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Di-Xian Luo1, Hui-Ling Yang, Duan-Fang Liao
1Institute of pharmacy and pharmacology, Nanhua University, Hengyang.
Abstract:
Caveolae, whose major structural proteins are Caveolins, are classically defined as flask-shaped plasma membrane invaginations with a characteristic diameter of 50 to 100 nm. Caveolae/Caveolins play important roles in many physiological and pathological activities. In recent years, Caveolae/Caveolins were found to associate with the absorption, entry, trafficking, replication, assembly and budding for many viruses. This route helps break a new pathway to the exploitation of new antiviral drugs and the prevention and treatment of tumors.
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