metazoan multicellularity and is
accomplished primarily through the integrin family of cell-surface receptors. Integrins are …

Geometry of a DNA Nanostructure Influences Its Endocytosis: Cellular Study on 2D, 3D, and in Vivo Systems

A Rajwar, SR Shetty, P Vaswani, V Morya, A Barai… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fabrication of nanoscale DNA devices to generate 3D nano-objects with precise control of
shape, size, and presentation of ligands has shown tremendous potential for therapeutic …

RGD-binding integrins revisited: how recently discovered functions and novel synthetic ligands (re-) shape an ever-evolving field

BS Ludwig, H Kessler, S Kossatz, U Reuning - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Integrins, a superfamily of cell adhesion receptors, were extensively
investigated as therapeutic targets over the last decades, motivated by their multiple …

Galectin-3: one molecule for an alphabet of diseases, from A to Z

S Sciacchitano, L Lavra, A Morgante, A Ulivieri… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Galectin-3 (Gal-3) regulates basic cellular functions such as cell–cell and cell–matrix
interactions, growth, proliferation, differentiation, and inflammation. It is not surprising …

How can we use the endocytosis pathways to design nanoparticle drug-delivery vehicles to target cancer cells over healthy cells?

VT Cong, JL Houng, M Kavallaris, X Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted drug delivery in cancer typically focuses on maximising the endocytosis of drugs
into the diseased cells. However, there has been less focus on exploiting the differences in …