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SUBMITTER: Walker WA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4847754 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Walker William A WA Tarannum Mubin M Vivero-Escoto Juan L JL
Journal of materials chemistry. B 20160107 7
In this study, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were functionalized with Cholera toxin subunit B (CTxB) protein to influence their intracellular trafficking pathways. The CTxB-MSN carrier was synthesized, and its chemical and structural properties were characterized. Endocytic pathway inhibition assays showed that the uptake of CTxB-MSNs in human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells was partially facilitated by both chlatrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis mechanisms. Laser scanning confocal mi ...[more]