Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Morphological control of receptor-mediated endocytosis Receptor-mediated endocytosis is the primary process for nanoparticle uptake in cells and one of the main entry mechanisms for viral infection. The cell membrane adheres to the particle (nanoparticle or virus) and then wraps it to form a vesicle delivered to the cytosol. Previous findings identified a minimum radius for a spherical particle below which endocytosis cannot occur. This is due to the insufficient driving force, from receptor-ligand affinity, to overcome the energy barrier created by membrane bending. In this paper, we extend this result to the case of clathrin-mediated endocytosis, which is the most common pathway for virus entry. Moreover, we investigate the effect of ligand inhibitors on the particle surface, motivated by viral antibodies, peptides or phage capsids nanoparticles. We determine the necessary conditions for endocytosis by considering the additional energy barrier due to the membrane bending to wrap such inhibiting protrusions. We find that the density and size of inhibitors determine the size range of internalized particles, and endocytosis is completely blocked above critical thresholds. The assembly of a clathrin coat with a spontaneous curvature increases the energy barrier and sets a maximum particle size (in agreement with experimental observations on smooth particles). Our investigation suggests that morphological considerations can inform the optimal design of neutralizing viral antibodies and new strategies for targeted nanomedicine.
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The categories of this paper are: bioinformatics
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: communication
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The categories of this paper are: molecular
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The categories of this paper are: education
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The categories of this paper are: neuroscience
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The categories of this paper are: and
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: ecology
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: biology
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: plant
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology