Membrane rafts are dynamic, small (10–200 nm) domains enriched with cholesterol and
sphingolipids that compartmentalize cellular processes. Rafts participate in roles essential to …

Caveolae are flask‐shaped invaginations present in the plasma membrane of many cell
types. They have long been implicated in endocytosis, transcytosis, and cell signaling …

Viruses replicate within living cells and use the cellular machinery for the synthesis of their
genome and other components. To gain access, they have evolved a variety of elegant …

Simian virus 40 (SV40) utilizes endocytosis through caveolae for infectious entry into host
cells. We found that after binding to caveolae, virus particles induced transient breakdown of …

As intracellular parasites, viruses rely heavily on the use of numerous cellular machineries
for completion of their replication cycle. The recent discovery of the heterogeneous …

The penetration of various viruses into host cells is accomplished by hijacking the host
endocytosis machinery. In the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

Numerous virus families utilize endocytosis to infect host cells, mediating virus
internalization as well as trafficking to the site of replication. Recent research has …

Throughout evolution, organisms have developed immune-surveillance networks to protect
themselves from potential pathogens. At the cellular level, the signalling events that regulate …

Abstract Background Coronaviruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
coronavirus (SARS), Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute …

All multicellular animals express receptors for growth factors (GFs) and extracellular matrix
(ECM) molecules. Integrin-type ECM receptors anchor cells to their surroundings and …