The N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) receptor has been recently found to interact and bind with vimentins at the cell surface. Research indicates that the GlcNAc receptor can therefore be used to target vimentin-expressing cells for gene delivery via receptor-mediated endocytosis.[1]
References
↑ Singh B, Maharjan S, Kim YK, Jiang T, Islam MA, Kang SK, Cho MH, Choi YJ, Cho CS (November 2014). "Targeted gene delivery via N-acetylglucosamine receptor mediated endocytosis". Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 14 (11): 8356–64. doi:10.1166/jnn.2014.9919. PMID25958528.
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