Blocking clathrin-mediated endocytosis and viral entry

English: Different types of endocytosis. Svens...
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Clathrin mediated endocytosis is part of the machinery that recycles many surface receptors. The process is also hijacked by a  number of viruses. and usd as a route to enter the cell: A synthetic compound Pitstop 2, targets endocytosis and halts HIV entry into cells, but could prevent the recycling of synaptic vesicles in neurons.
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